Ida Cox Music Series Ends the 2023 Summer with Milkshake Mayfield
Press Release
Release: Immediate
Contact: Misty Richardson
Date: 8/22/2023
RE: Ida Cox Music Series Ends the 2023 Summer with Milkshake Mayfield
TOCCOA, GA, August 22, 2023– Your last chance to enjoy a free summer concert in Dowtown Toccoa is this Saturday, August 26 th . Milkshake Mayfield will close out the successful 2023 edition of the Ida Cox Music Series. A returning favorite, Milkshake always draws a large crowd
and puts on a wonderful show.
In 1980, Milkshake formed the Milkshake Quintet (MSQ), known for its distinctively smooth and silky contemporary and straight ahead jazz, with a taste of bebop and funk. His debut CD entitled “In My Time” was released in 2002, and he is currently working on his Gospel/Jazz and holiday CDs, that will feature the soulfully soothing vocals of his lovely and talented wife, Christine (Tine), MSQ’s featured vocalist. He actively mentors youth and aspiring young
musicians via WCLK’s Jazz 91.9 “Jazz In the School” outreach program, and “Live B4U Die Summit”, sponsored by Community Council of Metro Atlanta, Inc. Atlanta, Ga. In 2008, he was the featured jazz artist on WAGA Fox 5 Wednesday’s Child adoption hotline, courtesy of WCLK radio station, Atlanta, Ga. In 2008, he performed aboard the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ (RCCL) Navigator of the Seas in the Western Mediterranean, and became the first
trumpeter to perform at the first communion service conducted at the tomb of John the Apostle in Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey. In 2010, he was invited to perform on the World’s largest ship, the RCCL’s Oasis of the Seas; and in 2012 , he performed on RCCL’s Liberty of the Seas. In 2011,
he also performed a tribute in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King at the MLK Commemorative Service, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA.
Mayfield can be found mostly anywhere in the World where smooth jazz is heard on local, national and international stages across the oceans and seas.
Milkshake holds a BA degree in Music from Clark College (now Clark-Atlanta University), here he was lead trumpeter in Clark’s jazz orchestra, Morehouse College Big Band, and the Atlanta Band.
The event will be held rain or shine. In the event of rain, the show will be relocated to The Historic Ritz Theatre.
The Ida Cox Music Series, named after famed Toccoan Blues musician, Ida Cox, features free music in Downtown Toccoa every Saturday in June, July, and August. The music starts at 7:00 pm and the series lasts until approximately 10:00 pm each Saturday night. Bring a lawn chair to Downtown Toccoa and enjoy live music, food, and drink in a relaxing atmosphere.
The Main Street Office is happy to answer any questions regarding the Ida Cox Music Series. Please contact Misty Richardson for inquiries. Follow www.idacoxmusicseries.com to see next years’ lineup when it’s finalized.
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