by Jeff Maisey | Oct 20, 2026 | Classical, Music, Music News
(Rebecca Gilmore, Assistant Principal Cello, Virginia Symphony Orchestra) By Jeff Maisey On June 22, out of the blue, Rebecca Gilmore experienced a seizure and passed out on her bathroom floor. The Assistant Principal Cellist of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra is an...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 26, 2026 | Classical, Music, Music News
(Composer Philip Glass. Photo by Danny Clinch) By Montague Gammon III The Virginia Symphony Orchestra makes serious musical history later this month with “Echoes and Icons,” its second pair of classical concerts this season. These performances are truly a big deal,...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 12, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Drummer Billy Williams (pictured) and his quartet will perform Saturday, September 26 as part of the Phoebus Jazz Festival. By Jerome Langston “Then, Billy…Billy is one of my former students, of course, but this young man has grown up to be one of the...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 12, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Chloe Youtsey is on fire in local jazz circles. Photography by Danielle Blevins) By Jeff Maisey On Saturday, September 19, Virginia Beach jazz artist Chloe Youtsey, who won the 2026 Best Jazz category at the Veer Music Awards, will present an intriguing conceptual...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 18, 2026 | Music, Music News
(Jae Sinnett opened for Echo & The Bunnymen at The NorVa in June Photo by Aria Maisey. By Jeff Maisey Seventy Seven zero. You’d never know by listening to Jae Sinnett he turned 70 at the end of June. Nor, by gazing at his fit physique, in-demand schedule and...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 17, 2026 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Billy Idol was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year. Photo by David Raccuglia.) By Jeff Maisey Talk about an interesting time in music history — 1978. The previous year saw the release of some of the greatest, most iconic albums in pop/rock...
