Ranky Tanky at Jo Long Theatre

Ranky Tanky released their eponymous debut on Oct. 20th, 2017. By December of that year, the group had been profiled on NPRs Fresh Air with Terry Gross and their album soared to the #1 position on the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon Jazz Charts. The group features singer Quiana Parler, singer/guitarist Clay Ross, trumpeter/singer Charlton Singleton, bassist Kevin Hamilton, and drummer Quentin Baxter. Singleton, Hamilton, and Baxter initially played together in the jazz ensemble, Gradual Lean, in the late 90s, not long after graduating from the College of Charleston. Now, united by years apart and a deeper understanding of home, these accomplished artists have come together once more, joined by one of the low countrys most celebrated vocalists, Quiana Parler, to revive a Heartland of American Music born in their own backyards...

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Ranky Tanky released their eponymous debut on Oct. 20th, 2017. By December of that year, the group had been profiled on NPRs Fresh Air with Terry Gross and their album soared to the #1 position on the Billboard, iTunes, and Amazon Jazz Charts. The group features singer Quiana Parler, singer/guitarist Clay Ross, trumpeter/singer Charlton Singleton, bassist Kevin Hamilton, and drummer Quentin Baxter. Singleton, Hamilton, and Baxter initially played together in the jazz ensemble, Gradual Lean, in the late 90s, not long after graduating from the College of Charleston. Now, united by years apart and a deeper understanding of home, these accomplished artists have come together once more, joined by one of the low countrys most celebrated vocalists, Quiana Parler, to revive a Heartland of American Music born in their own backyards. Gullah comes from West African language and means a people blessed by God.

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