Musicians Corner

Musicians Corner, a program of The Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park, supports emerging artists, and provides inclusive arts enrichment and educational programming for adults and youth. Musicians Corner currently presents 18 free music events a year in Nashville’s Centennial Park in partnership with the City of Nashville and local music industry, showcasing over 750 emerging artists since its inception in 2010, and presenting legends like Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, and Preservation Hall Jazz Band. As part of the Centennial Park Restoration, a permanent home is being built for Musicians Corner, as a cultural meeting place of community engagement that promotes arts education, supports artists, and fosters a love of the arts among adults and children.

More than 750 artists have performed at Musicians Corner, including emerging artists like Ben Sollee, Matthew Perryman Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Trent Dabbs, Sandra McCracken, Jon McLaughlin, Derek Webb, Damien Horne, Dave Barnes, Matt Wertz, Elenowen, Andrew Ripp, Ben Rector, Steve Moakler, Drew & Ellie Holcomb, The Vespers, Katie Herzig, Andrew Belle, and The Kopecky Family Band. Legendary performers have graced the Musicians Corner stage including Vince Gill in 2010, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, and Pat McLaughlin in 2011, The McCrary Sisters, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush, and The Blind Boys of Alabama in 2012, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Fairfield Four, and Shelby Lynne in 2013, and Robert Earl Keeen and Jars of Clay in 2014. One historic moment was during the Spring 2012 Kick Off event when the Fisk Jubilee Singers delivered their first Centennial Park performance in over 100 years.