Musician, Educator, Producer
Who is Roger Spencer?
Originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, Roger has had an extensive musical career. He has performed, traveled, and recorded with such artists as Les Brown and His Band of Renown, Harry James, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Butera, Tony Bennett, Ray Conniff, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, and Carl Fontana. He and his wife Lori Mechem moved to Nashville in 1988 where he records, performs, and teaches at the Blair School. He is also the Artistic Director of the Nashville Jazz Workshop.
Blair School
Roger Spencer has been teaching at the Blair School of Music since 2001. He is a Bass student of Robert Goodlett, John Clayton, Frank Gallagher, and Arni Egilsson. Additional jazz studies with David N. Baker and Charlie Shoemake. Jazz and recording bassist in Los Angeles 1975-1988, Nashville since 1988.
Nashville Jazz Workshop
The mission of the Nashville Jazz Workshop is to expand and enrich people’s lives by offering world-class jazz education and performance in supportive and creative environments.
We accomplish our mission through:
A workshop environment where jazz professionals pass on their knowledge & experience in a journeyman/apprentice situation
Classes for players & non-players
Performances to promote community appreciation of jazz
Media
Ela é Carioca
Oscar Castro-Neves performs "Ela é Carioca" at the Nashville Jazz Workshop with Lori Mechem (piano), Roger Spencer (bass), Chester Thompson (drums), Dann Sherrill (percussion), and Mark Douthit (sax).
"Limehouse Blues"
Saxophonist Pete Christlieb joins the Lori Mechem Quartet on the standard tune "Limehouse Blues," live in the Jazz Cave at the Nashville Jazz Workshop in Nashville, TN. If you enjoy this video, don't forget to subscribe to our channel to see more videos by amazing artists like Pete Christlieb and the Lori Mechem Quartet. The Lori Mechem quartet is Lori Mechem (piano), Andy Reiss (guitar), Roger Spencer (bass), and Chris Brown (drums).