Jazz & Pop

Cheekwood's Winter Concert Series

Music City Latin Orchestra turned up the heat on a cold winter night

Versión en español Beginning with the setting where we had the privilege to enjoy the Music City Latin Orchestra’s show, every element in this concert was a delightful peculiarity. As part of the Winter Concert Series organized by Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, the Massey Auditorium was transformed into a dance floor. The space was arranged both for those who wished to appreciate tropical rhythms from the comfort of their chairs and for those overcome by the spirit of dance who inevitably had to yield. Daniel Enrique’s (Venezuela) warm voice encouraged the first couples to break the ice in a venueRead More

Live Music in Nashville

Nashville Composer Collective at Asaph’s Chamber

This past Sunday afternoon (September 20th) the Nashville Composer Collective (NCC) put on their 22nd program in Belmont University’s intimate Asaph’s Chamber. Chairs were spread out out throughout the spaceRead More

From Navona Records:

Liza Stepanova’s ‘E Pluribus Unum’

Pianist Liza Stepanova’s August 28th release E Pluribus Unum on Navona Records is described on her website as “Born out of the political climate of 2017” and “an artistic responseRead More

At the OZ Arts Website:

Burdens from a Distance

Carrying burdens: a universally accepted part of life and timely theme as the world shares a collective burden. Over the course of three years, speaking to hundreds of people fromRead More

At Oz Arts Nashville

New Dialect Performs Poignant Double Feature

Six amorphous figures appear on a dark stage as music fades in. The figures split into pairs and slow dance as the lights go up. It’s the kind of slowRead More

Nashville Ballet

Blurring Ballet Lines: A Series of Moving Dialogues on Gender Identity and Stereotypes

Does movement imply gender? Do accepted norms impact freedom of self expression? Is creativity subconsciously limited by culturally-imposed stereotypes? These are the types of questions choreographers Carlos Pons Guerra, ErinRead More

At the Public Library

Intersection Celebrates Black History Month

I’ve been to a lot of concerts. I’ve seen Beethoven Symphonies and Handel Oratorios. I’ve laughed at Papageno in ​The Magic Flute ​ and held back tears as Mimi diesRead More

Oz Arts Presents

Local Artists in “The Longest Night”

On December 20th and 21st Oz Arts Nashville presented The Longest Night, an interdisciplinary collaboration celebrating the winter solstice, and the next installment of their season’s eight different projects spearheaded by Nashville-based artists. It was an all-inclusiveRead More

Horror in Music City:

An Evening of Superior Cinematic Wonderment: Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein

Upon setting foot in the large black-box theater of OZ Arts Nashville and rounding the corner of a towering construction holding hundreds of stadium style chairs, it was evident IRead More

At TPAC

‘Once on this Island’ Opens its U.S. Tour in Nashville

A bustling stage and charged audience await the opening night of the National Broadway Tour for Once on This Island. Originally designed and performed “in the round”, the show accommodatesRead More

In Contemporary Reviews:

An Evening of Renewal with Intersection

Sustainability and environmental awareness were central themes when Intersection partnered with the Portara Ensemble this past Saturday evening at Lipscomb’s new Shinn Event Center for a concert billed as “Renewal”. Read More