Thursday, April 17 at 7:30pm
The Art of the Trio is an intimate look at the piano trio—largely unrehearsed and drawing on the experience of many years of playing together. The program will feature jazz standards from the Great American Songbook and Tin Pan Alley, with composers such as Irving Berlin, Alec Wilder, Cole Porter, and even Antonio Carlos Jobim, as well as some tunes from the rock genre. Justin Kauflin is featured on piano, Jimmy Masters on bass, and Billy Williams on drums. Justin and Billy go back to their teenage years at The Governor’s Magnet School for the Arts.

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Thursday, May 15 at 7:30pm
Ella & Ellington will feature renowned vocalist Lena Seikaly, who performed for the Virginia Arts Festival on the Attucks Jazz Series several years back and was one of eleven semi-finalists for the prestigious 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition in L.A. This concert will celebrate two of the jazz world's most significant artists—vocalist Ella Fitzgerald and composer/bandleader Duke Ellington. Lena Seikaly has performed this program at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and draws from the songbooks of each of these prolific jazz icons. Joining Lena will be John Toomey on piano, Jimmy Masters on bass, and Frank Russo on drums.

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Thursday, June 19 at 7:30pm
Cole Porter and Nat King Cole. This show features award-winning vocalist Sachal Vasandani, who has performed to enthusiastic audiences at major festivals, theaters, and clubs around the world. He has come to be regarded as one of the eminent vocal improvisers of his generation. This program will feature compositions by the legendary songwriter Cole Porter and songs performed by Nat King Cole. Jeff Smith will join on alto saxophone, John Toomey on piano, Jimmy Masters on bass, and Frank Russo on drums.

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Thursday, July 24 at 7:30pm
One of the most prolific and iconic songwriters of our generation. Featuring vocalist Laura Ann Singh, a multilingual American singer, recording artist, and composer. Laura Ann was recently featured on the Doug Richards Orchestra’s recording Through A Sonic Prism: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. In this setting, she is joined by Richmond-based pianist Daniel Clarke (who toured and recorded with Grammy Award-winning singer KD Lang for many years), and Jimmy Masters on bass. The trio will take an intimate look at a selection of songs from the vast library created by Paul Simon.

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Thursday, August 21 at 7:30pm
A fun, interactive discussion with the audience. In this unique program, the band will engage the audience in a lively discussion about the inner workings of the jazz quartet. They'll explore the hows and whys of putting the music together, the respective roles of each instrument, and take questions from the audience. The band will feature Eddie Williams on saxophones, John Toomey on piano, Jimmy Masters on bass, and Howard Curtis on drums.

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Thursday, September 18 at 7:30pm
Richard Rogers had two main writing partners throughout his career, Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein. When Hart died in 1943, Rogers turned to Hammerstein for the partnership. All together, these songwriting partners wrote music for some of the most well-known theater productions and films of their time; South Pacific, The King and I, The Sound of Music, Pal Joey, A Connecticut Yankee, Oklahoma, Carousel, and songs like My Funny Valentine, My Romance, You are Too Beautiful, Where or When, Some Enchanted Evening. Playing for this program will be Taylor Barnett on trumpet, John Toomey on piano, Jimmy Masters on bass, and Frank Russo on drums.

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