Suffolk Pride Night returns to Lokee Bar in Downtown Suffolk on August 31, 2024! The fun event unites our local LGBTQ+ community and allies together for a fun night of music, drinks and entertainment, with proceeds benefing Suffolk Pride! Tickets available online at: SuffolkPrideVA.eventbrite.com
“Capped by a sassy whistle and sassier scat…Washington’s easygoing voice is a tutorial in confidence. Washington knows how to respect tradition and refresh it.” –Downbeat He’s one of Wynton Marsalis’s favorite singers—need we say more? Kenny Washington scats and swings, always making you feel like you’re hearing a song for the first time. A regular […]
“One of the world’s most engaging and astonishingly versatile trumpeters.” – Style Weekly If you’re looking for world-class talent, here’s a prime example from just up the road: Richmond-based trumpeter Rex Richardson has headlined international brass bands and festivals on five continents. He has collaborated with countless legendary artists and ensembles including Ray Charles, Benny Carter, […]
Co-Presented with Virginia Arts Festival and Virginia Wesleyan University. “Gorgeous sound. Hearing them sing is a joy.” (BBC Music Magazine) With its intricately textured harmonies, impeccable delivery and passion for music of every age, this Grammy-nominated British choral ensemble thrills audiences. Touring globally, they perform an extensive repertory in spellbinding a cappella concerts as well as […]
“Harmonically sumptuous… It was masterly, it was playful, and it swung.” – The New York Times The vibist of choice for some of jazz’s most iconic artists, Steve Nelson is a name that has become associated with the pinnacle of the art form. With a resume that includes stints with Dave Holland’s acclaimed quintet, the George […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “Spine-tingling! Full-throated, ecstatic harmonies.” -The Guardian This London-based gospel choir shot to stardom when they performed at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2019. Swaying in time with the music, heads thrown back, eyes closed, they raised the royal roof with their performance of “Stand By […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “The angelic voices of this most famous vocal group are ageless.” (The Salt Lake Tribune) They may be 10 to 14 years old, but the gifted, impeccably trained young singers of the famed Vienna Boys Choir sustain a musical tradition that dates back to the 15th century, an unbroken chain […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “The angelic voices of this most famous vocal group are ageless.” (The Salt Lake Tribune) They may be 10 to 14 years old, but the gifted, impeccably trained young singers of the famed Vienna Boys Choir sustain a musical tradition that dates back to the 15th century, an unbroken chain […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “Vocal virtuosity…with a broad range of material that showed her assurance on easygoing ballads, soft, Brazilian scat singing, and punchy pep songs.” – The New York Times With a well-seasoned voice and a gift for finding the heart of a song, Stephanie Nakasian brings a lot more to a performance […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “One of the finest saxophonists in the business.” – NPR Sought-after sideman in studio and onstage, as well as a bandleader in his own right, Steve Wilson has had a storied career; you can hear his distinctive sound on more than 100 recordings with such artists as Chick Corea, Dianne […]
CINDERELLA Alma Duetscher, composer/conductor featuring student performers from The Governor's School for the Arts Vocal & Instrumental Music Departments Co-presented with Governor's School for the Arts and Virginia Arts Festival. In this Virginia Arts Festival collaboration, Deutscher will conduct student musicians and vocalists from The Governor’s School for the Arts in her opera Cinderella. While […]
Presented by Virginia Arts Festival. “Some sounds stop you dead in your tracks…Blanding’s tenor saxophone is certainly one of those: huge, hollow, warm and woody, something hewn straight from nature.” – Sydney Morning Herald A member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra since the 1990s, Walter Blanding carves out a saxophone sound like no […]
