RICHMOND JAZZ SOCIETY, INC. PRESENTS
JAZZNEWS
October 2003
Click Here for a Calendar of Events Around the Commonwealth:
http://vajazz.org/vajazzevents/
RICHMOND JAZZ SOCIETY GUEST EDUCATORS SERIES
To Present
Jazz Pianists Charlie and Lucy Kilpatrick
With Special Guests
Tuesday, October 14, 2003 7:00 PM
Main Street Beer Company
1911 W. Main Street
(Handicapped Accessible)
Open to the Public. Donation: $5
This husband and wife duo represents two of Richmond's most versatile pianists, performing in settings ranging from straight-ahead Jazz to Afro-Cuban rhythms. Charlie has performed as leader of his own ensembles and with TimbaSon, HavanaSon, Bio Ritmo, and Richmond Jazz Society's ensembles. Lucy (formerly Horne) is best known for holding down the bass line on keyboards for The Jazz Ladies. She also plays regularly with the Joe Scott Trio, First Impressions, TimbaSon, Tropi-Kiimba amd many others.
The RJS Guest Educators Series is made possible in part by ChevronTexaco Corporation, Scott & Stringfellow, Inc., Circuit City Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Arts and Cultural Funding Consortium as funded by The City of Richmond, and the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ChevronTexaco Presents MaxJazz Recording Artists
Steve Wilson Quartet
With Special Guest Vocalists Rene Marie and Phillip Manuel
In a Benefit concert to support the programs and services of Richmond Jazz Society
Saturday, October 18, 2003 9:00 p.m.
Vlahcevic Concert Hall in the Singleton Performing Arts Center of Virginia Commonwealth University
922 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA
$30 General Admission / $25 RJS members & students
$50 Reserved Seating and Meet-The-Artist Reception at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets available at Plan 9 Music
For more information call (804) 643-1972
BIO:
Native Virginian Steve Wilson is probably best remembered in this region for his soulful sax playing at VA Common-wealth University and, as a member of the awesome contemporary Jazz group SECRETS. In 1986 Wilson joined the band O.T.B. (Out of the Blue), a sextet of promising young Jazz players who were sponsored by Blue Note Records. He also toured for a year with the legendary Lionel Hampton Orchestra. Wilson's career further developed while working with such noted artists as Ralph Peterson, Michele Rosewoman, Rene Rosnes, the American Jazz Orchestra, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and Buster Williams. He has been documented on over 80 recordings and, has recorded and/or toured for such diverse artists as Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Dianne Reeves, Charlie Byrd, Donald Brown, Mulgrew Miller, Kevin Mahogany, Bruce Barth, Dave Liebman, Louie Bellson, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Don Byron and Geoff Keezer. He has performed with Dr. Billy Taylor’s Jazz at the Kennedy Center, which is broadcast on NPR. He periodically performs with some of New York's premier big bands, including the Mingus Big Band and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He was also Artistic Consultant for Harvey Keitel for the film "Lulu On The Bridge." He has six recordings under his own name.
In addition to his performance schedule, Wilson devotes time to educational activities. He was an adjunct faculty member in the Jazz program at William Paterson College in Wayne, New Jersey from 1991 to 1998; and has led clinics at the Hartt (University of Hartford/CT) and Manhattan (NYC) Schools of Music, and at Hamilton College. Wilson brought a sextet to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s “Carolina Jazz Festival” where they were in residency for a week of clinics and performances. Recently, he completed a three-week residency for the award winning organization, CITYFOLK in Dayton, OH.
Steve and his ensemble will showcase music from his latest CD on MaxJazz label, Soulful Song. Copies of the CD will be available. Special thanks to the following Sponsors for helping make this event possible:
ChevronTexaco, Wyndham Richmond Airport, MaxJazz, Plan 9 Music, StyleWeekly, Richmond Free Press
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Eh Toi Zydeco Lovers!
Thursday, October 30
Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners
http://www.leroythomas.net
The Boulevard Deli, 5218 W. Broad St. Richmond VA; 804-282-9333;
http://www.theboulevarddeli.com
Zydeco dance lesson 7pm; Show 8-11pm; $8 cover includes lesson
CreoleArts is promoting the enjoyment of cultural diversity in Virginia through the music & dance of Louisiana.
LOOKING AHEAD...
Lil Malcolm & the Zydeco House Rockers; Dexter Ardoin & the Creole Ramblers
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The Modlin Center Celebrates the Culture of Cuba!
Albita
October 15, 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm
Camp Concert Hall
Cuban music has never been hipper than in the hands of Albita. She infuses traditional Cuban rhythms with modern arrangements, fresh poetry and a hipster’s flair.
Tickets: $28 adults, $26 seniors, $14 children.
Ballet Naçional de Cuba
Alicia Alonso, general director
October 21, 5 pm & 8:30 pm
Alice Jepson Theatre
Ballet Naçional de Cuba is regarded as one of the most prestigious and exciting classical ballet companies in the world.
Tickets: $28 adults, $26 seniors, $14 children.
Teatro de la Luna presents Manteca
October 27, 7:30 pm
Alice Jepson Theatre
Presented in Spanish with English subtitles
Teatro de la Luna presents theatre from a Latin-American perspective. In Manteca, by Cuban playwright Alberto Pedro Torriente, three siblings face the dilemma of whether to kill their chubby black pig.
Tickets: $24 adults, $22 seniors, $12 children.
Orquesta Aragon
November 3, 7:30 pm
Camp Concert Hall
The variety of the group's rhythms, its inventiveness and the quality and presence of its musicians combine to make Orquesta Aragon today’s top ambassadors of Afro-Cuban music.
Tickets: $24 adults, $22 seniors, $12 children.
Buy tickets online 24 hours a day/7 days a week at
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/modlinarts (fees apply). Or, call the Modlin Center Box Office at (804) 289-8980 during our regular office hours of Monday through Friday, 10 am - 5 pm. Complete details about these events, and any other events during our 2003/04 season, can also be found online at
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/modlinarts.
LEGENDARY REEDMAN BYARD LANCASTER HEADLINES GOSPEL JAZZ CONCERT
The 8th Annual "Gospel Jazz Celebration" will be held on Sunday, November 2, 2003, 3:00 PM at Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center to benefit Huguenot High School Jazz Band and the Gilpin-Jackson Ward Family Life Skills Center. Headlining the event is legendary saxophonist/flutist BYARD LANCASTER of Philadelphia, PA. Lancaster has performed and recorded with countless Jazz and Blues luminaries including McCoy Tyner, Philly Joe Jones, Kenny Barron, Sonny Shar-rock, Stanley Clarke, Norman Connors, Memphis Slim, Sonny Rhodes, Shemekia Copeland and others. The Huguenot High School Jazz Band will also perform. $15 (includes refreshments) For ticket information call (804) 649-0920
JAZZ AROUND RICHMOND TOWN
Looking for some "straight-ahead" Jazz on a Tuesday night? Ready to rumba but need some quick lessons? Go to our website at
www.vajazz.org and click "Clubs" for a listing of venues in the Richmond area which feature Jazz, Blues, and Latin music. Then go out and support our talented Virginia artists. We are also compiling info on similar venues around the Commonwealth. Why not be a VAJAZZ correspondent? Send us information for "Clubs around the Commonwealth" to:
admin@vajazz.org.
Remember, call ahead - club listings change rapidly and usually without notice.
Support Your Jazz Service Organization! Help Keep Jazz Alive!
Send your tax-deductible contribution to
Richmond Jazz Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 25723, Richmond, VA 23260
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