Jazz Lunches 2011

2009 Jazz Lunch Season

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 Trio, VCU Jazz Ensemble, Skip Gailes, Debo Dabney, Doctors of Jazz,  and John Winn perform.  Lunch is served, catered by local restaurants.  Volunteers serve on the Jazz Lunch committee, and help with setup, service, and cleanup.

2009 Season

Dates: Wednesdays during the Easter season, April 22 through May 20, 2009
Time: 12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $8 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 22
VCU Small Jazz Ensemble
(JAZZ STANDARDS)
Food by Bistro 27
27 W. Broad Street, 780-0086

About the artist: This VCU Small Jazz Ensemble is one of six that rehearse and perform at VCU each semester. The VCU Jazz Studies program has been educating its students since 1980! To get on the VCU Jazz e-Newsletter e-list, email ajgarcia@vcu.edu. For more information, visit www.vcujazz.org.

April 29
DEBO DABNEY
(CONTEMPORARY JAZZ)
Food by Buz & Ned’s Real BBQ
1119 N. Boulevard, 355-6055

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

May 6
KEVIN DAVIS AND BAN CARIBE
(CARIBBEAN JAZZ)
Food by DeLux Restaurant
2229 West Main Street

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 13
KIP WILLIAMS QUARTET
(JAZZ STANDARDS)
Food by Banditos
2905 Patterson Avenue

About the artist: The Kip Williams Trio features Steve Kessler on piano, Brian Cruse on bass and Kip Williams on drums. They will perform a variety of standard and modern jazz with a rhythmical twist. Click here to listen to Kip Williams on MySpace.

May 20
DOCTORS OF JAZZ
(DIXIELAND JAZZ)
Food by Cafe Rustica
414 East Main Street

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

On Wednesday, April 22, the 2009 series began with the VCU Small Jazz Ensemble.

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

"Black Narcissus" by Joe Henderson
Performed by the VCU Small Jazz Ensemble

"On Green Dolphin Street" by Bronislau Kaper and Ned Washington
Performed by the VCU Small Jazz Ensemble in honor of Earth Day 200