Ron Wynn

Kerry Washington's upcoming role as an army captain is part of a campaign to bring some long-needed exposure and recognition to some often-overlooked heroines of World War II. This was the first and only Women's Army Corps unit of color in that conflict. There were 855 Black women and women of color in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. They had to sort through a mail backlog that dated back three years and try to get the right letters to the correct soldiers as part of an effort to improve morale. Plus, they were doing this while fighting overt, sometimes ugly racial discrimination. Washington portrays Charity Adams, the woman in charge of the unit in “The Six Triple Eight,” an upcoming Netflix production from writer/director/producer Tyler Perry.

Saxophonist, educator and record label head Rahsaan Barber has been a mainstay in Nashville jazz circles for many years. Though he's currently working as a professor at The University of North Carolina, he still maintains his local label Jazz Music City. Now he's returning to town this weekend to spotlight his new LP “Six Words,” which features both his sextet Everyday Magic and a slate of all original compositions. He'll be appearing at the Nashville Jazz Workshop's Jazz Cave October 27 in a special album release concert.

Jason Berry’s celebrated documentary “City of A Million Dreams: Parading for the Dead in New Orleans,” is coming to Nashville next month. This is one of the stops for this year’s 2024-2025 South Arts Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. It is a long-running South Arts program that connects US-based documentary filmmakers with communities throughout […]

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We take a look at the phenomenal Phil Schaap Jazz Collection, recently arrived at the university’s Blair School of Music, and its long-running, award-winning Blair Big Band.

Historic soccer team celebrated

Kenny Smoov, Erica Hayes Schultz and Justin Causey give a view from the trenches in our third annual survey

We look back at Nashville’s jazz, blues, soul and R&B communities, which preserved traditions and evolved them this year.

We catch up with Tiven about Steve Cropper’s ‘Friendlytown,’ his view on Nashville music after two decades in town and more.

Long-running musical institution appears at City Winery