Community Jazz Sessions at Heartwood Soundstage

Want to sit-in with the rhythm section and play your tune? We welcome you!! Please fill out this form!

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Join us for an evening of live jazz, community, and creative collaboration at Heartwood Soundstage. This monthly Jazz Jam features a professional house rhythm section, spotlight performances by local jazz artists, and open opportunities for jazz musicians to sit in and play or sing.

Players with jazz experience at any level — from emerging improvisers to seasoned performers — are invited to bring their instrument and sign up for an opportunity to be featured with the house rhythm section on a tune or two of their choice. Jazz listeners are warmly invited to come enjoy the music, discover local talent, and be part of a growing Gainesville jazz community.

Whether you come to play or simply to listen, this evening is designed to be welcoming, lively, and full of the spontaneous energy that makes jazz such a powerful shared experience. Everyone is welcome!

July's Jazz Sessions feature:

TBD

Rhythm Section:

TBD - Drums

TBD - Bass

Cindy Mueller - Piano/Host

Cindy Mueller is a Gainesville-based jazz pianist and vocalist, with many years of experience as music educator, musical director and bandleader. A summa cum laude graduate of James Madison University in Music Education, she has worked as a performer, musical director/pianist, and teacher in the United States and internationally, including with the USO in Germany and Italy. With fellow jazz musician, John David Eriksen, she has released the jazz album Sixes and Sevens, available on major streaming platforms. After hosting jazz sessions in her own music studio for years, Cindy is happy to help bring this kind of welcoming musical gathering to Heartwood Soundstage as pianist and host of the Heartwood Jazz Sessions.

Instagram: @cindymuellerjazz

Album: Sixes and Sevens, streaming on all platforms

Indoor Stage

All Ages

Free Entry

Sit-ins welcome

Bring an instrument

Everyone is welcome!

A HUGE thank you to our fall Jazz Sessions sponsors for making this event possible!

Lj Murawski

Christina Carlton

David Atherton