Jazz Café

Jazz Cafe, July 2010

Day + Time: Thursdays 6 – 9 pm
Location: Best Café
Open To
Cost: Free
Description: Groove to an eclectic mix of jazz ensembles every Thursday, 6 – 9 pm, at VMFA's Best Café. The Jazz Café is presented to the public by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, in conjunction with the Richmond Jazz Society, free of charge! Light fare and beverages available for sale.

Jan 19
Lawrence Olds Quartet
A unique blend of “old school” blues and updated arrangements of the great American songbook
Lawrence Olds-vocals, Charlie Kilpatrick-piano, Carter Blough-bass, Chris Whiteman-guitar

Jan 26
Butterbean Quartet
Jazz mixture from classic songs to contemporary music of Norah Jones, Sade, Michael McDonald and more
Terri Simpson-vocals, Lee Covington-piano, Rusty Farmer-bass, Keith Willingham-drums

Feb 2
Brian Jones Quartet
Jazz standards and original compositions in the classic style of mid-1960s jazz
Brian Jones-drums, J. C. Kuhl-tenor sax, Cameron Ralston-bass, Alan Parker-guitar

Feb 9
Robbie Cunningham Group
Contemporary jazz and smooth favorites
Robbie Cunningham-vocals, Lucy Kilpatrick-piano, Lamont Jones-drums

Feb16
J. Smith Jazz Quartet
Original compositions and contemporary arrangements of jazz standards, bebop and Latin jazz
Justin Smith-guitar, Brian Cruse-bass, Marcus Tenney-tenor sax, Kevin Gaines-drums

Feb 23
The LKB Jazz Trio
Mix of contemporary music and standards from some of the area’s most popular jazz artists
Lucy Kilpatrick-piano, Keith Anderson-sax, Brian Johnson-drums

March is International Women's Month

March 1
Emme St. James & Her Jazz Gentlemen
An elegant blend of sophisticated jazz and cabaret standards reminiscent of days gone by.
Emme St. James-vocals, Lee Covington-piano, Rusty Farmer-bass, Jonathan Greenburg-trumpet

March 8
Marlysse Simmons Quartet
An exciting evening of jazz and the music of Latin America & Brazil. Muy caliente!
Marlysse Simmons-piano, Laura Ann Singh-vocals with members of her popular samba band, Os Magrelos

March 15
Sharon Rae North Quartet
One of Richmond’s choice vocalists presents a night of smooth originals and jazz favorites.
Sharon Rae North-vocals, Lucy Kilpatrick-piano, Wilbert Anderson-bass; Rickk Gray-drums

March 22
Desiree Roots Centeio Quartet
An evening of songs from Ella Fitzgerald to Natalie Cole by one of the area’s favorite vocalists.
Desiree Roots Centeio-vocals; Bruce Sullivan-piano; Bruce Nichols-guitar; Keith Willingham–drums

March 29
Mary Lawrence Hicks and the No Land Band
Trumpeter Mary Lawrence Hicks leads this collective of great area musicians in exciting originals and jazz standards reminiscent of the Blue Note Era!
Mary Lawrence Hicks-trumpet and flugelhorn, Larri Branch-piano, Chris Harrison-bass, Devonne Harris-drums

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Free Admission
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
200 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220-4007
804.340.1400