Join pianist Alex Murphy and his trio, along with Blue Note artist Gabrielle Cavassa, for an evening of music that will celebrate music with improvisation, melody and a unique chemistry for a memorable performance to warm the soul.

Alex Murphy, a Chicago native, grew up in a musical family that nurtured his early passion for jazz. He pursued his craft at DePaul University under the guidance of Ron Perrillo and Dana Hall, and he has studied with esteemed musicians Aaron Goldberg, Bill Charlap, Mark Colenburg, and Pascal Le Boeuf.

As a performer, Alex has appeared at renowned venues such as the Jazz Showcase, Andy’s Jazz Club, Green Mill, Rudy’s Jazz Room, and Snug Harbor. He was featured in a master class at the Chicago Symphony with Bill Charlap and has performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival and other national events. He has shared the stage with artists including Nicholas Payton, Iam Tongi, MAJOR, Dave Douglas, Bobby Broom, Mark Colenburg, Adonis Rose, Chester Thompson, Joel Frahm, Dezron Douglas, Pharez Whitted and Mark Colby.

In addition to live performances, Alex’s studio work spans jazz, pop, R&B, and hip-hop, and he continues to collaborate across genres in Nashville’s music scene. Most recently, Alex was featured on NPR's "Top Shelf" for a Tiny Desk submission he co-produced with Nashville artist Brian Brown, blending his artistry with a deep appreciation for Black American music traditions.

Special Guest: Gabrielle Cavassa

Vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa won the International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal competition in 2021 after the independent release of her eponymous debut record in 2020. She was ushered into the spotlight through her collaboration with renowned saxophonist Joshua Redman on his 2023 record 'Where Are We'. In a five-star album review by Downbeat, Cavassa is hailed as "a young singer with a deep, rich, and fragile voice...a star in the making."

"Her voice gets under your skin" wrote Stereophile, "It is idiosyncratic, but it is trustworthy in its clarity and almost physical in its intimacy... her intuitive interpretations and riveting voice make you sit very still in your chair."

Born in Escondido California of Italian descent, Cavassa began obsessively listening to records from a young age. Largely self-taught, she developed a unique approach to singing that would characterize her later success. Cavassa received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from San Francisco State University, but says that her "real education" came from playing San Francisco jazz clubs throughout her college years. In 2017, Cavassa moved to New Orleans, which shaped and deepened her relationship to storytelling and the blues. She created her first studio record in New Orleans alongside producer and drummer Jamison Ross. In 2023, following the release of "Where Are We", Cavassa began touring with the Joshua Redman Group, a collection of several of today's most exciting young players that have performed extensively across the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Downbeat writes that Cavassa's work with Redman "evokes another, historic saxophone-vocal pairing, that of Lester Young and Billie Holiday." Like Holiday, who she cites as her greatest teacher, Cavassa’s expression contains a vulnerability that reaches at the crux of our humanity. Her performance and songwriting are steeped in sensuality, melancholy, humor and soul.

A Nashville favorite on the Salsa and jazz scene and electric night of Salsa dancing! Multi-instrumentalist Giovanni Rodriguez, one of Nashville's leading percussionists, bassists and favorite on the Salsa and jazz scene, plays the sounds of salsa, bachata and percussion-driven rhythms with some of the most seasoned veterans in the Nashville Latin music scene. Giovanni Rodríguez timbales/vocals, Melvin Macias (piano/vocals), Yosvany Cordero (conga/bongo), Michael S. Morton (flute/vocals), Isoel Villarrubia (bass).

For this show general admission tickets are available for standing and sitting in the front section of the room near the stage with the dance floor. Tickets for bar seats and tables are available as well. General admission tickets for the front section are not guaranteed to have seats as we will have a large part of the front section seating cleared for the dance floor. General admission tickets will have standing room as well as limited seating. Only our tables and bar seats will have guaranteed seating for this show.

Cliff Richmond & the CliffNotes serve up a unique blend of soulful, swinging & funky jazz, They incorporate a wide range of styles from mainstream jazz, to rhythm & blues, Latin to reggae. Founded by Cliff (guitar & vocals) the CliffNotes always features some of Nashville's most accomplished and versatile musicians and vocalists.