Jazz on the Move: the Life and Music of Billy Strayhorn at Frist Center For The Visual Arts

On Sunday, April 26 at 3pm, the Nashville Jazz Workshop and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with the next installment in the popular Jazz on the Move series. This month's program is a lecture/performance on The Life and Music of Billy Strayhorn, presented by vocalist Kevin Whalum and the NJW All-Stars, featuring George Tidwell (trumpet), Denis Solee (sax), Roland Barber (trombone), Lori Mechem (piano), Roger Spencer (bass), and Chester Thompson (drums).

Each installment of Jazz on the Move features a lecture and performance highlighting a major figure or period in jazz history...

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On Sunday, April 26 at 3pm, the Nashville Jazz Workshop and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with the next installment in the popular Jazz on the Move series. This month's program is a lecture/performance on The Life and Music of Billy Strayhorn, presented by vocalist Kevin Whalum and the NJW All-Stars, featuring George Tidwell (trumpet), Denis Solee (sax), Roland Barber (trombone), Lori Mechem (piano), Roger Spencer (bass), and Chester Thompson (drums).

Each installment of Jazz on the Move features a lecture and performance highlighting a major figure or period in jazz history. Presented by Nashville’s top jazz artist/educators, the series offers audiences world class music as well as an opportunity to learn more about jazz.

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