Jazz Reviews

From the Nashville Symphony

Reflections on The Jonah People: A Legacy of Struggle and Triumph

It was a madhouse. Half the crowd was shouting in delight; half the crowd was shouting in shock. The roar from these competing forces was so loud that the dancersRead 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

New in the Music City:

Blueprint & Jacob Jezioro at the Axiom Art Gallery

Nobody would blame you for missing the Axiom Art Gallery. Tucked away between Third Man Records and the Plaza art supplies store, the only signage in front of the buildingRead More

From that other Broadway:

My Fair Lady: The Perfect Musical Reboot at TPAC

In 1913, when George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion was first premiered in Europe, the world was in turmoil. World War One was approaching and the labor movement in the United StatesRead More

Fiddler on the Roof at TPAC

Fiddler on the Roof at TPAC On Tuesday, I took a short step away from the classical music world, and enjoyed a magical night of Broadway! TPAC is currently roundingRead More

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

At the Schermerhorn and then Rudy’s: A Saturday Night Out in Music City

On April 13, on a day where the rain just wouldn’t seem to stop, the Nashville Symphony presented a concert which featured Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s epic Fourth Symphony “Fate” OpusRead 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