Friday, September 20th, 2024
Q&A with Doug and band members at 6:30 pm; Show at 7:30 pm
Reserved seats $25 (discounts for VCU students/staff available)
Complimentary student tickets available
JAMinc has purchased a block of student tickets that we will distribute free to Richmond area music students and a parent if needed. The tickets will include admission to the afternoon rehearsal with commentary by Doug Richards and a pre-show Q&A with key players. To secure these complimentary tickets, please send the student(s) name, age and school to info@jaminc.org. Students will be sent a special link to secure their complimentary admission.
We’re collaborating with Doug Richards and VCU to present this concert of A-list musicians
Join us for this one-time performance from the phenomenal Doug Richards Orchestra (DRO) of their newest work on September 20th at 7:30 pm. This concert is presented in collaboration with JAMinc.
This 17-piece jazz orchestra, comprised of the top musicians in the region, is directed by retired VCU Arts Music faculty, and founder of the VCU Jazz Studies Program, Doug Richards. The DRO will perform selections from Prof. Richards’ most recent album Through A Sonic Prism, featuring his innovative interpretations of bossa nova and samba masterpieces by Antonio Carlos Jobim, as well as Richards’ arrangements of classics by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, and Richard Rogers.
The orchestra will also feature the stunning artistry of RVA vocalist Laura Ann Singh, a wide-ranging virtuoso singer, specializing in the music of Brazil.
Come hear why Richards was hailed by the famed music critic Martin Williams as “the most original writer for big band since Gil Evans.”
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Venue
VCU’s Singleton Center for the Performing Arts
Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall
922 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220