Concerts. Classes. Community. Nashville’s home for jazz since 2000
Nashville’s community center for jazz, enriching people’s lives and building community through world class jazz education and performances.
HEAR IT through performances in the Jazz Cave, LEARN IT with classes for all levels, and SHARE IT through free community programming. Join our email list to stay up to date, or contact us at info@nashvillejazz.org.
Welcome to the Nashville Jazz Workshop
UPCOMING CLASSES & ENSEMBLES
Session 7 begins the week of August 24th and runs for six weeks, ending the week of September 28th. Registration closes on August 17th.
Vocal Repertoire: Brazilian Classics with Thea Danos
Mondays, 6-8 PM
August 24th-September 28th
1012 Buchanan St.
$300
(SOLD OUT) Small Ensemble with Larry Aberman
Mondays, 6-8 PM
August 24th-September 28th
1012 Buchanan St.
$360
(SOLD OUT)
Small Ensemble with Kelli Cox
Wednesdays, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM
August 26th-September 30th
1012 Buchanan St.
$360
Jazz Guitar Fundamentals with Ben Graves
Wednesdays, 6-8 PM
August 26th-September 30th
1012 Buchanan St.
$300
(SOLD OUT) Jazz Fusion Ensemble with Chester Thompson
Wednesdays, 6-8 PM
August 26th-September 30th
1012 Buchanan St.
$360
Small Ensemble with Sofia Goodman
Thursdays, 6-8 PM
August 27th-October 1st
1012 Buchanan St.
$360
UPCOMING EVENTS
Grammy-nominated vibraphonist Jerry Tachoir brings his acclaimed quartet back to the Jazz Cave for a very special night: his 71st birthday.
Vocalist Russell Hospedales celebrates the timeless music of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, and Mel Torme, backed by Cliff Richmond and the CliffNotes.
Join us on Sunday, August 9th, from 4-6 PM, for the jam session at NJW hosted by Evan Cobb. Musicians and listeners welcome!
Join world-renowned pianist Jon Cowherd for his bi-monthly Tuesday night residency at NJW.
Saxophonist and composer Steve Pardo returns to the Jazz Cave with his quartet for a one-of-a-kind evening that blends live jazz with a real-time video game performance, scoring the action as it unfolds on screen.
Postmodern Jukebox founder Scott Bradlee brings his jazz trio and a cast of guest stars to the Jazz Cave for a wild tour across the nostalgic melodies of the 20th century — from the 1920s to today. Tuesday, August 18th, at 7:30 PM.
Join ACE Horns (Roy Agee, Evan Cobb, and Emmanuel Echem) for a night with three of Nashville's most in-demand horn players, live at NJW.
The Rougarou Brass Band offers a night of traditional New Orleans brass band jazz and funk on August 22nd at 7:30 PM in the Jazz Cave.
Join world-renowned pianist Jon Cowherd for his bi-monthly Tuesday night residency at NJW.
Join us on August 28th at 7:30 PM for Monica Ramey's celebration of one of America's greatest composers, George Gershwin.
Leif Shires and Jaimee Paul bring Pure Imagination to the Jazz Cave, Friday, September 4.
On September 5th at 7:30 PM, saxophonist Joshua Constantine honors two of the most influential voices in jazz during their centennial year.
Pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer Will Barrow brings a genre-spanning career to the stage for an evening that reimagines classical piano works — Bach, Grieg, Debussy, Ravel, and Scriabin — through modern rhythms and improvisation. The program also draws on Brazilian music, the songs of Bacharach and Mancini, and Barrow's own original compositions and songs.
Join us on September 25th at 7:30 PM as Monica Ramey presents an evening devoted to beloved composer Johnny Mercer.
Connye Florance presents The Modern Standards Project, an evening built around a classic collection of songs since the 60's — reimagined with addition to the Great American Songbook in mind and delivered with the "velvet & wine" jazz flavors that have become her signature.

