Dominion Energy Jazz Café

Wednesdays, 6–8 pm
Cochrane Atrium

Join us every Wednesday for in-person performances by some of the area’s best jazz musicians.

Seats fill up quickly. Standing options are limited.
Dominion Energy Jazz Café is in partnership with the Richmond Jazz Society.

 

2024 Schedule

Dominion Energy Jazz Café |The Bob Blagg Band featuring Claudia Carawan

Wed, Nov 13, 2024
6–8 pm
Free; no tickets or registration required
Cochrane Atrium

The Bob Blagg Band is a tight, energetic group backing the positively soulful Claudia Carawan on vocals with their signature blend of R&B, Motown, jazz, blues, and pop. Put on your dancing shoes for covers of some of the greatest artists of the last century including Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Amy Winehouse, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, and many more. With Bob Blagg on guitar, Fred Ostrow on piano, Ben Kelly on bass, Todd Woodson on drums, and featured vocalist Claudia Carawan.

Dominion Energy Jazz Café | My Son The Doctor

Wed, Nov 20, 2024
6–8 pm
Free; no tickets or registration required
Cochrane Atrium

My Son the Doctor plays an infectiously danceable mix of Eastern European, Balkan, and Mediterranean folk music, with an emphasis on Yiddish, Hebrew, and Romani traditions. Get ready for dance tunes, Yiddish folk and theater songs, contemporary and traditional Romani songs, and Balkan pop—aka klezmer jazz! With Louis Schwartz on acoustic guitar and vocals, Allen Cole and Ben Grondahl on clarinet, Ken Kellner on electric guitar, Bryan Martin on electric bass, and David Ellis on hand percussion.

Dominion Energy Jazz Café | Jazz Around the Museum: Forte Jazz Band!

Wed, Nov 27, 2024
6–8 pm
Free; no tickets or registration required
Cochrane Atrium

Forte Jazz Band from Smithfield, Virginia, plays jazz standards, smooth jazz and a dash of R&B/pop favorites. Get ready for an evening of sonic artistry with vocalist Shevonne Newby, Brian Pinner on saxophones, Pete Jaymes Ford on keyboard, Darryl Rawlings on drums, Jeffrey Bradby on guitar, Daniel Quackenbush on bass, Felix Valderrama on congas, and Herman Cox on trumpet.

View past virtual performances on YouTube.