Attucks Jazz Club - Rex Richardson, trumpet

Name: Attucks Jazz Club - Rex Richardson, trumpet
Start: 2024-10-26T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Attucks Theatre

Schedule

Sat Oct 26 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Attucks Theatre | Norfolk, VA

“One of the world’s most engaging and astonishingly versatile trumpeters.” – Style Weekly
If you’re looking for world-class talent, here’s a prime example from just up the road: Richmond-based trumpeter Rex Richardson has headlined international brass bands and festivals on five continents. He has collaborated with countless legendary artists and ensembles including Ray Charles, Benny Carter, Kurt Elling, Aretha Franklin and more. Catch this towering talent in a must-hear set at the Attucks Jazz Club!

About Attucks Jazz Club
It’s the region’s sweet spot for jazz: in the historic Attucks Theatre’s top floor ballroom, the Attucks Jazz Club is a neon-lit, intimate space where every seat is close to the music and the artist roster reads like a who’s who of the art form. With open table seating and the welcoming Club bar, the Attucks Jazz Club embodies the way jazz was meant to be heard.

Curated by one of the region’s jazz giants, pianist and educator John Toomey, the Attucks Jazz Club series attracts some of the hottest players in the jazz world. A favorite of local jazz fans, Toomey is a dazzlingly gifted pianist, and his namesake trio performs with the featured guest artist in each Attucks Jazz Club show. (When he’s not performing, Toomey teaches Jazz History and Jazz Improvisation at Old Dominion University, where he also directs the Jazz Combo and Jazz Choir.) Regular players in the trio include bassist Jimmy Masters, who has enlivened the region’s jazz scene for more than three decades, and drummer Frank Russo out of Washington D.C.