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Blues Music Award 2011 Winners
The Blues Foundation held its 32nd annual Blues Music Awards ceremony May 5, in Memphis, Tennessee, and Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy was the big winner this year. ...
Jazz Cave named to Downbeat Best Venues List
The Nashville Jazz Workshop's "Jazz Cave" has been named to the International list of 150 Great Jazz Venues by DownBeat Magazine. The Jazz Cave is one of three venues in Nashville selected by DownBe...
Blues Festival at Centenial Park
Nashville's Centennial Park played host to a Blues Spring Festival, featuring Smooth Jazz and Blues music. ...
Alligator Records' 40th Anniversary Collection
Chicago based Alligator Records has released the Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection featuring 2 CDs, 38 tracks and over 157 minutes of music representing 40 years of "genuine houserockin...
Ray Bryant, Jazz Pianist, dies at age 79
NEW YORK TIMES - Ray Bryant, Jazz Pianist, Dies at 79 - by Nate Chinen His wife of 20 years, Claude Bryant, said he died at New York Hospital Queens after a long illness. He lived in Jackson Height...
Sonny Rollins, Quincy Jones receive Medal of Arts
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Michael Fair Releases CD- "Funk in the Trunk"
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Reflections of a Music City Jazz Fan: CD Review
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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...
Chick Corea and Return to Forever: A History
Join me for a trip back to the thrilling days of the sixties. And, you know, it's all the fault of Miles Davis. It's 1969. The country is about to explode in more ways than we could count. So, natural...
Review: Imer Santiago Quintet debut at Jazz Cave
The Imer Santiago Quintet featuring Roland Barber (trombone and shells), Tyson Rogers (piano), John Westbury (drums), Ivan Santiago (bass), and Imer Santiago (trumpet and flugelhorn) performed two s...
Afro-Cuban All Stars heat up VU's Langford Auditor
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From the Calendar
| Sun Feb 05 @ 8:00PM - 10:30PM NJW's Snap on 2 & 4 Presents: Geary Moore |
| Tue Feb 07 @ 7:00PM - 11:00PM Open Blues Jam at Cragnacker's |
| Sat Feb 11 @ 6:30PM - 09:30PM Kent Burnside at Saffire |
| Sun Feb 12 @ 7:00AM - 09:30PM NJW's Contemporary Jazz Series Presents: Trio Ginga |
| Sun Feb 12 @ 7:00PM - 11:00PM Dallas Starke Quartet |
| Mon Feb 13 @ 7:00PM - 10:00PM Kent Burnside at F. Scott's |
| Sat Feb 18 @ 6:30PM - 09:30PM Kent Burnside at Saffire |
| Sat Feb 18 @ 7:00PM - 09:30PM Rose on Vibes Quintet |