SPECIAL EVENT: Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra at Ijams 2025
Wed, May 14
|Ijams Nature Center
Join Ijams and the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra for a FREE concert on the Visitor Center lawn!
Time & Location
May 14, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA
About the Event
Join Ijams for a fantastic, all-ages concert with the Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra on the Visitor Center lawn on Wednesday, May 14 with special guest and internationally acclaimed saxophonist Greg Tardy! The night will be filled with music that really swings, so grab a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy some jazz classics!
The students will be playing challenging music at an extremely high level of proficiency in various venues around the area,” says director Tom Lundberg. “The KJYO explores the repertoire of outstanding jazz ensembles as well as the music of the Great American Songbook and popular music of the past several decades. The group offers students the opportunity to learn about and develop jazz improvisation skills.
Doors open at 5:30 pm for this performance and music will run from 6-8pm. No tickets are needed for this performance.
The Ijams concession area and beer garden will be open for…