{"id":1947796,"date":"2025-08-07T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1947796"},"modified":"2025-08-07T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T22:25:12","slug":"thursday-night-music-club-tunes-up-for-17th-annual-jazz-showcase-at-ruby-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/thursday-night-music-club-tunes-up-for-17th-annual-jazz-showcase-at-ruby-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Night Music Club tunes up for 17th annual Jazz Showcase at Ruby Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thursday Night Music Club, a popular local \u201cbig band,\u201d will perform its 17th annual Jazz Showcase in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. Tickets are $17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The program will include music made famous by Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Thad Jones, Nat King Cole, and Antonio Carlos Jobim; \u201cbig band\u201d arrangements of a Broadway hit and of a Disney classic; plus a pulsating, body-moving sample of early \u201860s Soul music. Yes, you read all of that correctly. This group is as ambitious as it is versatile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The ticket price purchases, not only a wide-ranging variety of music, but an impressive array of talent. Led by FSU music professor Patrick Dunnigan, and featuring superb vocalists Lisa Foltz and Fred Lee, TNMC\u2019s full sections of saxophones, trombones, trumpets, keyboard artists (two of them!), guitars, and percussionists (two again\u2014TNMC is a BIG \u201cbig band\u201d) include a wealth of overachieving soloists.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Vocalist Lisa Foltz will perform with the 17th annual Jazz Showcase in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TNMC first formed approximately 19 years ago when amateur trombonist Trisha Moynihan hosted acquaintances interested in reading \u201cbig band\u201d charts in her living room \u2014 instruments and all. Over time, TNMC began performing at LeMoyne\u2019s Art in the Park events, food truck nights at Lake Ella, Tallahassee Museum\u2019s Jazz and Blues Festivals, and other local venues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From an early point following its inception, however, the band\u2019s signature performance has been its annual Jazz Showcase. There is no hard and fast rule that governs when an annual event can claim to be a tradition, but TNMC\u2019s seventeen Jazz Showcases surely vie for that status. This is particularly true given the concert\u2019s popularity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TNMC\u2019s Jazz Showcase outgrew the capacity of FSU\u2019s 435 seat Opperman Music Hall after the first nine concerts, and now members of the ensemble\u2019s enthusiastic following frequently contact band members to inquire about the date of the next Jazz Showcase before it is announced. Changes to TNMC\u2019s personnel have occurred over time, but the passion for making music together has remained a constant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Thursday Night Music Club will perform its 17th annual Jazz Showcase in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/UlQwbGlr6Fgbeb6kOEBMUQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/tallahassee-democrat\/424ee167652e485d10106dfd012219fb\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Thursday Night Music Club will perform its 17th annual Jazz Showcase in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many band members call the Thursday night practice sessions their favorite part of the week. Band members\u2019 dedication has nothing to do with money: Most of the proceeds from ticket sales are applied to the cost of renting the venue and purchasing music and band gear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What, then, attracts musicians to the group? David Kraus, who holds Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degrees in trombone performance from Penn State, retired to Tallahassee following a 20-year career with the U.S. Navy\u2019s Music Program. He has been in TNMC\u2019s trombone section for five years. He finds the group\u2019s approach to be \u201ccollegial in the best sense \u2014highly talented musicians of diverse backgrounds working smoothly together toward a common goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pat McLeod, a band member for nearly 10 years whose big baritone saxophone will be heard anchoring chords throughout the upcoming concert, offered similar sentiments. McLeod&#8217;s \u201cday job\u201d is serving as Sergeant with the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Warrant Office; he also heads the Sheriff\u2019s Tactical Dive Team. However, music has always been a big part of his life; in fact, he attended college on a music scholarship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McLeod Pat says the Thursday night sessions are his tonic for work-related stress. He enjoys the challenge of rehearsing with the group\u2019s talented players because, \u201cAs they say, iron sharpens iron.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While players may express the idea differently, it is clear that TNMC band members practice and perform for the sheer enjoyment of the experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tickets to the Jazz Showcase are available on line at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thursdaynightmusic.club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:thursdaynightmusicclub.org;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">thursdaynightmusicclub.org<\/a> or at the door.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">If you go<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>What:<\/strong> Thursday Night Music Club 17th annual Jazz Showcase<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>When:<\/strong> 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> Ruby Diamond Concert Hall<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong>: $17; visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thursdaynightmusic.club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:thursdaynightmusic.club;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> thursdaynightmusic.club <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tallahassee.com\/story\/entertainment\/things-to-do\/2025\/08\/07\/thursday-night-music-club-puts-on-the-glitz-for-jazz-showcase\/85530846007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Thursday Night Music Club puts on the glitz for Jazz Showcase;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Thursday Night Music Club puts on the glitz for Jazz Showcase<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday Night Music Club, a popular local \u201cbig band,\u201d will perform its 17th annual Jazz Showcase in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. 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