by Jeff Maisey | Mar 29, 2022 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Banjo great Bela Fleck. Photo by William Matthews) By Jim Morrison Bela Fleck is on the phone ruminating about why he dips in and out of so many genres from bluegrass to newgrass to jazz to classical, from his mind-blowing creations with The Flecktones to his work...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2022 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Sultry jazz vocalist Liz Terrell will unveil her debut full-length solo album “It’s All Right with Me” on January 20 & 21 with a live performance of the work at American Theatre intimate Studio Theater in Hampton. Terrell’s dynamic voice is...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 21, 2022 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Byron Stripling is conductor and trumpet soloist.) By Jerome Langston “A lot of this is informed by Count Basie,” says Byron Stripling, the acclaimed jazz trumpeter, actor and conductor. “The show is informed by the music of Ella Fitzgerald and so many others, so it...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 8, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison For Michael Goldberg, the journey back began with a guy in Norway on Facebook. Goldberg was a fixture in the Baltimore music scene in the early 1970s when he was walking upstairs at The Classroom, a club he played six nights a week when he met a woman...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 6, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Marie Osmond needs little introduction. Marie’s older siblings debuted as bubblegum pop group The Osmonds in 1970. Her brother Donny soon after became a teen idol as a solo artist. Marie Osmond, the second youngest and only daughter in the family,...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 30, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Newport News’ Ferguson Center for the Arts has become a traditional stop for Grammy-nominated smooth saxophonist Dave Koz during the holiday season. This year, Koz and Friends — Jonathan Butler (guitar), Rick Braun (trumpet), Richard Elliot (saxophone),...
