NO BS! Brass Band living large with new albums, national press
This hometown favorite is getting some national attention, helping them spread the RVA music gospel.
Archives: jazz
Stablemates: A new record label brings Richmond’s jazz players together
Over the course of the summer, two long-time members of Richmond’s music scene have worked closely to build an independent record label, 32 Bar Records.
Matthew E. White’s debut album, ‘Big Inner’, released today
The anticipated album from one of RVA’s top local musicians has already earned national press.
Review: Richmond Jazz Festival
Highlights from this year’s festival that featured some new names and old favorites.
Endangered Blood coursing through Richmond, joined by Scott Clark 4tet
On Thursday, April 12 a performance at The Camel will be sure to freak out metal enthusiasts, thrill avant-garde jazz heads, and possibly tickle any residents from the Balkans.
Compass Rose Orchestra
The Richmond jazz scene is all about bands. While the Compass Rose Orchestra has been around for a few years, they are gaining momentum and are quickly becoming one of the premier original music groups in Richmond.
Don’t Speak: musicality
This is the first in a series of articles from Bryan Hooten, a Richmond-based trombonist, composer and music educator, that seek to streamline the way people, musicians and non-musicians included, talk about music.
Listening back: UTVchamber
In Listening Back, we chronicle the happenings at The Camel’s free weekly jazz series on Tuesday nights.
Jason Ajemian and High Life
In September, Scott Burton explained how Jason Ajemian uses architecture software called AUTOCAD to build “groove mansions” for his group High Life. Wednesday night, Jason Ajemian and The High Life took the stage at Balliceaux. Jason Ajemian’s music is not quite like anything you might have ever heard. Trumpet player Jaimie Branch and alto saxophonist [...]
