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Jazz Lunches 2010

Each spring, St. Paul’s in partnership with the Richmond Jazz Society hosts Jazz Lunches to celebrate God's ongoing creation through the experience of music. Richmond-area jazz artists such as Kevin Davis and Ban Caribe, Skip Gailes, Debo Dabney, and Doctors of Jazz perform. Lunch is served, catered by local restaurants. Volunteers serve on the Jazz Lunch committee, and help with setup, service, and cleanup. 

New Media Sponsor: Community Idea Stations/WCVE Radio is a media sponsor for  St. Paul's Jazz Lunches. Community Idea Stations has been the media sponsor for St. Paul's Eyes On Richmond series since 2002.

2010 Season

Dates: Wednesdays during the Easter season, April 14 through May 26, 2010
Time: 12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for lunch and music
Reservations Required: Call the church for reservations by the preceding Monday (643-3589) or register online!
Contact: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 545-5415 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 239-8180

Schedule

April 14
Richmond Jazz Society's JOSEPH J. KENNEDY 09-10 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
(JAZZ STANDARDS)
Food by Cedars
106 North 7th Street, 771-1665

April 21
Debo Dabney
(CONTEMPORARY JAZZ)
Food by Bistro 27
27 West Broad Street, 780-0086

About the artist: Herbert "Debo" Dabney is one of the area's most dynamic pianists. He has been playing the ivory keys for over 45 years with a repertoire from Jazz to Gospel, R&B, Swing, Blues and Children's Classics. In addition to leading his own ensemble, The Happy Band, Debo is keyboardist/organist at Trinity Baptist Church in Richmond's Northside. He is one of the area's most sought-after musicians by presenters around the Commonwealth

April 28
Bop Nation feat. Skip Gailes, Kip Williams, Mike Ess & Wade Short
(JAZZ STANDARDS)
Food by Maldini's Ristorante
4811 Forest Hill Avenue, 230-9055

May 5
Kevin Davis & Ban Caribe
(CARIBBEAN JAZZ)
Food by DeLux
2229 West Main Street, 353-2424

About the artist: Playing an exciting blend of authentic Calypso and Latin Soul, Ban Caribe's sound is a mix of Caribbean, Calypso, Latin, Jazz, and Soulful Rhythm and Blues. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, led by master percussionist Kevin Davis, Ban Caribe's music is based on the Afro-Clave and all held together with pulsating percussion.

May 12
Gypsy Roots
(GYPSY JAZZ)
Food by Rowland Fine Dining
2132 West Main Street, 257-9885

About the artist: The core of Gypsy Roots is made up of James Beard and Thomas Wakefield, both on guitar and Larry Lyles on violin. Gypsy Jazz is an idiom pioneered in the 1930s by guitar legend Django Reinhardt. Click here to meet the band.

May 19
Roger Carroll and Anthony Dowd
Food by Cafe Rustica
414 East Main Street, 225-8811

May 26
Doctors of Jazz
(DIXIELAND JAZZ)
Food by Positive Vibe Cafe
2825 Hathaway Road, 560-9622

About the artist: The Doctors of Jazz is a Dixieland band that specializes in the traditional early New Orleans jazz typified by the Joe "King" Oliver Creole Jazz Band from the early 1920s and its later West Coast reincarnation, Lu Waters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band. The band was established in 1983 by an enthusiastic group of professors at the University of Richmond. The band performs regularly around centrla Virginia.

A Taste of What You Will Hear

Click on the audio files below to listen to some of the music they played and get a taste of what you will hear if you spend your lunch hour with us downtown!

Opening Composition by Joe Henderson
Performed by the VCU Small Jazz Ensemble
Followed by introduction to the ensemble musicians by Bob Hallahan

"Mamacita" by Joe Henderson
Performed by the VCU Small Jazz Ensemble