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Walter Blanding, Jr. with the John Toomey Trio at the Attucks Jazz Club
by Mark Robbins
Educator, composer, musician, Walter Blanding, Jr is a man for all seasons. Born into a musical family in Cleveland, OH, his parents moved the family to New York in the early '80s where his parents became part of the house band at the Village Gate jazz club. Blanding began playing the saxophone at the age of ...
The Attucks Jazz Club: Fall 2024
by Mark Robbins
In 2008, under the auspices of the Virginia Arts Festival and the leadership of professor/pianist John Toomey, the Attucks Jazz Series was born in the historic Attucks Theater. Before becoming a full-time jazz professor at Old Dominion University, Toomey spent time on the road with jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, singers Mark Murphy, Rene Marie, and others. ...
Nate Najar and Daniela Soledade with the Jimmy Masters Trio at the Sandler Center
by Mark Robbins
Since the introduction of Brazilian music to the United States in 1962 by Charlie Byrd, artists such as Antônio Carlos Jobim, Jõao Gilberto, Gal Costa, Astrud Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Claudia Acuña, to name a few, have continued to have a great influence on the American audience. Add to that roster guitarist Nate Naja and vocalist (also ...
Tessa Souter with the Jimmy Masters Trio at the Sandler Center for the Arts
by Mark Robbins
The Miller Jazz Series began six years ago under the leadership of bassist Jimmy Masters. Held in the 135-seat Miller room of the Sandler Center for the Arts in Virginia Beach, the series has sold out every performance since its inception. The first few years of the series consisted of a different monthly themes, such as ...
Janis Siegel with the John Toomey Trio at the Attucks Jazz Club
by Mark Robbins
This past April Norfolk, Virginia jazz fans were treated to a wonderful evening of music with the Jimmy Masters Trio and special guest vocalist Janis Siegel. Proving one can never have too much of a good thing Siegel recently returned, this time to the Attucks Jazz Club joining the John Toomey Trio, Toomey on piano, Masters ...
Giacomo Gates with the Jimmy Masters Trio at the Sandler Center for the Arts
by Mark Robbins
Giacomo Gates sings in a calm baritone, delivering songs easily, but there's more to just singing a song. Mixing the lyrics with vocalese, singing his lyrics to otherwise instrumental improvised parts, Gates tells a story full of emotion that can be seen on his face and heard in his voice. Closing your eyes and listening to ...
Dominique Eade with the John Toomey Trio at the Attucks Jazz Club
by Mark Robbins
Dominique Eade has been teaching at The New England Conservatory for over 30 years. Her students have included Roberta Gambarini, Michael Mayo and Aoife O'Donovan. Well known in jazz circles for her scatting, improvising, delivery, Eade is neither showy nor pretentious. She is more concerned with the music and the story than with the small vocal ...
More Fall Releases Plus Birthday Shoutouts To Lovie Austin, Vi Redd, Emily Remler & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Audrey Ochoa, Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Maddie Vogler, Teri Parker, Brandon Sanders featuring Jazzmeia Horn, vocalists Darden Purcell, plus a single from Samara Joy, with birthday shoutouts to Lovie Austin, Vi Redd, Emily Remler, Bobby Short, Catherine Russell, Kait Dunton, Norma Winstone and Ingrid Laubrock, among others. Thanks for listening and please ...
Lori Williams with the Jimmy Masters Trio at the Sandler Center
by Mark Robbins
Bassist Jimmy Masters has hosted and curated the TowneBank jazz series (formerly the Miller Jazz Series) at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts since its inception in 2017. Running from June to September, the series has offered a different theme each month played in a cabaret style setting. The 2023 season began a couple of ...
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