Jeff Hall & Friends
Join Jeff Hall & Friends at the Nashville Jazz Workshop in the Jazz Cave on Saturday, August 12, 2023. The concert begins at 7:30pm CDT (Doors at 7:00pm).
LIVE PERFORMANCE TICKETS ($40) – NEW add a charcuterie box on Eventbrite with your ticket, more details here.
Join Jeff Hall featuring Third Coast Vocals with the Lori Mechem Trio at the Nashville Jazz Workshop in the Jazz Cave on Saturday, August 12, 2023. The concert begins at 7:30pm CDT (Doors at 7:00pm).
LIVE PERFORMANCE TICKETS ($40) – NEW add a charcuterie box on eventbrite with your ticket, more details here.
Jeff Hall: A native of Baltimore, Maryland, vocalist Jeff Hall received his Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz/Commercial Performance from Towson University, and furthered his education at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Jeff performs and records in both Nashville and Maryland, and has been featured on Ken Navarro’s After Dark and Pride and Joy CDs. He has also toured Europe, including performances with the jazz vocal group ‘After Hours’ at the Montreaux and North Sea Jazz Festivals. Jeff teaches Vocal Jazz Improv, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and Musicianship for Vocalists at NJW. He has two CD’s as a leader, “Let’s Face The Music” (2003) and “Get Out of Town” (2008).
Lori Mechem: A respected jazz pianist, composer and educator, Lori, along with her husband Roger Spencer, has lived in the Nashville area since 1988. In addition to directing production shows and conducting musical theatre, she has performed with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Red Holloway, Jimmy Smith, Cal Collins, Roy McCurdy, Terry Gibbs, Pete Christlieb, Edie Gorme, Bobby Militello, Kirk Whalum and Donna McElroy. A native of Anderson Indiana, Lori received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.
Lori’s first CD, “Welcome to Brazil” was nominated for “Best Jazz Album of the Year” by the Nashville Music Awards in 1997. In 2003, Lori’s second CD, “Shiny Stockings, rose to #26 on the jazz charts. In 2005 she released a Brazilian Christmas album on Village Square Music. Since then she has released three more CD’s: “April in Paris” (a second Count Basie album), “The Dream of Life” (original meditation music), and “Return to Ipanema.”