Donald Brown
The 14th Annual Main Street JazzFest will be Friday and Saturday, May 7-8, on the historic Courthouse Square in downtown Murfreesboro. This two-day celebration of live music has become one of the premier Tennessee festivals with attendance consistently above 25,000.
The Friday Night Jazz Jam features Rutherford County High School Jazz Bands. For many high school students, this offers an exciting and highly anticipated opportunity to performance before a live audience.
In addition to groups from area schools and MTSU, JazzFest also features touring jazz professionals annually.
This year’s headliner, Donald Brown, will present an interactive clinic Saturday afternoon where students and others interested in jazz performance are invited to participate. This aspect of the festival has grown from a partnership with the MTSU Music Department.
The Fest also includes a special children’s area, plenty of food for sale, a beer garden and a garden mart, a place to “jazz up your garden” with unique garden art, accessories and container plantings.
Ben Tankard
JazzFest 2010 Calendar:
Friday, May 7
6 p.m. Eagleville High Jazz Band
6:30 p.m. Oakland High Jazz Band
7:10 p.m. Blackman High Jazz Band
7:50 p.m. Smyrna High Jazz Band
8:30 p.m. LaVergne High Jazz Band
9:10 p.m. Siegel High Jazz Band
9:50 p.m. Riverdale High Jazz Band
Saturday, May 8
West Stage Schedule
11 a.m. Siegel Middle School
11:30 a.m. Central Middle School
12 p.m. Smyrna Middle School
12:30 p.m. Stewart’s Creek Middle School
1 p.m. St. Rose School
1:30 p.m. TN School For the Blind
2:15 p.m. Franklin High School
3 p.m. Father Ryan
3:45 p.m. Community High School
4:30 p.m. Jazzmine (Belmont)
5:15 p.m. Uberphonics
6 p.m. Music City Swing
East Stage Schedule
12 p.m. All Rutherford County Band
1 p.m. MTSU Jazz Ensemble #1
2 p.m. Ben Tankard
3 p.m. MTSU Faculty Group
4 p.m. Beegie Adair
5 p.m. MTSU Salsa Dancers
5:30 p.m. Donald Brown
7 p.m. Army Jazz Guardians
For more information on JazzFest, visit
mainstreetjazzfest.com or call (615) 895-1887.
