by Jeff Maisey | Nov 29, 2021 | Classical, Music, Music News
(Horszowski Trio is set to dazzle a Norfolk audience.) By Montague Gammon III Early December’s Feldman Chamber Music Society concert at the Chrysler Museum’s Kaufman Theater showcases three piano trios: a mid 20th Century masterpiece by the under recognized...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 24, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
(Mae performing live during a recent concert. Photo by Jim Morrison) By Jim Morrison In their nearly 20 years, Mae has managed to navigate the twisting and turning labyrinth of the morphing modern music industry, rebounding from one whiplashing change to another They...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 24, 2021 | Classical, Music, Music News
(New Virginia Symphony Orchestra Music Director Eric Jacobsen in rehearsal with saxophone great Branford Marsalis. Cell phone photo by Kristen E. Bennington.) By Montague Gammon III Virginia Symphony’s Music Director Eric Jacobsen kicks off the conducting part of...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 15, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Aging as a rock ‘n roll songwriter and performer is a tricky journey. It’s a balancing act between the desire to continue to create while acknowledging that your fans – or most of your fans — are encased in a time warp of your...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 31, 2021 | Music, Music News
Jae Sinnett Trio (L-R) is bassist Terry Burrell, pianist Allen Farnham, and drummer Jae Sinnett. By Jeff Maisey In late summer, jazz group Jae Sinnett Trio released “Altered Egos,” a 10-song album that absolutely cooks. Throughout, Sinnett (drums), Terry Burrell...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 15, 2021 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick has had his third COVID shot and he’s happy to finally be back out on the road. It’s not the 300 dates a year the band played back in the day. More like 150 to 175, but then they’re not young...