Nashville Jazz Workshop

10/15/2026

LAST CHANCE to become a Friend of the Festival!

2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival
October 24-25, 2026 at 3rd & Lindsley

Friends of the Festival get:

🎟️ Two 2-day festival passes
🎧 Access to soundcheck
🌟 Your name on festival website & signage
✍️ Signed festival poster

100% of your donation supports jazz education in Nashville! 🎶

Donations close on Friday, October 16 at 5:00PM central.

10/15/2026

Free event for kids and families! Join us for Jazz AM presented by Zander Insurance on Saturday, November 7th at 10am. 🎶

With a live band, musical puppets, and engaging hosts, Jazz AM has free, family-friendly fun for all. Invite your friends!

10/14/2026

In the Round: Round #2!

Our monthly writers’ round returns Tuesday, November 3rd, as Alison Brazil, Kyle Cox, and Josie James take over the Jazz Cave, trading original songs and the stories behind them in the round. 🎶

In the Round features jazz and jazz-adjacent songwriters. In a city built on songs, this series is for listeners who want to experience the craft up close.

Hosted by Giselle San Filippo and Abigail Flowers.

🚗Free parking
🍷BYOB
🎟️Tix at nashvillejazz.org

10/14/2026

Presenting Sofia Goodman at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival!

Nashville-based drummer, composer & bandleader Sofia Goodman has been touring the U.S. and Canada with her group since 2017. From trio to octet, her original music has earned praise from DownBeat, JAZZIZ, and the Nashville Scene, which calls her “something to be excited about in the evolution of jazz in Music City.” 🥁

🎶2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival
🗓️October 24-25, 2026 at 3rd & Lindsley

Tix link in our bio. 🎟️

10/13/2026

FLASH CONTEST! 🥁💥

For one week only, you have a chance to win a pair of drumsticks Dave Matthews Band Carter Beauford played on stage at Bourbon & Beyond. Enter our sweepstakes between October 12-19 to win!

Bonus: every entry during the flash contest also counts toward our main sweepstakes, which runs through October 25. Enter this week and you’re in the running for both!

Every entry supports our mission to keep jazz education, performance, and community alive in Nashville. 🎶

One lucky winner (plus a guest) is heading to see Dave Matthews Band live on their November 2026 tour — with prime seats and a private lounge experience. Nashville Jazz Workshop is giving away the Ultimate Dave Matthews Band Concert Experience for Two, your choice of date, your choice of city.

10/13/2026

Two nights of live jazz in Music City. October 24–25 at 3rd & Lindsley. 🎷

The Nashville Jazz Festival shines a spotlight on local jazz talent swinging alongside national legends like Kirk Whalum, Dara Starr Tucker and more.

🎟️Tickets at nashvillejazzfest.com.

10/12/2026

On Halloween night, Nashville favorite Paulo Oliveira returns to the Jazz Cave with Fusion Influences 🎸

This time he’s turning to the electric side and previewing music from his new album, out later this year.

He’s joined by RIC F FIERABRACCI on bass, Matt Twaddle on keys, and Bob Harsen on drums.

Expect sophisticated grooves, adventurous solos, and modern harmonic landscapes in a powerful, genre-defying performance.

Get tickets at nashvillejazz.org. 🎟️

10/12/2026

Best New Festival 2026, as named by the Nashville Scene! 🏆

Nashville Jazz Festival returns THIS MONTH, October 24–25 at 3rd & Lindsley, under Artistic Director Jeff Coffin 🎶

Two nights only. A lineup you don’t want to miss:

🎷 Kirk Whalum
🥁 Keith Carlock
🎤 Dara Starr Tucker
…and more!

Grab your tickets now. Link in bio. 🎟️

10/09/2026

The Nashville Jazz Workshop presents Tyler Jaeger & The Day Drinkers at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival!

Led by Nashville-based trumpeter, bandleader, and educator Tyler Jaeger, The Daydrinkers are an exciting Nashville-based big band built around the energy, precision, and individuality of some of the city’s finest musicians.

Known as “Nashville’s Swing Standard,” The Daydrinkers combine the tradition of the great big bands with the personality and intensity of Nashville’s world class studio and touring community.

Live at the 2nd Annual Nashville Jazz Festival!
October 24-25, 2026 at 3rd & Lindsley.

Purchase tickets at the link in our bio. 🎟️