Mondays at the Commodore Grille: Nashville Jazz Orchestra
Starting Monday, February 20 – Join the Nashville Jazz Orchestra at the Commodore Grille. 5:30 – 7:00 pm the incredible Nashville Jazz Orchestra at The Commodore Grille NJO’s New Home for Monday Night Jazz with jazz vocalist Annie Sellick Jim Williamson director Enjoy Commodore Grille’s Big Band Happy Hour! featuring Special Prices on Food and Drinks. plus...
NJO 2012 Artist Series with Bob Mitzner on 2/10: update
The Nashville Jazz Orchestra’s first concert of 2012, featuring Grammy-award winning saxophonist Bob Mitzner, was a great event! ArtNowNashville’s Ron Wynn reviewed the NJO performance as well as that of the opening act, the Hume Fogg Silver Jazz Band. Read the entire review here: http://artnownashville.com/nashville-music-news-and-reviews/jazz-in-nashville/nashville-jazz-orchestra-spotlights-bob-mintzer/
Vocalist Annie Sellick joins the NJO Monday, Feb. 20th at the Commodore Grille, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Starting Monday, February 20, join the Nashville Jazz Orchestra at The Commodore Grille, the NJO’s new home for Monday night jazz, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. On February 20th, the NJO welcomes local favorite Annie Sellick (http://anniesellick.com/), fresh off her outstanding performance of Anita O’Day songs at the Frist last month (http://artnownashville.com/nashville-music-news-and-reviews/jazz-in-nashville/annie-sellick-gives-anita-o’day-her-due-at-the-frist-center/). $10 cover, cash only, please.
NJO named “MVP Ensemble of 2010″
Visit the Tennessee Jazz and Blues Society’s web site for Ed Bigler’s review of the Nashville Jazz Orchestra. Scroll down their page for the article for the headline naming the Nashville Jazz Orchestra as the “MVP Ensemble” of 2010.
From the liner notes on Live at B.B. King’s, featuring Annie Sellick
It must by that every city wants a symphony, a chamber orchestra, a ballet, an opera, and a jazz orchestra… otherwise there wouldn’t be so many attempts at forming these musical treasures. Jazz orchestras (big bands), over the years, have met varying degrees of success. Many that are successful today have incorporated into non- profit...