Happenings

In town for the July 4 weekend? Don't miss the TJBS Concert on the Lawn Sunday, with hot Contemporary Latin Jazz by El Movimiento. Visit the TJBS site for details.

Have you visited NJW's News page? It's now a blog, with photos and news (and even an occasional video). You can subscribe, to stay abreast of the latest news, and post comments. Now you can also follow us on Facebook and YouTube!

WMOT NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW!

WMOT concludes its on-air fundraising campaign, but continues to need financial support. The success of this year's campaign will most likely determine whether WMOT survives as a 24-hour jazz station with local programming.

If you've been a supporter in the past, give now and increase your support. If you haven't contributed yet, please do so now. Losing the unique local voice of WMOT would be a grievous loss for the community. Be sure to read NJW Director Roger Spencer's letter that clearly summarizes the station's problems and what all of us need to do in response. Click here to donate to WMOT.

Upcoming Classes

The Jazz Workshop has classes from introductory to advanced - for students just learning jazz, professionals wanting to "sharpen their edges," and non-musicians wanting to learn more about jazz. Instructors are Nashville's finest jazz musicians. Classes are 2 hours a night, once a week for 6 weeks. Tuition is $200 per 6-week class unless noted otherwise.
>> Click here for information on registration & payment.

session dates: June 15 - July 23
(for more details please see our Class Schedule page)

MONDAY | 6:00pm

• Standard Repertoire for Instrumentalists with Roger Spencer
  

• The Jazz Expatriates with Mark Edwards, tuition $100
  

• Vocal Literature: Jazz Classics 3 with Lori Mechem
  

MONDAY | 8:00pm

• Ensemble (formerly Rhythm Section) with Roger Spencer
  

• The Voice Lab with Margaret Rose
  

• Vocal Styles & Literature-Ella Fitzgerald & Mel Torme 1 with Lori Mechem
  

TUESDAY | 6:00pm

• Advanced Vocal Stylings: The Colors and Textures of Jazz Singing, w/ Sandra with Sandra Dudley (7/7, 14, 21) tuition $100
  

• Chester Thompson Drumset Master Class with Chester Thompson (7/7, 14, 21) $100
  

• The Groove Workshop, a 3-week mini-course w/ Victor Wooten with Victor Wooten (6/16, 23, 30) $100
  

• The Unknown Composer: Harry Warren with Beegie Adair (6/16, 23, 30) tuition $50
  

TUESDAY | 8:00pm

• Advanced Instrumental Ensemble with Roy Agee
  

• Ensemble (formerly Rhythm Section) with Joe Davidian
  

WEDNESDAY | 6:00pm

• Introduction to Ensemble Playing with Roger Spencer
  

• Vocal Literature: Jazz Classics 3 with Lori Mechem
  

WEDNESDAY | 8:00pm

• Jazz Fusion Ensemble 1 with Roy Vogt
  

• Rhythm Changes with Roger Spencer
  

• Vocal Improvisation 1 with Lori Mechem & Jeff Hall
  

THURSDAY | 6:00pm

• French Chansons: French Jazz Literature with Christina Watson
  

• Get in the Pocket for Vocalists with Jeff Hall
  

• Introduction to Solo Piano with Lori Mechem
  

THURSDAY | 8:00pm

• Get in the Pocket for Vocalists with Jeff Hall
  

• Nothing But The Conga with Dann Sherrill
  

What if the Jazz Workshop earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now we can! GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue to the nonprofits its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it’s powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results. Just go to www.goodsearch.com and enter the Nashville Jazz Workshop as the charity you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime!

Thanks to our sponsors for their support!

Thanks to our granting agencies

Thanks to our individual sponsors of the Fall Fundraiser

Photos by Scott Hammaker (additional photos by Mark Alberhasky, Louise Barnes, and Larry Seeman)

Illustrations and artwork by Brian Parker, original logo design by Ron Browning.

Website design by Carlos Ruiz, Larry Seeman, and Ned Ramage