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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

Live in Franklin:

LAGQ Concert at Franklin Theatre

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet brought a warmth to Franklin Theatre on an April night of near freezing temperatures at show time. The intimacy in which the four guitarists blendRead More

The MCR Interview:

Bill Kanengiser of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) is marking their 40th anniversary with the release of Opalescent, a collection of works that “explore the luminous nature of music.” It features piecesRead More

From the Gateway Chamber Orchestra

With Golijov’s ‘La Pasion’ Gateway Lifts Every Voice in Clarksville

On March 19-20 Gregory Wolynec brought his Gateway Chamber Orchestra (GCO) to the beautiful Mabry Concert Hall at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville to perform the rarely heard LaRead More

The Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn

Kip Winger’s Symphony No. 1 and the Semiotics of the Musical Sublime

This past weekend, the Nashville Symphony presented its “Evening of Firsts,” a concert program featuring the premieres of works by Kip Winger, songwriter and rock musician turned composer, and BradRead More

Coming from Sony Classical

Alexis Ffrench calls for us all to re-examine our Truth

English classical-soul composer Alexis Ffrench will be releasing his third full album this coming May. Titled “Truth,” the album integrates a myriad of genres and soundscapes to tell his storyRead More

A new music ensemble:

NAAWS (Nashville African American Wind Symphony): a welcome addition to the Scene

Nashville has a new ensemble, the NAAWS! Their mission is remarkable and important: The Nashville African American Wind Symphony presents a broad range of educational, entertainment, and cultural programs. WeRead More

Nashville Ballet presents

‘Attitude’ at the Martin Center

Currently running at the Martin Center for Nashville Ballet is Attitude, a series that has developed a reputation for its “game changing choreographies and uniquely Nashville musical collaborations.” This year,Read More

In Nashville Ballet

“Attitude’ Opens Next Weekend

Nashville Ballet will kick-off the new year with the return of their annual Attitude series February 11–20. Staged on-site at The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet, this year’s production will giveRead More

Nashville Opera

Nashville Opera Kicks off its 2022 Season with ‘Favorite Son’

At the Noah Liff Opera Center, each time one enters, who knows what the stage and atmosphere will be. For the recent production of Marcus Hummon’s “Favorite Son,” an oldRead More

The Nashville Symphony

The Band is Back Together! Dvořák, Mozart and Suppé at the Schermerhorn

On Saturday, January 8th the Nashville Symphony returned to the Schermerhorn stage as a complete ensemble to give a rather excellent concert featuring Franz von Suppé’s Poet and Peasant Overture,Read More