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SUMMARY:JAZZ WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:A JAM SESSION with MIKE HAWKINS\, DR. WELDON HILL\, and KARL TIETZE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBassist Mike Hawkins leads an inclusive and vibrant jam session that spotlights jazz standards and classics. \n\n\n\nThere are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others.” – Thelonius Monk. \n\n\n\nHosted by jazz bassist\, music educator\, bandleader\, and OMP-member Mike Hawkins\, this is not a “traditional open mic” – but rather a hosted experience curated by OMP. Players of all levels are welcome. The OMP team curates ensembles as the night unfolds – so the bands are different every song and every week! From standards\, to free-form improv\, to vocal classics\, the showcase is a parade of extraordinary performances. \n\n\n\nInstruments provided: drums\, bass and amp\, baby grand piano\, guitar amps. Real Books and music stands are provided. Sound and lights are exceptional. Audience participation is encouraged\, whether you’re dancing in your seat or on your feet. Play some bongos\, have a beer\, and jam with the band. \n\n\n\nMike Hawkins has performed with jazz legends saxophonists Jimmy Heath\, Eric Alexander\, Gary Bartz\, Donald Harrison; pianists Bruce Barth\, Eric Reed\, Mulgrew Miller\, CyrusChestnut\, John Hicks; vocalists Vanessa Rubin\, Leon Thomas\, Carla Cook; vibraharpist Stefon Harris; guitarist Mark Whitfield\, Mark Elf and Russell Malone; drummers Carl Allen\, Ralph Peterson\, Cindy Blackmon; and the trombone and seashells of Steve Turre. Also toured abroad in Japan\, Russia\, Ukraine\, China\, Germany\, Italy\, Canada and Scandinavia.
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/jazz-workshop/
LOCATION:Révéler Experiences\, 3108 W Cary St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23221\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Workshop
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SUMMARY:MEKONG XPRESS + THE GET FRESH HORNS
DESCRIPTION:The legendary Richmond supergroup emerges from deep space to bring y’all a galaxy-sized hunk of funk and soul. \n\n\n\nRVA Mag writes: “Mekong Xpress and the Get Fresh Horns are one of Richmond’s grooviest collectives. They’ve bottled all the beauty and funk of the ’70s\, strapped it to a rocket\, and taken us along for the ride. Smooth and drifty\, they make you feel like you’re cruising past stars with the windows down.” \n\n\n\nStyle Weekly writes: “The overall sound has a classic mid-’70s feel\, somewhere in a sonic landscape where early Hall and Oates\, Earth Wind and Fire\, and The Headhunters overlap.” \n\n\n\nThe seven-piece ensemble features all-star players who have shaped the sound of too many iconic groups to mention. This group includes Andrew Rapisarda (guitar\, vocals); Todd Herrington (bass\, vocals); Kelli Strawbridge (drums\, vocals); Ben White (keys\, vocals); Bob Miller (trumpet\, percussion) JC Kuhl (sax); and Toby Whitaker (trombone).
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/mekong-xpress-the-get-fresh-horns/
LOCATION:Révéler Experiences\, 3108 W Cary St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23221\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:JOSHUA JENKINS QUARTET
DESCRIPTION:featuring STEEL DRUMS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith explosive energy and rhythms that you can’t help but dance to\, this unique quartet places steel drums in the center of mesmerizing fusion of Latin and African music traditions. \n\n\n\nDeeply rooted in the American jazz tradition\, but never ceasing to innovate and experiment\, pianist Joshua Jenkins leans on influences from Brazil\, Cuba\, West Africa and the French Caribbean\, among others. The group will perform original compositions\, as well as unique arrangements of jazz standards and Congolese soukous songs. \n\n\n\nThis special show heavily features the steel pan (also known as steel drum)\, the backbone sound of the iconic Caribbean music from Trinidad and Tobago. Modern steel drums are made from large industrial metal barrels. Some musicians use four pansticks\, holding two in each hand. This grew out of Trinidad and Tobago’s early 20th-century Carnival percussion groups known as tamboo bamboo. The 55-gallon oil drum was used to make steelpans from around 1947. The Trinidad All-Steel Pan Percussion Orchestra (TASPO)\, formed to attend the Festival of Britain in 1951\, was the first steelband whose instruments were all made from oil drums. \n\n\n\nChosen as one of six artists to participate in Strathmore’s Artist in Residence program in 2022-2023\, Joshua has been an active and innovative part of DC’s jazz scene since 2019. With explosive energy and a penchant for performing the music of Latin America and the African diaspora\, Joshua has been playing the piano since he was seven years old\, and began performing in public at the age of twelve. A proud alum of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington\, D.C.\, he holds a Bachelor’s of Music from Temple University\, where he studied classical Piano Performance and Spanish. Alongside fellow Ellington students\, he performed on stage at the Kennedy Center and Strathmore Music Center with artists such as Ledisi\, Patti LaBelle\, and Sting. \n\n\n\nJoshua was the Jazz Ensemble Director of CAAPA (the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts) from 2018 to 2020. He has a keen interest in Afro-Cuban drumming\, and has visited Cuba several times to conduct research and take lessons. As a graduate of the Strathmore Artist in Residence (AIR) program\, he continues to have a strong relationship with that institution and its stunning array of talent. Most recently\, in both May 2025 and February 2026\, Joshua headlined performances at the historic Blues Alley jazz club in Washington\, D.C. \n\n\n\nBeginning in 2023\, Joshua has been the keyboardist for Downtown Tumbao\, a Latin jazz ensemble that mixes contemporary Brazilian\, Afro-Cuban\, and other Pan-American sounds to create a unique fusion.
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/joshua-jenkins-quartet/
LOCATION:Révéler Experiences\, 3108 W Cary St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23221\, United States
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