Bruce Hornsby Preview: My Fecund Years

Bruce Hornsby Preview: My Fecund Years

(Bruce Hornsby Photo by Sarah Walor) By Jim Roberts Bruce Hornsby, the Grammy Award-winning musician from Williamsburg, is in the midst of the most prolific phase of his career, releasing three solo albums over the last four years. While he still tours with his band,...
Local Music Reviews

Local Music Reviews

Jae Sinnett’s Zero to 60 Quartet With Symphonicity “Live at the Sandler Center (Self-Release) Back in April, Jae Sinnett’s Zero to 60 Quartet performed live at Sandler Center with the backing of Symphonicity, Virginia’s official orchestra conducted by Daniel Boothe....
Smooth Jazz High Notes with Paula Atherton

Smooth Jazz High Notes with Paula Atherton

By Jeff Maisey Paula Atherton’s “Summer Song,” featuring Nathan Mitchell, hit #1 on the Billboard’s Smooth Jazz National Airplay for two consecutive weeks.  During normal times such top-charting success would translate into immediate increased ticket sales for...
Jazzy Take on Bacharach

Jazzy Take on Bacharach

(Singer Liz Terrell to perform selections from pop composer Burt Bacharach’s extensive songbook.)  By Jerome Langston  This year’s Miller Jazz series concludes September 22 at the Sandler Center’s intimate Miller Studio Theatre, with a show titled The Music of Burt...