Monica Ramey & Beegie Adair to have listening concert auctioned off for charity

Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale
Thursday, June 7, 2012
6-10pm
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
One Symphony Place
Nashville, TN

Music featuring the Bruce Dudley Quartet
Bruce Dudley (p), Jim Ferguson (b), Josh Hunt (d) and special guest vocalist, Sandra Dudley

Our infamous Silent and Live Auction

Signature Man & Woman of the Year Cocktail

Complimentary Beer & Wine

Heavy Hors D’oeurves

Announcement of the 2012 Man & Woman of the Year

Live Auction Items include:
Intimate Dinner for 12, prepared by Chef Mary, followed by a Listening Concert by Legendary Jazz Pianist Beegie Adair and Vocalist Monica Ramey at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Reinfeldt.

“Nancy” Cartoon Custom Designed Fender Acoustic by Guy Gilchrist.

Two Night, Jr. Suite Opryland Hotel stay with two tickets to the Grand Ole Opry.

Robert Hendrick’s Railyard Studios Wine Rack (Rescued and Reused Series).

Surprise donations from our 2012 Boy and Girl of the Year, Bryson Randolph and Natalie Seale.

Please RSVP by May 30, 2012
615-331-2980 or monica.ramey@lls.org
To purchase tickets online, please visit www.mwoy.org/tn and click on the Grand Finale Information tab.

$100 Donation, per guest

Cocktail Attire
Valet Parking Available

Nine48 Jazz Presents: Monica Ramey featuring the Lori Mechem Trio

Each Nine48jazz house concert event showcases some of Nashville’s hippest jazz artists in a uniquely intimate setting reminiscent of early jazz rooms like the Village Vanguard and Keystone Korner. Seating is up close and personal and the vibe leaves no doubt that jazz has roots in Nashville.

On May 20th, Monica Ramey & the Lori Mechem Trio will make their first appearance on the Nine48 Jazz stage. Monica Ramey is creating quite a buzz with full house performances in clubs both locally and nationally. In 2011, she made her debut performance at the historic Birdland Jazz Club in New York with piano legend Beegie Adair and played to a most-enthusiastic, standing room only Snap on 2 & 4 performance at the Nashville Jazz Workshop with the Beegie Adair Trio. In 2012, she and Beegie Adair returned to New York with a very warm welcome for their second appearance at Birdland. Her debut album, “Make Someone Happy" spent multiple weeks on the jazz charts and is heard worldwide on radio, internet, television and retail stations.

The Lori Mechem Trio has had a string of successful CDs and performances together, namely at the Nashville Jazz Workshop where trio members Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer are the founders and directors. They’ve recorded 7 albums together, all with national accolade from fans, critics and musicians alike. Their Count Basie tribute albums, “Shiny Stockings” and “April in Paris” have caught the attention of fans and listeners world-wide, creating a new level of excitement and anticipation with every performance they play together.

Featuring songs from the American Popular Songbook, Ms. Ramey and the nationally acclaimed Lori Mechem Trio are sure to swing your socks off! This is a performance you should not miss.

This special event will sell out fast, so make reservations early by calling 615-944-5426, 615-243-8541 or emailing nine48jazz@gmail.com.

$12 Donation per person
BYOB, BYOF

Monica & Friends at F. Scott’s - April 27th!

Join Monica, Bruce Dudley, Jonathan Wires & Josh Hunt for a night of straight-ahead jazz. 

F. Scott's Restaurant & Jazz Bar has a wonderful bar menu, wine list and an intimate room for jazz, so arrive early and plan to stay with us as long as you'd like! This event is free, though tips are very much appreciated. F. Scott's Restaurant and Jazz Bar is located at 2210 Crestmoor Road Nashville, Tennessee 37215. For more information, please call 615-269-5861 or visitwww.fscotts.com. 

Jazz by the Book: The Music of Peggy Lee

NJW at Parnassus
Saturday, March 24
4:00pm
Parnassus Books
3900 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 14

NJW is teaming up with Nashville's exciting NEW independant bookstore,Parnassus Books, for a monthly concert series! It's called "Jazz By The Book." We're very excited about Parnassus and their philosophy about a real bookstore, with real books - check out their website for more information on this important addition to Nashville's cultural scene!
The first in the series featured NJW's own Harry Warren vocal repertoire class and was a great success
Come see what it's about on March 24 at 4pm with vocalist Monica Ramey, accompanied by NJW directors Lori Mechem and Roger Spencer, as they pay tribute to America's sultry songstress Peggy Lee!

A little shout out to the Beegie Adair Trio!

Join (my heroes) Beegie Adair, Roger Spencer and Chris Brown at F. Scott’s Restaurant & Jazz Bar each Thursday, from 7-10pm. For more information, please visitwww.beegieadair.com or www.fscotts.com.

Note: Dates & musicians subject to change without notice. Please call venue before driving long distances.

Great jazz, every Thursday!

Join Beegie Adair, Roger Spencer and Chris Brown at F. Scott’s Restaurant & Jazz Bar each Thursday, from 7-10pm. For more information, please visit www.beegieadair.com or www.fscotts.com.

Note: Dates & musicians subject to change without notice. Please call venue before driving long distances.

Check out a clip of Beegie Adair and I’s performance of “Make Someone Happy.” Recorded on Sept. 9th at the Nashville Jazz Workshop.

Jazz pianist Beegie Adair featuring Monica Ramey at Birdland

Beegie Adair
 featuring Monica Ramey

Beegie Adair (piano) Monica Ramey (vocals)

Thursday, January 26, 6:00 p.m. 


Music Charge: $20

Birdland Jazz Club

315 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036

(212) 581-3080

www.birdlandjazz.com

Beegie Adair, who Michael Feinstein called "a marvelously understated player whose interpretations of standards are just brilliant," jazz great Helen Merrill salutes her "inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody," and The Los Angeles Times calls her music "Elegant," will be returning to Birdland with vocalist Monica Ramey.  In 2011, their performances, as a duo and with the renowned Beegie Adair Trio, have consistently energized sold out audiences.  Adair's albums have dominated the jazz charts and album sales in Japan in 2010 and 2011 while Ramey's debut album "Make Someone Happy" continues to receive international accolade and airplay on jazz radio, including Music Choice and DMX. 

Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world. Entertainment News

Now that the trend of aging rockers cutting albums of show tunes and standards seems thankfully to have run its course, we're back to vocalists with a real feel for and understanding of the jazz tradition doing them justice. Nashville's Monica Ramey is a shining example. Her excellent release "Make Someone Happy" offers resourceful, soaring and engaging interpretations of material from The Great American Songbook.  

Ron Wynn - Nashville Scene

Her theatrical roots combine with her obvious deep affection for the classic popular song to give us a freshly unique take on the material she's chosen for her debut.  It's sassy, swinging and totally enjoyable.

Jeff Steinberg, Musician/Arranger/Composer

Reserve Online or by phone.

Live jazz for your Thanksgiving weekend!

What better way to celebrate the Thanksgiving weekend than with fantastic live music? Join Monica, Joe Davidian, Jim Ferguson & Chester Thompson for a night of straight-ahead jazz. F. Scott's Restaurant & Jazz Bar has a wonderful bar menu, wine list and an intimate room for jazz, so arrive early and plan to stay with us as long as you'd like! This event is free, though tips are very much appreciated. F. Scott's Restaurant and Jazz Bar is located at 2210 Crestmoor Road Nashville, Tennessee 37215. For more information, please call 615-269-5861 or visit www.fscotts.com. See you there!

Monica Ramey & Friends at F. Scott's

Join Monica, Joe Davidian, Mike Rinne & Chester Thompson for a night of straight-ahead jazz. F. Scott's Restaurant & Jazz Bar has a wonderful bar menu, wine list and an intimate room for jazz, so arrive early and plan to stay with us as long as you'd like! This event is free, though tips are very much appreciated.

F. Scott's Restaurant and Jazz Bar is located at 2210 Crestmoor Road Nashville, Tennessee 37215. For more information, please call 615-269-5861 or visit www.fscotts.com.

See you there!

NJW's Snap on 2 & 4 Series Presents: Monica Ramey with the Beegie Adair Trio

Snap on 2&4: Monica Ramey w/ the Beegie Adair Trio
Friday, September 9
8:00pm
The Jazz Cave
Nashville Jazz Workshop, 1319 Adams Street

For the September 9 Snap on 2&4 presentation, NJW is pleased to welcome to the Jazz Cave Monica Ramey with the Beegie Adair Trio.

About Monica Ramey:

“Monica Ramey gives me the feeling that I can make it through any obstacle in life. Her music encompasses love, joy, sadness, hope, and humor. These are qualities that most artists strive for in their music, but few achieve. Monica presents the human experience, in such a beautiful way. Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to Monica Ramey. “

-Rod McGaha, Jazz Trumpeter

Monica is a native of Francesville, one of Indiana’s smallest town. By the age of 11, she had become well known in Indiana after starring in several local and professional Broadway musical productions. As a teenager, she studied at the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, and in 1995, Monica was selected to become one of only 12 singers nationally to be a member of the GRAMMY National All American High School Jazz Band and Choir. Monica later studied Music Performance at Indiana State University and was a member of the ISU Jazz Singers. She also interned for the NARAS Foundation in Los Angeles, where the preservation of jazz music became a focal point of her responsibilities.

In 2000, she moved to Nashville to pursue her singing career, where she discovered the Nashville Jazz Workshop, giving her the opportunity to study under some of Nashville's finest musicians. Her debut album Make Someone Happy is receiving international airplay on jazz radio, Pandora, Music Choice and DMX to name a few.

About Beegie Adair:

Jazz great Helen Merrill salutes her “inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody.” Michael Feinstein calls her “a marvelously understated player whose interpretations of standards are just brilliant," Christopher Louden of Jazz Times magazine says Adair is “an accomplished artist with a delicate touch.” The Los Angeles Times calls her music “Elegant.” Entertainment News writes, “Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world.”

Jazz fans around the world agree with critics about Adair’s sophisticated and listenable jazz performances, and have made her recordings among the biggest sellers in the jazz world.

A mainstay of the Nashvile jazz scene, Adair has recorded over 30 CDs (29 of which are recorded with her trio). She hosted her own radio show, Improvised Thoughts, in the late 80's and has been featured twice on Marion McPartland's Piano Jazz. In 2002, Beegie joined one of the most exclusive rosters in the world when she became a Steinway Artist. An honor only bestowed upon 1,600 pianists in the world including Lang Lang, Diana Krall, Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Legrand, Billy Joel and the "immortals" like Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Arthur Rubinstein.
She and her trio continue to play in jazz clubs and festivals around the world and was the top selling jazz artist in Japan in 2010. In January, Beegie received a very warm welcome from her fans in New York, making her debut appearance at Birdland, with Monica Ramey. The trio for this performance will include bassist Roger Spencer and drummer Marcus Finnie.

Tickets for this special Snap on 2&4 will go on sale Monday, September 5 at 10am by phone at 242-5299. Admission is $20 / $10 for college and High school students with ID. There will be two sets, starting at 8pm.

Monica Ramey & Friends at F. Scott's

Join Monica, Joe Davidian, Jim Ferguson & Chester Thompson for a night of straight-ahead, swingin' jazz at F. Scott's on Saturday, August 20th, from 7:30-11:30!

This event is free & open to the public. Tips are very much appreciated. Plan to enjoy a drink or something fabulous from the F. Scott's menu and if you're feeling extra crazy, pick up a copy of "Make Someone Happy" while you're there.

See you on the 20th!

NJW Presents: Don Aliquo's "Sun & Shield" CD Release Party

Don Aliquo CD release party
Sunday, May 22
3:00pm
The Jazz Cave
Nashville Jazz Workshop, 1319 Adams Street


NJW is pleased to host saxophonist Don Aliquo's CD release party for his new release Sun and Shield, on Sunday, May 22, from 3-5pm in the Jazz Cave.

Aliquo's 5th solo release is a New York based affair, featuring veteran jazz masters Rufus Reid (bass) Jim McNeely (piano) and the dynamic Obed Calvaire (drums). Recorded in Englewood, New Jersey in June 2010, the CD showcases Aliquo’s sparkling and thoughtful compositions as well as pieces contributed by veteran composers Reid and McNeely. It also debuts Don’s work as a jazz clarinetist, an often overlooked solo instrument with deep jazz roots. The recording presents the consistently brilliant Reid and McNeely, but also showcases the young Obed Calvaire, whose spirited and creative playing is often a rhythmic catalyst for Aliquo. "This project was a thrill to record from the first note. Having the opportunity to play with two of my musical heroes in Reid and McNeely and "musically sparring" with the powerful Obed Calvaire is an experience I will never forget!” states Aliquo.

Don is currently the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Saxophone at Middle Tennessee State University near Nashville. He has performed in concerts and/or recordings with Gary Burton, Greg Osby, Rufus Reid, Pete Christlieb, Scott Robinson, Jeff Coffin and Marvin Stamm to name a few. Aliquo is also an in-demand clinician, presenting concerts and clinics throughout the United States and is honored to represent Vandoren (reeds and mouthpieces) and P.Mauriat (saxophones).

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale

The 2011 Man & Woman of the Year will be crowned based on their success in generating funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during a ten-week campaign which began at the Kickoff Party at Valentino's Ristorante on March 24th and will culminate at the Grand Finale Celebration on June 2, 2011 at the Doubletree Hotel Nashville.

Join us at the Grand Finale! Purchase Tickets Now or make a tax-deductible contribution at www.mwoy.org/tn

Thursday, June 2, 2010
6:00pm-10:00pm

Doubletree Hotel Nashville
315 4th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219

Cocktails & Silent Auction begin at 6:00p.m.

Tickets - $75 each
Includes live & silent auction, plated dinner, live jazz by the Bruce Dudley Quartet and the announcement of the 2011 Man & Woman of the Year!

For more information, contact Monica Ramey:
615.331.2980
Monica.Ramey@lls.org
www.mwoy.org/tn

Jazz Pianist Beegie Adair with Vocalist Monica Ramey at Birdland

Monica Ramey (vocals) Beegie Adair (piano)
Thursday, January 13, 6:00 p.m.
Music Charge: $20

Monica Ramey album "Make Someone Happy" is receiving nationwide airplay on jazz radio, including Music Choice and DMX, she makes her New York City debut at Birdland with special guest the legendary Beegie Adair, who Michael Feinstein called "a marvelously understated player whose interpretations of standards are just brilliant," jazz grea...t Helen Merrill salutes her "inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody," and The Los Angeles Times calls her music "Elegant," Entertainment News writes, "Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world."

Now that the trend of aging rockers cutting albums of show tunes and standards seems thankfully to have run its course, we're back to vocalists with a real feel for and understanding of the jazz tradition doing them justice. Nashville's Monica Ramey is a shining example. Her excellent release "Make Someone Happy" offers resourceful, soaring and engaging interpretations of material from The Great American Songbook. Ron Wynn - Nashville Scene

On her debut CD, Nashville singer Monica Ramey displays a velvety voice on a handful of choice tunes including infrequently heard ones like “Dream Dancing,” “You Hit the Spot,” “Passion Flower” and “Give Him the Ooh-la-la.” But the award winner was the opener, a Blossom Dearie tune called “Hey, John.” Carmen McRae’s version of it was a wake up call from the past, but Ramey comes darn close.
George Fendel - Jazz Society of Oregon

Her theatrical roots combine with her obvious deep affection for the classic popular song to give us a freshly unique take on the material she's chosen for her debut. It's sassy, swinging and totally enjoyable.
Jeff Steinberg, Musician/Arranger/Composer

Monica Ramey & Friends at F. Scotts!

Join Monica, Kelli Cox, Dave Curtis, the legendary Chester Thompson and others from 7:30-11:30pm for a night of fabulous, straight-ahead jazz. Dave is a fantastic musician who is new to Nashville. Let's give him a warm, jazz welcome! You'll be so glad you did!

This event is free, open to the public. For more information, visit www.monicaramey.com.

See you there!

Adam Nitti at NJW

Bassist, producer, composer, and music educator Adam Nitti's credentials are a Who's Who of contemporary jazz, and include Peter Erskine, Dave Weckl, Wayne Krantz, Victor Wooten, Joe Beck, Mike Stern, and many others. Besides performing and producing independent artists, Adam is Chief Learning Officer for MusicDojo.com, an interactive online music school. He's also in demand as a clinician and teaches at Victor Wooten's bass and nature camps and Gerald Veasley's Bass Boot Camp."

[Note: this performance was originally scheduled for May and cancelled due to weather.]



Admission: $10.00

NJW Presents: Tierney Sutton Workshop

TPAC is bringing acclaimed jazz artists The Tierney Sutton Band to town to kick off their Signature Series Saturday, October 2 at 8 pm in TPAC's Polk Theater. The band's visit has been eagerly awaited by jazz afficionados -- the group delivered a series of stunning performances at NJW several years ago, and their return is long overdue. This is a great chance for you to support TPAC and world class jazz in Nashville! The band consist of vocalist Tierney Sutton, pianist Christian Jacob, bassist Kevin Axt, and drummer Ray Brinker. Visit TPAC's website for details and to purchase tickets. For more information about the Saturday concert, see our Community Events section.

NJW is one of TPAC's series partners, and will present an educational workshop with the Band Sunday, October 3, 1-3 pm in the Jazz Cave at the Jazz Workshop. The event is suitable for the general public: The group will discuss their music, working together as a band, and will demonstrate how they approach songs and arrangements. Admission $20. Tickets on sale at 242-5299 beginning Monday, Sept. 27.



Admission: $20.00

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Monica Ramey & Friends at F. Scott's

Join Joe Davidian, Jim Ferguson, Josh Hunt and Monica Ramey for a night of straight-ahead jazz. This performance is free. Monica will have CDs for sale and signing.

For more information, please visit www.monicaramey.com.