Join us for an evening of conversation and music as artists, theologians, and musicians explore the influence of spirituality on the development of jazz and the meaning of sacred elements within the jazz tradition.

• Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
• Reception: 6 – 7 pm ET
• Event: 7- 8:30 pm ET
• Hoffman Refectory, General Theological Seminary,
• Opening Remarks: C. Cybele Raver, Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Vanderbilt University
• Panelists:
  • Robbie Fry, Principal Senior Lecturer of Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University
  • Eric Thomas, Assistant Professor of Bible, The General Theological Seminary
  • Buck McDaniel, Artist-in-Residence at The General Theological Seminary; Director of Music at the Church of Our Saviour, Murray Hill and Chapel of the Sacred Hearts, Kips Bay
• Moderator: Yolanda Pierce, Dean of the Divinity School; University Distinguished Professor of Religion & Literature; University Distinguished Professor of African American & Diaspora Studies, Vanderbilt University
• Performance: Live jazz ensemble featuring students from Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music
• Sign Up: https://web.cvent.com/event/faac1abe-49aa-4ca0-8e71-9129b6b5d394/regProcessStep1