This coming Sunday, May 16th, is the 3rd installment of the reworked Nashville Jazz Workshop Jam Session. We’ll be continuing with a constructive format, including speaking about learning tunes, using our ears, and jam sessions in general. The featured guest for this month is none other than the director of the Nashville Jazz Orchestra, Jim Williamson. Rounding out the ensemble will be Joe Davidian, Mike Rinne, and Ted Tretiak. Hope you can make it down – it’s from 4 – 6 and it’s FREE. Oh yeah, it’s BYOB too.
The second installment of the revamped Nashville Jazz Workshop Jam Session is this Sunday, April 18th from 4 – 6 pm with featured guest Mason Embry. Mason is a terrific pianist and arranger who will be sharing his talents and experience with jazz standards with us. Be sure to arrive early to get your name on the sign-up list and hear Mason stretch out with a very fine rhythm section. Did I mention this event is completely free?
Oh and here is a sneak preview of this month’s tune that all attendees will be playing:
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- evan
The Return of the Nashville Jazz Workshop Jam Session
with special guest Joe Davidian
hosted by the Evan Cobb Quartet
On Sunday, March 21st the Nashville Jazz Workshop Jam Session returns with featured guest Joe Davidian. The jam session will take place from 4 – 6, is free, and participation is designed for musicians of all ability levels. The return of the Workshop Jam Session is a bit reformatted. Besides playing (or singing) a few choice selections, the featured guest artist will be speaking about the songs they selected, learning tunes in general, and their personal experiences with jam sessions. The host band will also provide the guest artist with a new tune (with copies for everyone in attendance) so that the audience can hear how a professional dissects a chart on the fly while on the bandstand! All in attendance at the jam will also receive a copy of a tune (most likely a blues) for them to try in just the same manner as the featured guest. The focus of the workshop jazz jam will be to learn about playing, listening critically, and the process of jam sessions altogether.
-evan
