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The Jazz Beat: March 2024

Hello, all, and welcome back to this regular column here at Music City Review. Here, we will update you with the most can’t-miss jazz events happening in Music City, so you can be sure to catch all your favorites, as well as discover new ones along the way. Get out there and support your local musicians and keep Music City thriving! This Month’s Highlights I’d like to begin by highlighting right up top some of the more unique events happening this month that I think you’ll be interested in. These include shows and acts that you won’t find as regularRead More

At Oz Arts

Emma Sandall’s “An Ambivalent Woman of 37”

The environment was subtle but remarkably complementary. Outside, in the OzArts hallways was an exhibit of maleness, custom-designed meershaum pipes and handcrafted humidors, all in exotic woods and other materials.Read More

The Cumberland Winds Jazz Project

An Evocative Trip Back to the Forties: Radio Days at the Roxy

Tucked away in various spots throughout Tennessee are delightfully unexpected bits of entertainment. Annually, the Cumberland Winds Jazz Project (JP) in Clarksville, provides a creative re-creation of old-time radio shows.Read More

Here come the Holidays!

The Jazz Beat – December 2024

This Month’s Highlights Here you’ll find the shows and events this month that I think are the real standouts, unique events that you won’t find every day in the city.Read More

Global Music at the Schermerhorn

Silkroad Ensemble Presents American Railroad

With a mission to, “create music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning for a more hopeful and inclusive world,” the Silkroad Ensemble’s newest initiative, American Railroad,Read More

In the Schermerhorn's Turner Hall:

Paremski was sublime as Francis Danced the NSO around the Block

The most recent addition to the Nashville Symphony’s classical series was not one to be missed. The program featured a diverse collection of music including Carlos Simon’s The Block, AntoninRead More

The MCR Interview

Violinist Frederik Øland of the Danish Quartet

Music City Review Journalist Jayna Powell interviews violinist Frederik Øland on his work, touring and upcoming performance in Nashville at the Schermerhorn.

Día de Los Muertos

Art, Memory, and Awareness in the Gardens of Cheekwood

Versión en español aquí  Cheekwood Estate & Gardens is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Día de Los Muertos festival! Since 2000, this grand event has brought the Latino communityRead More

Día de Los Muertos

Arte, Memoria y Conciencia en Los Jardines de Cheekwood

English Version Here ¡Cheekwood Estate & Gardens celebra ya su 25° aniversario del festival del Día de Los Muertos! Este gran evento ha reunido a la comunidad latina desde elRead More

From Page to Stage: Literary Characters in Belmont’s Opera Scenes

On Monday November 4th, Belmont University performed their Opera Scenes production in the Massey Concert Hall. It centered around six scenes all from operas based on stories or books. BeforeRead More

Nashville Symphony

Another Fantastic Night Coming to the Schermerhorn

This upcoming weekend the Nashville symphony will be performing the next addition of their Classical Series featuring Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. Recovering from the psychological damage and toll of theRead More