Connecting, Supporting, and Serving Jazz & Blues
About the TJBS
Formed in 1972, the Society works to support and promote jazz & blues. Activities include concerts and a weekly e-newsletter. The TJBS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, supported by member dues, admission fees, and grants. Learn More
Become a TJBS Member!
Your membership dues support this site and e-Newsletter, bringing you up-to-date information about jazz & blues in the area. You'll also get discounted admissions to TJBS events.
TJBS Member Artists
Get on the email list -- receive Jazz & Blues News!
Add Event
Still More News
Sonny Rollins - A Profile
On Friday, October 14, 2011 at 8:00pm, jazz tenor saxophonist and bona fide American Music Legend, Mr. Sonny Rollins will appear with his Quintet in concert at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. ...
Jazz Music City "Celebrating Our Own"- Review
"Celebrating Our Own" by Jazz Music City, Franklin Theatre, October 4, 2011. Reviewed by Austin Bealmear. While the dominant image of Nashville will always be cowboy hats, rhinestones, and th...
Chris West "Surprise Trilogy" Completed
Tenor saxophonist Chris West celebrated the release of the third and final album of "The Surprise Trilogy" on Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011. The Surprise Trilogy is a project that West has been working on s...
Jazz Workshop's Afternoon in Jazzmania in pictures
The Nashvlle Jazz Workshop's annual jazz party and fundraiser, Jazzmania 2011, celebrated the Workshop's 10th year at the Neuhoff in East Germantown, and created the mythical state of Jazzmania,...
Dara Tucker CD featured by Jazztimes!
Nashville vocalist Dara Tucker's new CD, "Soul Said Yes," has just been featured on the home page of jazztimes.com! Tucker...
NJO's Ritmo de la Noche Reviewed
The Nashville Jazz Orchestra held a special concert of Latin music Friday, October 7, 8pm at Blair School of Music's Ingram Hall on the Vanderbilt Campus. Titled Ritmo de la Noche, the concert w...
Mechem & Spencer honored by Jazz Journalists
Nashville Jazz Workshop founders and directors Roger Spencer and Lori Mechem were honored by the Jazz Journa...Featured Columns
April Jazz & Blues Reviews, by Ron Wynn
Jazz/Blues reviews, by Ron Wynn Freddie Hubbard"Pinnacle: Live & Unreleased from Keystone Korner
(Resonance) Trumpet great Freddie Hubbard may have passed his hit recording days when...
New Jazz/Blues Reviews by Ron Wynn
New Jazz/Blues Reviews, by Ron Wynn Reviewed this month: Mark Sherman, "The L.A Sessions" (Miles High)Volker Strifler, "Let the Music Rise" (Vizztone"
Frank Sinatra, "The Concert Sinatr...
Ron Wynn Reviews: New Jazz & Blues CD's
Jazz & Blues Reviews, By Ron Wynn Ruthie Foster, "Let It Burn" (Blue Corn)Jeff Hamilton, "Red Sparkle" (Capri) Jeff Hamilton's reigned among jazz's finest...
My Five Favorite Jazz Solos (For Today Anyway)
I've been listening to jazz for a long time. I first started actively paying attention to the music when I was fourteen. I'll be sixty-one this year. I'm pretty sure that's closing in on fifty years o...
Reflections of a Music City Jazz Fan: CD Review
Fred Hersch-Alone At The Vanguard (Palmetto Records-2147): A Review by Mark EdwardsPersonnel: Fred Hersch-Solo
PianoTracks: In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, Down H...
Jazz Orchestra swings into Jazz & Jokes
Has the Nashville Jazz Orchestra found a new home? Those of us in attendance at the Monday night debut appearance at downtown club Jazz & Jokes certainly hope so! The location, former home of Cafe...Around the Net
News from some of our favorite jazz and blues sites.
From the Calendar
| Thu May 17 @ 7:00PM - 11:00PM Chris Botti & Nashville Symphony |
| Thu May 17 @ 7:00PM - 10:00PM Beegie Adair Trio at F. Scott's |
| Fri May 18 @ 8:00PM - 11:00PM Chris Botti & Nashville Symphony |
| Sat May 19 @ 6:30PM - 09:30PM Kent Burnside at Saffire |
| Sun May 20 @ 4:00PM - Stefan Forbus @ Jazz on the Triangle |
| Mon May 21 @ 5:30PM - 07:00PM Nashville Jazz Orchestra at the Commodore |
| Tue May 22 @ 7:00PM - 11:00PM Open Blues Jam at Cragnacker's |
| Tue May 22 @ 7:00PM - The New Soul Jazz Quartet |
| Sat May 26 @ 6:30PM - 09:30PM Kent Burnside at Saffire |