Honoring the late bass titan Charles Mingus, and raising money to fight ALS. Only a hundred seats at the Firehouse Theater June 9, so go get ’em: Drummer Brian Jones, who organizes the Mingus Awareness Project concerts for Richmond, writes: […]

Charles Mingus’ “Opus Four,” from the album “Richmond,” available here… “M.A.P.” is the Mingus Awareness Project. See related post. Album released March 7, 2017 Brian Jones: Drums J.C. Kuhl: Tenor Saxophone Cameron Ralston: Bass Engineered/Mixed/Mastered by Palmer Wilkins at Millwright […]

  The 2019 edition of the Richmond International Film & Music Festival will include the documentary Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes. It plays at the Byrd Theatre on Sunday April 28 at 1:30 pm. For more details on this event and […]

Here’s “Almost Invisible” and four other tracks from the 2009 album Synchronicity by the Jason Jenkins Group. Mostly original material featuring James Gates, Toru Dodo, Billy Williams, Kevin Simpson and Duane Smith.

Charles Owens Quintet at The Dark Room, March 5 — Charles Owens Marcus Tenney Devonne Harris Andrew Jay Randazzo

From a recent interview with Branford Marsalis, who’ll perform with his quartet at the Modlin Center on February 15, 7:30 p.m. Tickets here. Q: What do you see happening next? A: This is an important presidency. It’s been a long time […]