North Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Festival

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 3, 2022

1. Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Festival Marker

Inscription. The Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Festival has celebrated the musical heritage of Jefferson Street since 2001. The event showcases Nashville's finest jazz and blues musicians and draws thousands of visitors from throughout the country. The weekend of live music, food, and art has grown into more than a music festival, it has become a homecoming for the entire Jefferson Street community.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 36° 10.172′ N, 86° 48.362′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Nashville. It is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1728 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Desegregating Nashville's Lunch Counters (within shouting distance of this marker); The Formation of Fisk University (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fisk Jubilee Singers (within shouting distance of this marker); Fisk University (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jubilee Hall (about 400 feet away); Donley Harold Turpin, D. D. S. (about 500 feet away); Woodcuts Gallery (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Fisk Jubilee Singers (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 3, 2022

2. Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Festival Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.