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  • 3 days ago | nashvillescene.com | Ron Wynn

    4-9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at The Yard at Fisk UniversitySince it launched in 1973, radio station WFSK 88.1-FM — better known as Jazzy 88 — has become a major part of the landscape of Fisk University. When Middle Tennessee State University station WMOT changed to an Americana format in 2016, Jazzy 88 became the area’s only 24/7 jazz station.

  • 4 days ago | premierguitar.com | Ron Wynn

    Mick Ralphs’ burly guitar tone and arrangements made “Ready for Love,” “Can’t Get Enough,” “Bad Company,” “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” and others part of the soundtrack of the ’70s. English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Mick Ralphs was among a select group of performers who achieved both consistent commercial success and artistic triumph throughout a career that extended from the mid-’60s until 2016, when a stroke led to his hospitalization and, eventually, retirement.

  • 2 weeks ago | nashvillescene.com | Ron Wynn

    As with R&B, soul, blues and gospel, there is an extensive tradition of live jazz concerts and performances presented in North Nashville. One of the more popular and long-running contemporary series has recently returned in expanded fashion. Nashville Monday Night Jazz, or NMNJ, has returned as a weekly staple and is now available in two different venues.

  • 1 month ago | tntribune.com | Ron Wynn

    One of the finest vocalists among contemporary R&B stylists returns to Nashville this week. Howard Hewett will be performing at the City Winery Saturday night. His brilliant career dates back to his childhood years on the gospel circuit, where he worked with his older sisters in the Hewett Singers group. He switched to secular music as a teen, working in the funk band Lyfe. But his first big break in the R&B world came with the beloved trio Shalamar.

  • 1 month ago | nashvillescene.com | Ron Wynn

    Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Ben Graves’ Settle Down, released in October, brings the balance of precision and spontaneity as well as the instrumental flair that characterizes a jazz date to what is predominantly (though not entirely) a pop record. The degree of musical integrity and ability displayed not only by Graves but also fellow contributors Matt Rollins (keyboards), Viktor Krauss (bass) and Jano Rix (drums) is a massive bonus to the release.

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