Over the Rainbow: Monica Ramey Sings The Music of Harold Arlen

Over the Rainbow: Monica Ramey Sings The Music of Harold Arlen

Friday, July 17th, 7:30 PM

Nashville Jazz Workshop

In the third installment of her year-long residency at the Nashville Jazz Workshop, Monica Ramey presents a celebration of one of the Great American Songbook's most original composers — the man who gave the world Stormy Weather, Come Rain or Come Shine, and Over the Rainbow.

Monica Ramey is launching a year-long residency at the Nashville Jazz Workshop — and if the first three shows are any indication, this is going to be a very good year for live jazz in Nashville.

Each evening in the series is built around a writer or artist who has shaped Monica's musical life, giving her the chance to dig deep into songbooks she loves and share them with the audiences who have made the Nashville Jazz Workshop her musical home. Think of it as an ongoing series of intimate musical portraits — each one different, each one personal, and each one unmistakably Monica.

The first three shows of the residency are:

I Get A Kick Out of Cole! Monica Ramey Sings The Cole Porter Songbook

Friday, May 15, 2026 | 7:30 PM An evening of wit, elegance, and timeless melody drawn from the incomparable Cole Porter songbook.

Blossom's Blues: Monica Ramey Sings The Songs of Blossom Dearie

Friday, June 26, 2026 | 7:30 PM

A loving tribute to the singular jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer whose quiet brilliance charmed everyone from Miles Davis to Bill Evans.

Over the Rainbow: Monica Ramey Sings The Music of Harold Arlen

Friday, July 17, 2026 | 7:30 PM

A celebration of one of the Great American Songbook's most original composers — the man who gave the world Stormy Weather, Come Rain or Come Shine, and Over the Rainbow.

More shows will be announced throughout the year. Stay tuned.

Nashville Scene's Ron Wynn put it simply: Monica Ramey has "a real feel for and understanding of the jazz tradition." And that's exactly right — though it barely scratches the surface.

A native of Francesville, Indiana, Monica grew up singing and dancing on stage alongside her mother, a music teacher who directed her high school show choir. She studied Music Performance at Indiana State University and interned with the NARAS Foundation in Los Angeles before making her way to Nashville in 2000 — where she discovered the Nashville Jazz Workshop and found a second family.

Her long musical partnership with the legendary jazz pianist Beegie Adair defined much of her career: together, they recorded multiple albums, sold out venues across the country, and became a fixture at Birdland Jazz Club in New York. The Tennessean once described Monica stepping onstage and opening her mouth to deliver "a smooth, velvety voice formed by years of study and countless performances, putting her own fresh spin on jazz standards." Broadway World called her vocals "impeccable" and named her "one of the best jazz vocalists."

All performances take place at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Show time is 7:30 PM; doors open at 7:00 PM.

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