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Author: Derek Volkmann

Don Aliquo Presents “Tribute to Stan Getz” at the Frist

A temperate spring day drew Nashville locals and tourists to mill about downtown, filling the streets with party buses, pedal taverns, strolling pedestrians, and others riding motorized scooters. As always,Read More

Oracle Blue Brings Swank Pop to Rudy’s

Inclement weather did not stop the turnout to Rudy’s Jazz Room Saturday night, March 30 to see regional favorites Oracle Blue perform their own brand of neo-soul. Combining original songsRead More

Jeff “Tain” Watts Dazzles Alongside Performers at the 2019 MTSU Illinois Jacquet Jazz Festival

By Derek Volkmann The weekend of March 16, 2019 proved to be a bustling time for the Middle Tennessee State University School of Music. The School of Music held itsRead More

Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer Delight at the Blair School of Music

On Thursday evening, March 14, 2019, the Ingram Hall of Performing Arts at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music was filled with campus students, alumni, and other members of theRead More

About Author

Derek Volkmann

Originally from Missouri /məˈzɝ.ə/, Derek has been living in the middle-TN area since Fall 2015. After completing a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from Middle Tennessee State University in Spring 2017, he has remained an active jazz guitarist, arranger, and educator in the Nashville area with positions at MTSU, Motlow State Community College, and a robust private studio. When not practicing or writing, you can usually find him reading Chesterton at the local coffee shop.

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