The Watertown Jazzfest returns to the historic Watertown, Tennessee, Square on Saturday, July 17 for a full day of jazz music, food and fun.

2021 Performers Include:

1 p.m. – Music City Swing
Music City Swing is a 21-piece band with a mission: preserving America’s great WWII-era music exactly as it was played back then.

2 p.m. – Nightingale Big Band
The Nightingale Big Band is a group of musicians consisting primarily of college graduates representing MTSU and Cumberland University.

3 p.m. – The Cumberland University Alumni Jazz Band
The Cumberland University Alumni Jazz Band consists of both former and current students of Cumberland University.

4 p.m. – The Boro Red Hot Jazz Majors
The Boro Red Hot Jazz Majors represent a core of talented students from MTSU led by trumpeter and Director of Jazz Studies Jamey Simmons.

5 p.m. – The Jazz Alliance
The Jazz Alliance is a 19-member big band jazz ensemble based out of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.

6 p.m. – Darryl Glenn Nettles
Darryl Glenn Nettles, a native of New York, was granted a doctorate of vocal performance and literature from the University of Illinois in Urban-Champaign.

7 p.m. – Jerry Krahn’s Fat Tuesday Dixieland Jazz Band
Guitarist/banjoist Jerry Krahn is no stranger to traditional New Orleans jazz and Dixieland music.

8 p.m. – The Vantrease Jazz Band
A truly homegrown act, the Vantrease Jazz band, headed by brothers Earl and Ernest Vantrease, will hit the stage at 8 p.m.

9 p.m. – Bob McChesney and Calabria Foti with the Nashville Jazz Orchestra
The Nashville Jazz Orchestra will be accompanying Watertown Jazzfest headliners Bob McChesney and Calabria Foti.

For more information on the performers, vendors, sponsors and on Watertown, Tennessee, visit watertownmusicandarts.com.