The 2026 Richmond Jazz and Music Festival took place this past weekend, August 8 and 9, at Maymont with over 20 performers. It was a hot and humid weekend, with the majority of festivalgoers either camped out in shaded lawn chairs or arriving right before sunset....
Richmond's Butcher Brown has been on a roll as of late, which is impressive considering the worldwide lockdown, but they kept their music out there and grew their fanbase. Not easy. The guys launched their YouTube series #MothershipMonday and stayed connected during the pandemic. They hit national level news when ESPN reached out to create the...
Some late-breaking news here on the jazz front; tonight at Vagabond, the club fast becoming the epicenter of this city's underrated jazz scene, bassist Andrew Randazzo will lead a brand-new 15 piece big band through a tribute to the music of Vince Guaraldi, best known for his classic soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas. Randazzo's new...
When you think of Richmond jazz in 2017, Butcher Brown is one of the first names that springs to mind. The group has been making moves and churning out funky grooves in the scene since 2012 and on Nov. 17, the quintet is set to release their latest material, Live at Vagabond, a live performance album via Gearbox Records. The six-track album...
For the seventh installment of RVA Track’s monthly live music video series, the local film collective chose to spotlight Kenneka Cook, an up and coming, talented jazz singer who calls Richmond home. Cook has been looping her funky jazz vocals in Richmond venues and that combined with her pipes have earned her a solid place in the local funk and...
“This band is like the soundtrack of my childhood, like what my dad used to listen to,” said Corey Fonville, who plays drums in the Richmond-based groovy instrumental quartet, Butcher Brown. Fonville, along with Devonne Harris (DJ Harrison, keys), Marcus Tenney (saxophone, trumpet), Andrew Randazzo (bass) and Morgan Burrs (guitar) make up the...
Before Anneliese Grant was captivating us with her incredible vocals in The Folly, the singer/songwriter was performing on her own and after a two-year break, she’s come back with a new EP, Out to Graze. The five-track album showcases her talent and is a bit of a different direction than The Folly’s sound. This will mark Grant’s third solo...
Local funk-king Kelli Strawbridge is back with a new synthy single and its bound to get your feet moving as the weather gets warmer. Strawbridge said he recorded "Genuine Animal" last year in his home studio and it was really more of a vehicle for a new vocal processor he'd just purchased. "It had autotune on it [and] it's ridiculous how much fun...
Local funk-king Kelli Strawbridge is back with a new synthy single and its bound to get your feet moving as the weather gets warmer. Strawbridge said he recorded "Genuine Animal" last year in his home studio and it was really more of a vehicle for a new vocal processor he'd just purchased. "It had autotune on it [and] it's ridiculous how much fun...
In his forthcoming album, The Importance of Self Belief, Richmond rap/jazz musician McKinley Dixon broadens the scope of the challenging subject matter and sentimental dialogue indicative of his prior album, Who Taught You To Hate Yourself?. With an ensemble of gifted jazz musicians and an arsenal of talented collaborators, Dixon brings new...
