Did you know that one of America’s top jazz saxophonists and bandleaders lives and works in Knoxville? That is when he’s not touring with Wynton Marsalis or recording with Ravi Coltrane, Bill Frisell, Ellis Marsalis and others.
He’s Greg Tardy, a name that’s synonymous with excellence in improvisation, inspiration, and instruction.
Now, mark your calendars because Greg Tardy will be performing with JoMS (and Juilliard) graduate TaberGable on March 10 in a Joy of Music School fundraiser. It’s our second annual “Dining for Joy” event. Location, ticket prices and other details to come!
Greg became friends with the Joy of Music School after moving to Knoxville nearly a decade ago, when he toured and expressed interest in supporting our work. While he travels too much to be a board member and is too heavily booked teaching students at the University of Tennessee to volunteer as a teacher at JoMS, he gave an enthusiastic “yes” when our ExecutiveDirector Frank Graffeo recently approached him about “Dining for joy.”
We couldn’t be more excited to hear Greg and Taber (plus other guests) perform together at this intimate, jazzy evening supporting our School!
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