NOW'S THE TIME TO JOIN OR RENEW YOUR TJBS MEMBERSHIP! THE FIRST 100 TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP OR JOIN THE TJBS, WILL RECEIVE A FREE CD FROM A LOCAL ARTIST.  More ...

Rahsaan Barber and Everyday Magic Push Boundaries of Coltrane's Music Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber and his ensemble Everyday Magic, pushed the boundaries of Coltrane's music at Nashville Jazz Workshop's "Jazz on the Move" series at the Frist Museum of Visual Art, Sunday, March 14, 2010.   More ... Maxx Myrick

Visit TJBS Event Calendar for Schedule of live Jazz Please visit the Events Calendar on our website for a schedule of notable area live jazz and blues performances .   More ...

Nashville Blues Festival, March 19th at Municipal Auditorium Battle of the Blues featuring the best in Southern Soul with Mel Waiters, Sir Charles Jones, Latimore, Theodis Ealey, Wilson Meadows and Omar Cunningham, Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Municipal Auditorium. For tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com  More ...

Chester Thompson at Nashville Jazz Workshop, March 19th, 8pm Nashville Jazz Workshop popular Snap on 2&4 series presents drummer Chester Thompson, Friday, March 19, 2010 at 8pm. For more information (615)242-JAZZ or visit www.nashvillejazz.org  More ...

photo by Frank Stewart Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis America's Jazz Ambassador Wynton Marsalis performs with the 15 piece Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at the Schemerhorn Symphony Center's Laura Turner Concert Hall, Friday March 26, 2010 at 8pm.  More ...

Samba Nove "Lite" at Garden Brunch Cafe Brazilian Jazz Band Samba Nove presents scaled down ("lite") version at Jefferson Street's Garden Brunch Cafe Saturday, March 20, Noon-2pm  More ...

Painting by Billy Dee Williams Thelonious Monk Institute Vocals and Composer Competition The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz is accepting applications for the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition for Jazz Vocalists and Composers to be held on October 3-4 in Washington, DC.  Application forms are available at www.monkinstitute.org More ...

Nashville Jazz Jam Sessions Return Nashville now has two monthly jazz jam sessions! One Wednesday a month, Edgehill Studios Cafe will be the site of a jam session for pros and semi-pros.  Another jam session, one Sunday a month, begins March 21 at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Read all about them.  More ... Evan Cobb

Aretha Franklin Comes at the Ryman, April 25th Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin will appear at Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 7:30pm.  The Ryman Auditorium is located at 16 5th Avenue North, Nashville, TN  More ...

2010 Blues Music Awards, May 6, 2010 in Memphis, TN The 2010 Blues Music Awards will be Thursday May 6, 2010 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 65 nominees attend a night filled with appearances and performances in a dinner table setting in the Convention Center's ballroom. The event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. The Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Charter Members' Dinner will be held the night before on Wednesday, May 5.  More ...

TJBS featured on WNPT Arts Break Click to view Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society as seen on Nashville Public Televisions Arts Break More ...