Author: Y Kendall

At the Carl Van Vechten Gallery at Fisk University

African Modernism in America: Fisk University’s Historic Role in African Art

Two roosters are frozen in an almost comically surreal cockfight. But their feathers, soaked in brilliant red blood, and the darker blood splotches against a black background belie any humor.Read More

Nashville Jazz Workshop Presents Jazz on the Move

The Jazz World’s Precious Metal: Horace Silver

The five jazz pros were mined from differing ores—cool jazz, smooth jazz, bebop, rock, blues—but together they gradually produced a fine alloy that honored the legacy of Horace Silver, pianistRead More

A Home for Jazz in the Music City:

Welcome to the Nashville Jazz Workshop

Lori Mechem comes from a small town in Indiana, but there’s no midwestern twang in her voice.  And there’s no snarky vibe from her time in LA or Southern drawlRead More

From Oz Arts:

Malpaso, Fusion of Modern Dance and Cuban Innovation: No Missteps Here

The healthy evolution of modern dance was clear Friday night, April 29, 2022, when Malpaso made its Nashville debut at the OZ Center. Founded in 2012 by a triumvirate consistingRead More

The Nashville Symphony plays Coleridge-Taylor, Debussy, and Mendelssohn

Nature’s Passion on Land and Sea

On Sunday, April 10 2022 at 2 pm in the Schermerhorn Center, the Nashville Symphony continued its “Classical Series” with four works, two familiar and two relatively unknown in theRead More