The next installment of "Jazz on the Move" is Sunday, April 22. It will be a discussion with performances of Early Jazz, presented by Denis Solee and Friends! The series is produced by the Nashville Jazz Workshop in collaboration with the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Each installment 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. This year's series is made possible with generous support from The Frist Foundation.

The programs take place on a series of Sunday afternoons. All performances are at 3:00 pm in the auditorium at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 919 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn.  All performances in the series are free and open to the public. That's the best deal in town! PLEASE NOTICE: All of our programs have been huge hits - so get there early. Due to limits on capacity in the auditorium, standing room available will be little to none. Empty seats being "held" for guests that have not yet arrived by the start of the event will be reseated.

EARLY JAZZ

Jazz was born in the early 20th century in New Orleans. The style combined brass band marches, French Quadrilles, ragtime, and the blues, with collective improvisation. Joe "King" Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, W.C. Handy, The Buddy Bolden band (pictured above), and Bix Biederbeck were among the pioneers of early jazz. The style spread to Chicago, where it was adopted by musicians such as Eddie Condon, Jimmy McPartland, and Bud Freeman and took on its own distinctive sound. The early styles eventually gave way to Swing and Bebop, but remain popular today among die-hard fans. Join Denis Solee and an all-star ensemble of Nashville jazz musicians as they trace the early history of jazz and demonstrate why this music, continues to have such an appeal even in the 21st Century.

Those attending Jazz on the Move will be able to visit the Frist's exhibits free of charge, and will also receive discounted parking.