Jam Session: July 2023

Not your average jam session

We’re excited to bring back the Nashville Jazz Workshop jam session with a fun new twist! This is a curated jam session for musicians of all levels, beginner to pro. Each month we will post a list of compositions to be performed at the jam session. Performers will sign up at the venue for specific tunes.

This is not a typical jam session “performance” – there will be the option to stop, restart, discuss, and consider intros, endings, and stylistic choices.

It takes place Sunday, July 9th, from 5-7 pm, in the Jazz Cave. The new NJW jam sessions will be hosted by Monica Shriver and Chris West. The house band for this month consists of Ben Graves (guitar), Randy Hunt (bass), and Michael Green (drums).

Doors at 4:30.

July Jam Session Tunes: 

These tunes will be done in the specified key: 

Lester Leaps In (Bb)

Autumn Leaves (E-/G major)

Sweet George Brown (F)

Straight No Chaser (F)

These tunes can be done in different keys if charts are provided by the person sitting in. Otherwise, they will be done in the standard real book key: 

A-Tisket A-Tasket

You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To

Round Midnight 

Honeysuckle Rose

Love for Sale

A Foggy Day

The new NJW Jam Session series is partially supported through a gift from the Carolyn Kulkin Fund for Education and Community.

There is a suggested donation of $10 for this event to cover additional expenses.

The Nashville Jazz Workshop has soft drinks available for purchase. All other food and beverages are BYO.

The NJW Jam Session is a community event. Taking place once a month, the popular session is a fertile ground for the large contingent of great jazz players and enthusiasts in Middle Tennessee. Geared for all levels of performers – professionals, serious students of jazz, and those who love to listen, – this jam session is a chance for players to hear each other, meet, and collaborate. The NJW Jam Session is an open forum, so we encourage listeners to ask questions.