Glimpses of Big Ears
Scattered snapshots of artists and venues from Big Ears 2025.
Scenes from a weekend of music from around the world. Photos by Scott Barker, Kimberly Jones and Jesse Fox Mayshark unless otherwise noted.
Knoxville poet RB Morris performed during the world premiere of The Mockingbird, his collaboration with Knoxville composer William Wright, at St. John's Cathedral.
Joe Carroll, saxophone player for punk-jazz quartet Maruja, cleared out space on the floor of Jackson Terminal on Saturday.
The Sam Bush Band performed at the Mill & Mine.
Organists Eliza McCarthy and James McVinnie performed Jonnie Greenwood's 133 Years of Reverb at St. John's Cathedral.
Tunisian-American singer Emel walks to the stage at Jackson Terminal on Saturday.
Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab performed at the Tennessee Theatre.
Harpist Lara Somogyi performed at the First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary.
Krautrock legend Michael Rother kept a capacity crowd at the Mill & Mine grooving on Saturday.
Bill Frisell "In My Dreams" performed at the Tennessee Theatre.
Cellist and keyboardist Lia Kohl performed at the First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary.
British ensemble Tendersticks performed at the Tennessee Theatre.
Setting up the Regas Square venue on Thursday.
Beth Gibbons performed at the Civic Auditorium on Thursday.
Andushka Shankar played the sitar at the Tennessee Theatre on Sunday.