by Jeff Maisey | Oct 22, 2019 | Classical, Music, Music News
(Guest conductor Edwin Outwater) By Montague Gammon III Christmas day visits to Ella Fitzgerald’s house were a family routine for young Edwin Outwater, who will conduct the Virginia Symphony’s Brahms + Pulitzer concerts this month. Having a mother who worked for “The...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 16, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jerome Langston Norfolk’s Attucks Theatre, a historic gem, celebrated its centennial earlier this year, with a well-received documentary and anniversary programming that continues throughout this year. My cover story for Veer Magazine, published this past...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 11, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey BJ Leiderman, known coast-to-coast as the National Public Radio (NPR) theme song composer for melodies used on “Morning Edition” and other programs over the past 40 years, returns to Hampton Roads to sit-in with some former bandmates when the...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 11, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jim Morrison Marc Cohn burst out onto the charts in 1991 with his debut, “Marc Cohn,” a disc that earned him a Grammy for best new artist and spun off the hits “Walking in Memphis,” “Silver Thunderbird,” and “True...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 18, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey The role of a true artist is to show the world in an imaginative way a mirrored reflection of reality, and Jake Clemons does exactly that in dramatic fashion on his dynamic new solo album titled “Eyes on the Horizon.” Clemons, who grew-up in...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 18, 2019 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Michael Curry The first-rate Attucks at100 celebrations continue with a performance by Nobuntu — a female vocal quintet from Zimbabwe that has been taking the arts world by storm. Norfolk is their first stop on this new coast-to-coast tour of the United...
