Nat Adderley (2023) • Music

Jazz icon, Nat Adderley made Lakeland his home in the eighties and is credited with being a founding member of Florida Southern College’s Child of the Sun Jazz Festival, eventually serving as Artist-In-Residence for the school. Adderley, who passed away in 2000, penned the jazz classic, “Work Song” and was frequently partnered with his legendary brother, Cannonball Adderley in numerous jazz bands.