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by Maggie Schlageter This year the Richmond Jazz Society is celebrating its 30th anniversary as the city’s primary Jazz service organization. Richmond Jazz Society is a nonprofit corporation created to educate the public regarding the historical development and significance of Jazz music, with a special emphasis on young musicians and young audiences, to be a […]
Fight the Big Bull will perform at RVAjazzfest with Steven Bernstein on February 21, 2009, 8pm, at The Camel. Boots of Leather and Glows in the Dark open. Tickets are $10, all ages welcome. by Roberto Curtis Saturday marks the first RVAjazzfest, a show boasting a slew of names from the Richmond community. With so […]
Boots of Leather will perform at RVAjazzfest with Steven Bernstein, Fight the Big Bull, and Glows in the Dark on February 21, 2009, 8pm, at The Camel. Tickets are $10, all ages welcome. by Nathan Goodwyn Drummer Brian Jones wants to record 40 records by the time he’s 40. Last week, he turned 36. He’s […]
Glows in the Dark will perform at RVAjazzfest with Steven Bernstein, Fight the Big Bull, and Boots of Leather on February 21, 2009, 8pm, at The Camel. Tickets are $10, all ages welcome. by Joey Ciucci Given Glows in the Dark’s penchant for cerebral, sometimes disorienting tunes, the title of their first album, Music to […]
by Dean Christesen Pianist Vijay Iyer’s latest release, Tragicomic, has seen the tops of numerous Best of 2008 lists. The album features his trio (with Stephan Crump on bass and Marcus Gilmore on drums) and quartet (add Rudresh Mahanthappa on alto saxophone) and is a spectacle of brilliant compositions paired with masterful playing on both […]
By Dean Christesen One year ago on a sunny Sunday afternoon, the Mingus Awareness Project found its home away from home in Richmond, Virginia. Created and first held in Chicago by brothers Jon, Dan, and Erik Godston in May 2007, M.A.P. was formed to educate people on two topics: jazz bassist Charles Mingus and Amyotrophic […]
by Dean Christesenphotos by Lindsey Prather Upon arriving in Richmond in Summer 2001, bassist Nathan Goodwyn quickly made his move into the city’s live music scene. Seeing groups like Devil’s Workshop every Monday at Bogart’s and Modern Groove Syndicate every Wednesday at Alley Katz acquainted him with some of Richmond’s finest musicians and got the […]
There have only been a few sightings of the Taylor Barnett 10-tet. Like a mythological creature, it has remained somewhat of a secret, leaving everyone wondering about its very existence. From its debut at Skyy Jazz Palace in May 2007, to its Style Weekly-featured show at the same venue in August, to Barnett’s VCU faculty […]
Ilad will be playing at Ipanema Cafe on Sunday, Feb. 24th. The show starts around 10 pm and there is no cover. This show is in support of their latest release, National Flags, which was recorded and mixed by John McEntire (Tortoise, Sea & Cake, etc). We had a chance to ask the band a […]
Local drummer Billy Williams is taking his new quartet to Twins Jazz in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, December 27 for the group’s debut. The 20-year-old drummer who has shared the stage with greats such as Cyrus Chestnut, Donald Harrison, Eric Lewis, and Larry Willis, is a Virginia Beach native and is currently a student at […]
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