COVID-19

The New Normal, Part 3: After being closed for months, Jefferson Street Sound reopens

By: Nate Rau and John Partipilo - July 23, 2020 6:00 am

(Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

: Expectations will have to be adjusted for Election Day for a nation used to seeing speedy results. An increase in mail-in ballots due to the pandemic will likely make counting the votes a days or weeks-long process.(Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

: (Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

: (Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

: (Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

: (Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

: (Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

: (Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

: (Photo by John Partipilo for the Tennessee Lookout)

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered virtually every aspect of life and created a new normal for Nashville residents.

To capture the ways life has changed, award-winning photographer John Partipilo spent several weeks in the community and the result is an eight-part series of photos.

Jefferson Street Sound, a museum launched by local music historian and businessman Lorenzo Washington to honor the legacy of live music on Jefferson Street, was forced to close for several weeks because of the pandemic.

Washington and Jefferson Street Sound hosted a community event on July 18, which marked the first time the museum was open.

Jefferson Street Sound features photos, historical information about the artists who played on Jefferson Street clubs, and other items from the corridor’s rich music history.

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Nate Rau

Nate Rau has a granular knowledge of Nashville’s government and power brokers, having spent more than a decade with the Tennessean, navigating the ins and outs of government deals as an investigative reporter. During his career at The Tennessean and The City Paper, he covered the music industry and Metro government and won praise for hard-hitting series on concussions in youth sports and deaths at a Tennessee drug rehabilitation center. In a state of Titans and Vols fans, Nate is an unabashed Green Bay Packers and Chicago Cubs fan.

John Partipilo

Working as a photojournalist for 40 years, Partipilo has won awards such as NPPA Best of Photojournalism and nominated for two Pulitzers. His photography has also been featured in national and international publications. Most importantly Partipilo’s work is about people — people in their different environments and people in their different stages of life. That’s the heart of his work. To him people are so important, because they all have a unique story.