by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Michael P. Curry It was the Summer of 1968. The very first Hampton Jazz Festival was presented (after the idea had been gestating for about a year) on Armstrong Field at (then) Hampton Institute. That first Festival included performances by Count Basie, Dizzy...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
Norfolk band makes national debut on Yep Roc Records on June 17 By Jim Morrison “It started as a half joke,” Neal Friedman says. Major and the Monbacks, the Norfolk-based band of high school buddies, were starting to think about recording their second...
by Jeff Maisey | May 10, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Todd Rundgren continues to push the envelope with a sense of experimentation on his new album titled “White Knight,” featuring something unique for this wizard of the recording studio – collaborations. Rundgren (performing Tuesday, May 16 at Sandler...
by Jeff Maisey | May 3, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston It’s been just a few hours since severe weather brought a tornado or two to southeastern Virginia, when I finally catch up with the acclaimed trombonist, Vincent Gardner, who grew up in a noted musical family in Hampton, and is now teaching at...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 27, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Roberts What’s the difference between a fiddle and a violin? Seán Heely has a lot of witty answers at the ready, but one of his favorites is: “A fiddle is a violin with beer spilled on it.” It’s appropriate, given the Chesapeake native’s upcoming...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 16, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Britain’s Vinny Peculiar will perform an intimate gig Saturday, March 18 at Colley Cantina. He’ll be joined by a backing group of Norfolk musicians tasked with learning a variety of his works, including tracks from his critically acclaimed concept...
