Metro Parks Music is excited to return to the Centennial Park Event Shelter this Summer for our Big Band Dance Series! The community is invited to come cut-a-rug and listen to over a dozen Nashville local big bands (swing-style jazz) all through the months of June, July, and August.

Here are the bands who will be returning to Centennial Park this year:

6/4 Rory Partin All-Star Big Band (Rhumba)
6/11 Lynn Beal Big Band (Rhumba)
6/18 Jazz Alliance (Cha Cha)
6/25 Debbi Bales Band (Cha Cha)
7/2 *NO CONCERT 4th of July Weekend
7/9 Music City Big Band (Swing)
7/16 South Jackson St. Band (Swing)
7/23 Music City Swing (Foxtrot)
7/30 Merchants of Cool (Foxtrot)
8/6 Radio Daze (Waltz)
8/13 Big Band Ballroom (Waltz)
8/20 Paul Ross Orchestra (Two-Step)
8/27 Moonlighters Big Band (Two-Step)

The bands hit the stage at 7:30pm, with a free dance lesson for everyone provided by Dynamic Ballroom and Performing Arts (dance styles covered are noted on the schedule above). There will be water available from Creative Parks Nashville. (our friend’s group for Nashville Parks Cultural Arts Department), and they will be on hand to answer questions and take donations for Music, Theater and Visual Arts programming support in Metro Parks Nashville. Creative Parks Nashville (CPN) provides community based leadership to Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation’s Music, Theater, and Visual Arts divisions. CPN supports these divisions in their efforts to provide educational arts related activities and diverse cultural events for the Greater Nashville area. Visit Centennial Park Big Band Dance’s Facebook page for more information.