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Tessa Souter with the Jimmy Masters Trio at the Sandler Center for the Arts

By Mark Robbins
November 17, 2024
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The Miller Jazz Series began six years ago under the leadership of bassist

Jimmy Masters

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">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 The Art of the Beatles, After Bebop, The Music of Burt Bacharach, The Art of the Alto Saxophone, etc. In the last 2 years, the series has expanded to adding guest artists performing with Masters, pianist

John Toomey

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">John Toomey and a rotation of drummers

Emre Kartari

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Emre Kartari,

Frank Russo

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Frank Russo and

Tony Martucci

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Tony Martucci. Vibraphonist

Chuck Redd

vibraphone

" data-original-title="" title="">Chuck Redd, vocalists

Janis Siegel

vocals
b.1952

" data-original-title="" title="">Janis Siegel,

Lori Williams

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Lori Williams,

Giacomo Gates

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Giacomo Gates and Wyatt Michael (finalist on the reality TV show The Voice, NBC) have all recently appeared with the trio.

The guest artist on this particular even was New York-based

Tessa Souter

vocals
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Tessa Souter. Self-taught, Souter has performed in venues all over the world, including Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Mezzrow, Blue Note, London's Ronnie Scotts, the London and Edinburgh jazz festivals, New York's iconic 55 Bar (a 17-year gig that ended when Covid shut it down) and too many more to mention. She has appeared with

Joe Locke

vibraphone
b.1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Joe Locke,

Lynne Arriale

piano
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Lynne Arriale,

Steve Kuhn

piano
b.1938

" data-original-title="" title="">Steve Kuhn,

Alan Broadbent

piano
b.1947

" data-original-title="" title="">Alan Broadbent, drummer

Billy Drummond

drums
b.1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Drummond (to whom she is married); the list continues. Throughout the evening, Souter spoke about the songs she performed, as well as her musical influences. As Souter has said, "I really have been very lucky." Clearly, the audience in the Miller Room felt they were the lucky ones to be present at this outstanding concert. Following are a few photos from that night. View Slideshow

Tessa Souter and John Toomey

Tessa Souter

John Toomey

Tessa Souter

Jimmy Masters and Tessa Souter

Tessa Souter

Jimmy Masters

Frank Russo

Tessa Souter

Jimmy Masters

Frank Russo

Tessa Souter with the Jimmy Masters Trio

Frank Russo

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