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On Radio: Live From the Workshop, Sundays at 4 pm on WMOT.  July 6 - Beegie Adair & Mike Longo.

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.

session dates: June 16 - July 24
(for more details please see our Class Schedule page)

MONDAY | 6:00pm

• Standard Repertoire for Instrumentalists with Roger Spencer
  

• The Life and Music of John Coltrane with Mark Edwards
  

• Vocal Literature: The Blues with Marion James & Lori Mechem
  

MONDAY | 8:00pm

• Ensemble (formerly Rhythm Section) with Joe Davidian
  

• Vocal Literature: The Blues with Marion James & Lori Mechem
  

TUESDAY | 6:00pm

• Beginning Vocal Performance Techniques Part 2 with Connye Florance
  

• Introduction to Ensemble Playing with Roger Spencer
  

• Intros and Endings with Lori Mechem
  

TUESDAY | 8:00pm

• Charles Mingus Ensemble 1 with Denis Solee
  

• Ensemble (formerly Rhythm Section) with Lori Mechem
  

WEDNESDAY | 6:00pm

• Jazz Guitar Voicings with Paul Abrams
  

• Jazz Piano Master Class with Bruce Dudley
  

• Vocal Literature: Jerome Kern with Christina Watson
  

WEDNESDAY | 8:00pm

• Calisthenics for Instrumentalists with Roger Spencer
  

• Thelonious Monk/Bud Powell Improvisation with Bruce Dudley
  

• Vocal Improvisation 1 with Lori Mechem & Jeff Hall
  

THURSDAY | 6:00pm

• Chester Thompson Drumset Master Class with Chester Thompson
  

• Vocal Tech 1 with Margaret Rose
  

THURSDAY | 8:00pm

• Nothing But The Conga with Dann Sherrill
  

• Vocal Literature: Jerome Kern with Jeff Hall
  

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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.

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