Hot New “Jazz of Music City 1” CD Aims to Put Nashville Jazz on National Map

Great Jazz in Nashville-Not Just
Country; National Airplay Began Quickly; Early Indications CD May be A
Top Seller in Nashville, Nation

Brentwood, TN (PRWE February 7, 2011

Nashville is home to hundreds—if not thousands—of talented musicians.
These musicians populate and play most genres of music. Local jazz
festivals are jammed with fans. Two jazz radio stations help satisfy the
musical appetite.

Yet, when “Music City” is discussed by the media and by many others
country music is frequently the only genre mentioned. And full props to
country music. But Music City should cast a wide net and include other
genres in the conversation. A hot new CD is pushing the door open to
add Nashville’s jazz to that conversation both locally and nationally.
To date the CD has been mentioned in Smooth Jazz Daily, Smooth Jazz News
and Euro Smooth Jazz.

The new CD, produced in Nashville, features ten of the city’s top
jazz musicians. “Jazz of Music City…1” CD is being distributed
nationally on the Music City Jazz label, and is gaining traction with
jazz radio and Internet stations. It already has attracted attention
from “New Urban Jazz,” a national jazz radio program. The great music on
this compilation is beginning to focus more attention on the excellent
talent and prolific jazz being produced in Nashville, Tennessee. It is
available on CD Baby.com

The compilation disc features original music from Michael Fair, Denny
Jiosa, Thomas Cain, Moe Denham, Pattie Cossentino. Jim Williamson,
Karlton Taylor, Steve Roper, Kenny Zarider and Joe Johnson. They are
winning friends and influencing people for Nashville’s jazz talent.

Jazz radio station WFSK (88.1 FM) is excited by the collection of
great music on the Jazz of Music City 1 CD and will feature many of the
tracks regularly. Other jazz radio stations from Baltimore to Santa
Rosa, from Houston to stations in Canada and many stations in cities in
between are receiving copies of this new and exciting CD.

According to one excited station, ‘there is so much good music on one CD.’

And because there is so much good music on one CD, the Nashville
Convention & Visitors Bureau is supporting the promotion Jazz of
Music City…1.

Produced by Peter Woolfolk on the “Music City Jazz” label, he notes
that initial response has been exceptionally high. The “Jazz of Music
City 1” is available on-line at CD Baby.com. Within weeks it will also
be available on many other Internet down-loading sites.

A jazz fan since high school, Woolfolk arrived in Nashville in late
2002. His first foray into music in the Music City was to create smooth
jazz programming on radio station WFSK-FM. Within months the station
became—and remains to this day—a favorite with Nashvillians. He neither
plays an instrument nor reads or writes music. “I’m simply a jazz
fan,” he quietly notes. What he did notice was the great jazz talent in
Nashville but the minimal promotion and exposure it receives in Music
City and beyond. As the former president of the Tennessee Jazz &
Blues Society he met many of the talented musicians at concerts. After
coming into contact with one of the outstanding pieces on the CD he
decided it was time to take action to focus attention on the wonderful
jazz in Nashville and so Jazz of Music City…1 was born.

“Based on the early response to Jazz of Music City…1, I believe this
could very well be the hottest jazz CD to come from Nashville. Current
sales of this CD indicate jazz lovers here and beyond are being
pleasantly surprised by this wonderful music,” said Woolfolk.