Bringing talented musicians to grateful audiences will continue, through the kind support from our donors, including BAMA Works, Twice is Nice, Crutchfield, Better Living, Our Lady of Peace, The Lodge at Old Trail, and private contributors.
“I’ve been performing for seniors since 2010. I’ve always booked my own gigs and performed solo. We Bring The Music helps me feel like I’m not alone or weird for my passion of working with seniors. There have been times where I’ve traveled long distances to perform and not been paid by nursing homes with tight budgets and fluctuating owners. With WBTM, I know I’m going to get paid which brings a great sense of pride and legitimacy to my work. I feel supported.”
— Liz Marion
Upcoming events
April 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 12:30 Nelson County Respite and Enrichment
Kim & Jimbo Carey
Wednesday, April 2, 10:45 Cedars Healthcare Center
Joe Tucker
Friday, April 4, 3:00 Branchlands Senior Independent Living
Kim & Jimbo Carey
Friday, April 4, 2:00 Linden House
Michael Clem
Friday, April 4, 3:00 Green Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing
Rick Larue
Tuesday, April 8, 3:00 Morningside of Charlottesville
Kim & Jimbo Carey
Wednesday, April 9, 10:00 Betty Queen Louisa
Liz Marion
Thursday, April 10, 3:00 Lodge at Old Trail
Marci Kramer
Friday, April 11, 2:00 Christopher Center
Rick Larue
Saturday, April 12, 2:30 English Meadows
Stephanie Nakasian
Sunday, April 13, 2:00 Albemarle Health & Rehabilitation
Eddie and Ayuko
Friday, April 18, 10:30 InnovAge PACE
Rick Larue
Friday, April 18, 2:00 Our Lady of Peace
Stephanie Nakasian
Tuesday, April 22, 2:00 Rosewood Greenbrier
Kim & Jimbo Carey
Friday, April 25, 2:00 Monroe Health and Rehabilitation Center
Kim & Jimbo Carey
Monday, April 28, 11:15 JABA Mary Williams Community Senior Center
Michael Clem
Tuesday, April 29, 1:00 JABA Respite & Enrichment Centers
Ken Matthews
SPECIAL SCAM ALERT FOR WE BRING THE MUSIC MUSICIANS: Several musicians mentioned on this website have been approached by someone calling himself "Bruce Gilbert" who wanted to hire people to play at his wedding. The complicated payment details include some people being overpaid and this being fixed by the contacted musicians Venmoing the balance to someone as they wait for their own check. Some musicians have not heard back after requesting more details, so if your receive a similar request (possibly using a name different from “Bruce Gilbert”) be aware that this may be a scam.
As of February 1, 2023, we have changed our name from Nursing Homes Swing to We Bring the Music. Read more about this on our Newsletter page.
Your purchases at Kroger can now help We Bring the Music bring more live music to more nursing homes! See webringthemusic.org/kroger for more details.
We Bring the Music recently received generous grants from Twice is Nice, The Bama Works Fund, Charlottesville's Church of Our Saviour, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and several other donors through the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.
Our Fundraiser on July 15, 2023 was very fun and very successful! A million thanks to the musicians who participated and to Our Lady of Peace for hosting. See pictures at Scenes from our 2023 fundraiser.
Take a look: at the videos that we have uploaded to the Performance Videos page. They will give you a good idea what a We Bring the Music event is like.
See this gallery for pictures from our successful benefit at Cville Coffee in 2019.
Also take a look at Music and Memory, a non-profit organization that brings personalized music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology, vastly improving quality of life. They're doing great work that has a lot in common with We Bring the Music.
We hope that you will consider giving some of your time to We Bring the Music and enjoy the live music at the same time that you help others to do so. The small staff of people who arrange the We Bring the Music performances could use some help making these concerts go smoothly. If you can show up a little early to one or two of the performances each month, check with the nursing home's activity director to ensure that the residents know about and attend the concert, and take a head count, you can then sit with the residents to enjoy the music knowing that your efforts made it all the more enjoyable for the residents, the staff, and the musicians. Contact us for more information about volunteering.
Musicians: Update or include your information for the Musician Listings. We send periodic reminders to the activities directors of the nursing homes that musicians are listed on our website so that they can contact them directly when they need music for additional events. Fees are negotiated directly with the musicians. This has worked well for some of the musicians with several events being arranged in the past few months. We look forward to the list being a good resource for other venues—restaurants, wineries, etc.—as soon as we get the word out. If you want to send your information, we'll be happy to post it to the site.
Your tax-deductible donation to We Bring the Music will help us pay the musicians who bring their talents to brighten the lives of care facility residents.
You are welcome to join us at any event to find out just what We Bring the Music is all about. Just let us know ahead of time (434-973-3956) so that we can inform the residence.
If you would like to know about other jazz concerts in the Charlottesville area, see http://cvillejazz.org/ and click on the “Events in Town” link.
Nursing Homes Swing is supported by the following organizations:
