Robin Grant
Jermaine Purifory
Neshawn Calloway
December 2016 marks the one year anniversary the opening of Jazzanooga’s historic MLK Blvd. location, the Jazzanooga Arts Space. Jazzanooga continues to offer a diverse range of artistic expression that builds on the city’s rich cultural heritage and they have planned a weekend of music featuring local and regional performers to celebrate the occasion.
Dec. 8 - Chattanooga Creative Center for the Arts music students under the direction of Neshawn Calloway
Dec. 9 - NightCap Series: Featuring Jermaine Purifory
Dec. 10 - NightCap Series: Featuring Robin Grant
Dec. 11 - Jam & Soul Brunch: Featuring Nancy Westmoreland
Students from Jazzanooga’s Youth Music Academy will serve as the opening act of each anniversary show.
All the events will be pay as you go admission which means any financial contribution given is appreciated and goes directly to continue their community arts programming efforts.
"I still smile every time I come in the doors," said Shane Morrow, director of Jazzanooga. “Providing opportunities for all segments of our community to gather, interact, learn and celebrate our city’s musical and cultural diversity is overwhelming gratifying. I am so appreciative to be able to make a positive difference in this community through the power of the Arts.”
Over the past 12 months, Jazzanooga has used the space on MLK Blvd. to further the organization's mission of cultural preservation, performance and music education in Chattanooga. More than a few famous folks have helped Jazzanooga mark 2016 by visiting the location for performances and just to hang out with local musicians -- among them are Grammy winners Usher and Arturo O’Farrill, author Patricia Bell Scott, and Najee Dorsey, the founder of Black Art in America. More than 75 programs and events have taken place in Jazzanooga’s space since the doors opened in December of 2015.
Jazzanooga has served as a community space for arts and cultural programming, hosting events by, Chattanooga Links, Velvet poetry, Cha Noisemakers, BJS Productions, NBM Lifestyle, PechaKucha, Speakeasy Revue and Chambliss Law Firm’s Startup Social.
For more about Jazzanooga and additional information on the upcoming events, visit www.jazzanooga.org. To see Jazzanooga’s recent participation in State Farm Neighborhood Music Sessions, click here.