Nashville Jazz Workshop

Nashville Jazz Workshop Nashville's community center for jazz, with classes, public performances, and special events. https://www.nashvillejazz.org/
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On Friday, October 30th, Gtar Phil Phriends & Phoes brings the Nashville Jazz Workshop stage to life with an evening of ...
10/08/2026

On Friday, October 30th, Gtar Phil Phriends & Phoes brings the Nashville Jazz Workshop stage to life with an evening of collaboration, contrast, and kinship. 🎸

Across three acts, join guitarist, producer and artist Gtar Phil and a cast of fellow musicians as they trace his journey through sound to resist the ease of his categories by finding the freedom between them.

Purchase tickets at nashvillejazz.org. Free parking and BYOB.

Presenting Dara Starr Tucker at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival! 🎤With a voice NPR calls “commanding and clear,” ...
10/07/2026

Presenting Dara Starr Tucker at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival! 🎤

With a voice NPR calls “commanding and clear,” Dara blends jazz, soul, folk, and film into something entirely her own.

A Woodshed Network Fellow, selected for the prestigious program founded by jazz legend Dee Dee Bridgewater, she has toured and recorded with guitarist Charlie Hunter and co-wrote the title track for Keb’ Mo’s 2020 Grammy-winning album, Oklahoma. 

Tucker been featured on NPR’s Jazz Night in America and has built a following of over 1.3 million across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

She’s bringing songs from her new album Time Wouldn’t Wait, an album “not just to hear, but to feel.” Don’t miss it. ✨

Dara Starr Tucker — Live at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival! October 24-25, 2026 at 3rd & Lindsley.

Purchase tickets at the link in our bio. 🎟️

Free community jam this month on Sunday, October 18th from 4-6PM! Musicians and listeners welcome. 🎶Hosted by saxophonis...
10/06/2026

Free community jam this month on Sunday, October 18th from 4-6PM! Musicians and listeners welcome. 🎶

Hosted by saxophonist Evan Cobb. 
Sponsored by Bandwagonrepair. 
Monthly sessions to follow.

Know before you go:

1️⃣ Musicians sign up on-site to play.

2️⃣ If you’d like to call a tune, it is recommended that you know the tune without needing a lead sheet (or iReal Pro app) on the bandstand.

Nashville native Rahsaan Barber is coming home 🎷On Saturday, October 17, the UNC Chapel Hill Associate Professor of Saxo...
10/05/2026

Nashville native Rahsaan Barber is coming home 🎷

On Saturday, October 17, the UNC Chapel Hill Associate Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies is celebrating the national release of his new album Eternal with a hometown concert, joined by special guest and 2x Grammy-nominated guitarist Keith Ganz.

Free parking and BYOB. Tickets going fast at nashvillejazz.org.

The Nashville Jazz Workshop presents Rod Preacherman McGaha at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival! 🎺Raised in Chicag...
10/05/2026

The Nashville Jazz Workshop presents Rod Preacherman McGaha at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival! 🎺

Raised in Chicago on his dad’s Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong records, Rod picked up the trumpet in fourth grade and was touring with Gene Chandler straight out of high school.

Since then he’s played alongside Kenny Rogers, BeBe & CeCe Winans, the O’Jays, Take 6, and Lou Rawls. His solo albums include The Servant and Preacherman.

Rod McGaha — Live at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival! October 24-25, 2026 at 3rd & Lindsley.

Purchase tickets at the link in our bio. 🎟️

Keith Carlock plays drums like the earth turns - with unshakable gravity and unpredictable brilliance.Raised in Mississi...
10/02/2026

Keith Carlock plays drums like the earth turns - with unshakable gravity and unpredictable brilliance.

Raised in Mississippi and schooled by the blues, Keith Carlock has anchored legends like Steely Dan, Toto, John Mayer, and Sting, blending explosive technique with deep, undeniable groove. He’s not just a drummer - he’s a storyteller with sticks.

Keith Carlock – Live at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival! October 24-25, 2026 at 3rd & Lindsley.

Purchase tickets at the link in our bio. 🎟️

“You didn’t fund an operating budget — you funded an ecosystem where a four-year-old learned who Ella Fitzgerald is.” 🎶T...
10/02/2026

“You didn’t fund an operating budget — you funded an ecosystem where a four-year-old learned who Ella Fitzgerald is.” 🎶

That line from Max Abrams letter sums up our 25th year better than we could.

Our FY26 Annual Report is here:

⭐️$175,762 paid to local musicians,
⭐️6,000+ people in the room,
⭐️230+ students,
⭐️and the first-ever Nashville Jazz Festival!

Flip through the full report at the link in bio. If you gave this year, go find your name!

On Saturday, October 10th, bassist and vocalist Jimmy Sullivan steps out from the rhythm section for his debut in the Ja...
10/01/2026

On Saturday, October 10th, bassist and vocalist Jimmy Sullivan steps out from the rhythm section for his debut in the Jazz Cave.

Sullivan Sings & Swings moves between jazz standards, modern songs reimagined, and original material — including new horn arrangements written for Sullivan’s vocal features.

Free parking and BYOB. Purchase tickets at nashvillejazz.org. 🎟️

09/30/2026

Tickets are on sale for the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival, presented by Nashville Jazz Workshop!

October 24-25, 2026 at 3rd & Lindsley.

The Festival returns under Artistic Director Jeff Coffin for its second year, shining a spotlight on Nashville’s local jazz talent swinging alongside national legends.

Two days only. This is Jazz in Nashville.

Explore the lineup and purchase tickets at the link in our bio.

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