CELEBRATING BILLY STRAYHORN: AN NJW STUDENT CONCERT at Nashville Jazz Workshop

On Friday, November 20 at 8pm, the Nashville Jazz Workshop will present a special program to conclude the centennial celebration of the birth of the great jazz composer Billy Strayhorn.

The program will be presented by some of the Workshop's top students as a fundraiser to support the Workshop's classes and programs.

The first set will feature the Billy Strayhorn instrumental ensemble let by Denis Solee. Ensemble members are:

Rob Butts, piano
Mike Duncan, drums
Craig Dighton, bass
Robert Barber, tenor sax
Chase Coffey, trombone
Greg Lewis, trumpet...

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On Friday, November 20 at 8pm, the Nashville Jazz Workshop will present a special program to conclude the centennial celebration of the birth of the great jazz composer Billy Strayhorn.

The program will be presented by some of the Workshop's top students as a fundraiser to support the Workshop's classes and programs.

The first set will feature the Billy Strayhorn instrumental ensemble let by Denis Solee. Ensemble members are:

Rob Butts, piano
Mike Duncan, drums
Craig Dighton, bass
Robert Barber, tenor sax
Chase Coffey, trombone
Greg Lewis, trumpet

The second set features the Strayhorn vocal class, with vocalists:

Joe Freel
Lynn Lewis
Scott Crowe
Debra Gayle
Lisa Taylor


Accompanied by: Lori Mechem (piano), Scott Chambers (bass), Ralph Henley (drums), Liz Johnson Schafer (saxophone)

Tickets will be $20 for adults, $10 for students, with proceeds going to support the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Tickets go on sale Monday, November 9 at 10am, online from Brown Paper Tickets and by phone at 615-242-5299.

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