Friday Jazz is an evening of art & music every third Friday of the month, including live musical performances and extended hours to view special exhibitions. Friday Jazz is Atlanta's most unique jazz venue—voted "Best Jazz Alternative Venue" by Atlanta Magazine and "Best of Atlanta" by Creative Loafing. Food and drink are available for purchase. Sign up to receive monthly e-news on Friday Jazz performers.

Drawing in the Galleries
During Friday Jazz, a live model—in costume—will be positioned in the galleries for patrons and visitors to see and capture with pencil and paper. The model will be positioned for short-term poses, ideal for gesture drawing and quick sketches. Pencils, paper, and drawing boards will be provided. Free with Museum admission and free to members.

About The Artist
Originally from Thomson, Georgia, Chris Crenshaw grew up with music all around him—mostly gospel, R&B, and hip hop—and started playing piano at the age of three. His first gig was as a keyboardist in his father Casper's gospel group, the Echoes of Joy, but at age eleven he picked up the trombone and hasn't let go of it since.

Crenshaw graduated from Valdosta State University with a Bachelor's degree in jazz performance in 2005, and from The Juilliard School with a Master's degree in jazz studies in 2007. While at Juilliard, he joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.

Though he is young, Chris Crenshaw has worked with some of the biggest names in the business including Tony Bennett, Marcus Printup, Vincent Gardner, Wycliffe Gordon, Jiggs Whigham, James Moody, Loren Schoenberg, Victor Goines, Dianne Reeves, and Eric Reed, among others.

Media partner for Friday Jazz is WCLK 91.9 FM, The Jazz of the City.