So long, RVA!
At this evening’s VCU Jazz Orchestra I concert, Director of Jazz Studios Antonio Garcia announced that trumpeter Dave Douglas would be in residency with VCU Jazz in April 2010. Some of Douglas’s recent releases include A Single Sky, which features arrangements by Jim McNeely and the performance of Douglas with the Frankfurt Radio Bigband, and […]
The two main events last night were Glenn Wilson Quartet at The Camel and Terence Blanchard at the Modlin Center. Who saw what, and how did you like it? I was happy to be the presenter for Wilson’s entertaining and dynamic show at The Camel. I thought the group of Rory Stuart, Jim Masters, Tony […]
Fight the Big Bull‘s Matt White said today that the band’s bi-weekly gig is being relocated to the new restaurant Balliceaux, effective November 4. The band will continue performing every other Wednesday as they have been doing in the past — for “three years and counting,” says their website — at Cous Cous. Ombak, which […]
The fourth and final installment of trombonist Bryan Hooten’s No BS! Brass summer busking tour recap is posted over at the No BS! blog, just in time for their gig tonight at The Camel with Wires in the Walls. Also read parts one, two, and three for essential insight into the life of a touring […]
For those who will not be able to attend the VCU Fall Jazz Festival tomorrow night, the concert, as well as the entire week-long Brass-Fest ’09, will stream online at The Music Page. VCU Music began their partnership with the Australian website impressively and glitch-free last year for the 2008 Fall Jazz Festival with guest trumpeter […]
The Richmond Folk Festival is doing it big this year with the addition of a week-long music series preceding the festival weekend. Richmond Roots Music Sessions are taking place at various venues around the city and highlighting a diverse list of local musicians and bands, including Fight the Big Bull, Miramar, Gypsy Roots, and Bio […]
On Thursday, the brand new RVAJazz website will launch over at RVANews! This is a transition that I’ve been excited about for a long time, and it’s finally happening this week. The only thing that will change for you, the reader, is an improved experience on the website. You’ll see the same quality of content on […]
Free jazz legend Gunter Hampel headlines the Jazz Beyond Festival at The Camel on Friday night.
Brian Jones’s Musicircus will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2009, at the Visual Arts Center (1812 W. Main St., Richmond, VA). Doors will open at 9pm. There will be a plethora of musicians — invited by the curating Jones — performing at their will and in close proximity to other musicians. Such is the […]
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