David Garfield …."LA + NYC + Nashville” featuring Steve Ferrone , Ready Freddie Washington , Robbie Wyckoff , Wendy Moten , Paul Franklin and Doug Bossi , Mark Douthit , Jo Nagle , John Fumo + Very Special Guests

The Read

The billing reads like a credits page because that is essentially what it is: Steve Ferrone on drums, Wendy Moten singing, Paul Franklin on steel, horns, multiple guitarists, and David Garfield organizing it from the keyboard. These are people who have spent their careers making other artists sound good, and nights like this exist so they can play for each other. The material tends to sprawl across soul, jazz-inflected pop, and whatever somebody wants to call. The risk with all-star bills is that they become a series of solos with no shape. The version that works keeps the arrangements tight and lets the ringers surprise each other. Third & Lindsley has tables, a decent room sound, and a crowd of local players who came specifically to watch hands. Very special guests are promised, which at this address usually means something.

The Room

3rd & Lindsley

818 3rd Ave S

One of Nashville's steadiest professional mid-sized rooms — just outside the Broadway crush, built for roots, session-player, and Americana bills.