The 23rd Jefferson Street Jazz & Blues Festival will be hosted at Tennessee State University’s Edward S. Temple Track on Saturday, July 22. Welcome a new tradition of the festival at Tennessee State University’s Edward S. Temple Track for a day of music, arts, and food featuring local and national jazz and blues artists and food and retail vendors from the North Nashville community.
Doors open at 4 pm and performances begin at 5 pm. The star-studded lineup will include phenomenal R&B and jazz greats Bizz & Everyday People at 5 pm; Joe Johnson & Friends at 6 pm; Cherelle at 7 pm; Glenn Jones at 8 pm; and Blues and soul artist Sir Charles Jones is the headliner at 9 pm.
Edward S. Temple Track is located at 3651 Dr. Walter S Davis Blvd., Nashville, TN 37209. General Admissions Parking can be found near Tennessee State University’s Indoor Practice Field and Schrader Church of Christ. General Admissions Entrances can be found at the top of Schrader Lane and Dr. Walter S. Davis Boulevard. You cannot bring coolers of any size or outside food and drink into the festival. You can bring blankets, lawn chairs, and umbrellas (as long as they do not obstruct others’ views of the stage).
Early bird tickets are currently on sale for $20. VIP tickets are $100. VIP guests will have access to an exclusive entrance and parking, two complimentary drink tickets, and table seating. As a VIP ticket holder, you will experience great perks. On the day of the festival, you’ll receive a VIP wristband that provides access to unlimited non-alcoholic drinks (cash bar available), VIP seating (which includes shaded covering and close proximity to the stage), as well as VIP parking and VIP parking pass (sent via email that must be printed before the festival and placed into your car prior to arriving).
Founded in 1994, the Jefferson St. Jazz & Blues Festival is at the heart and soul of the African American community in Nashville.
From the 1940s through the early 1960s, Jefferson Street was one of America’s best-known districts of jazz, blues, and rhythm and blues. Famous African American musicians played regularly in the clubs from Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix to Ray Charles, Fats Domino, and Memphis Slim. Nashville artists, many with hit records, made the district their home.
In 1994, a group of people who believed in Jefferson Street came together in a partnership to revitalize the historic community. From these tiny pilot programs came the Jefferson Street United Merchant’s Partnership (JUMP), a not-for-profit organization whose mission is “advocating for community, economic, and workforce development.”
JUMP launched a day-long music festival to celebrate the spirit of Jefferson Street and bring together the community showcasing local businesses and culture. The Jefferson Street Jazz & Blues Festival is the largest annual public community music festival in North Nashville and Middle Tennessee and is designed to attract residents and visitors to historic Jefferson Street.
