NASHVILLE, TN — Some of jazz’s top artists will be in town this week as Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music hosts the sixth International Jazz Composers Symposium. It begins Thursday and continues through the weekend. It’s presented by the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers (ISJAC). The 2024 Symposium features noted master artists Anat Cohen, Oded Lev-Ari, John Clayton, Danilo Pérez, John Beasley, and Mike Holober. Ryan Middagh’s professional jazz ensemble will serve as the house band for guest artist performances, and other Blair jazz faculty will be involved with various aspects of the conference.
“Hosting ISJAC is a very exciting opportunity to host an international symposium,” Middagh told the Tribune last week. “It puts Blair and Vanderbilt with excellent peers, the previous host UT Austin (2022), and the next host Eastman (2026). Both institutions have great and historic jazz programs with an international reputation, and to be in the same sphere as these programs is an honor for the jazz program at Blair.”
“This symposium also brings something unique to Nashville. Though we have a lot of great jazz in Nashville every day, this weekend of concerts is specially curated with some of the best jazz music in the world. Beyond the weekend of concerts, it is an incredible opportunity to show the international guests attending the symposium why Nashville is “Music City” and that jazz is a thriving part of our scene.”
For a complete schedule of events visit blair.vanderbilt.edu/events.
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