Year: 2024

Over in OZ:

Symphony of Rats by The Wooster Group reaffirms the Nashvillian thirst for unconventional stage work

A home committed to international contemporary and experimental stage work; last weekend OZ Arts hosted the first ever staging of The Wooster Group’s productions in the south of the U.S.Read More

Unique in Nashville

IndigeNash Festival ’24

On November 24th, I received the opportunity to attend the IndigeNash Festival hosted by The Forge. IndigeNash is a Native American arts festival featuring artists in several disciplines including art,Read More

Not Your Average Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in 1843. Its popularity has continued for almost 200 years now, and shows no sign of waning. What is often underplayed in adaptations isRead More

The MCR Interview

Laura Dowling on Florestry and Designing for the Holidays at Cheekwood

Ever wonder about the aesthetics of those beautiful decorations at the White House during the holidays? Ever wanted to take a deeper look into the art and artistry behind aRead More

From the Street Theatre Company

Don’t Be a Scrooge, See A VHS Christmas Carol

The Street Theater Company have produced arguably one of the best shows of the holiday season. Originally written and performed by the theater company Team StarKid, A VHS Christmas CarolRead More

At Oz Arts

Emma Sandall’s “An Ambivalent Woman of 37”

The environment was subtle but remarkably complementary. Outside, in the OzArts hallways was an exhibit of maleness, custom-designed meershaum pipes and handcrafted humidors, all in exotic woods and other materials.Read More

The Cumberland Winds Jazz Project

An Evocative Trip Back to the Forties: Radio Days at the Roxy

Tucked away in various spots throughout Tennessee are delightfully unexpected bits of entertainment. Annually, the Cumberland Winds Jazz Project (JP) in Clarksville, provides a creative re-creation of old-time radio shows.Read More

Here come the Holidays!

The Jazz Beat – December 2024

This Month’s Highlights Here you’ll find the shows and events this month that I think are the real standouts, unique events that you won’t find every day in the city.Read More

At the Schermerhorn

Ray Chen, Sibelius and Shostakovich

On November 22nd and 23rd the Nashville Symphony presented a wonderful concert featuring Dmitri Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony (1953), Antonin Dvořák’s Carnival Overture (1891) and Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto (1905) featuringRead More

From the Nashville Symphony

Success in a Shostakovich Community Event

This past week The Nashville Symphony continued their community series of free events with a pleasant evening at the Schermerhorn featuring two Shostakovich Quartets. The two quartets were the seventhRead More