Local Artist & Venues

LOCAL JAZZ ARTISTS

Any jazz musicians who have websites that would like to be listed here may send a request to us through our Contact page.

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ACME Swing Mfg. Co

Ashby Anderston (Richmond)

Big Ray & the Kool Kats

Beleza Brasil

Royce Campbell

Jeff Decker

Lori Derr

Laurence Elder  –  Alternate MySpace site

Michael Elswick  (Saxophone) & Instrument Repairs

Helane Fontaine

Free Bridge Quintet

Greg Howard

Robert Jospe

Andrew Kirk

Adam Larrabee

Heather Maxwell

George Melvin

Bob Mete (Reynovia)

Stephanie Nakasian

Nature Boys Jazz Band

Hod O’Brien

Peter Richardson

Rick Olivarez Trio

Bobby Read

Swing Kats

Thompson D’Earth Band

George Turner

Joshua Walker

Matt Wyatt

LOCAL VENUES THAT SUPPORT JAZZ

Bashir’s Taverna - 507 E. Main Street, on the Downtown Mall (434) 923-0927

BEL-RIO - 407D Monticello Road (434) 979-5299  (in the Belmont area)

The Jazz Collective - The Jazz Collective is a group of veteran Charlottesville-area musicians who have taken matters into their own hands and created a scene for learning, developing and performing the jazz repertoire weekly—a live “jazz laboratory.”  Performances are every Sunday (except the 2nd Sunday of the month), 6:30-9:30 PM at Fellini’s #9 Restaurant upstairs on the Downtown Mall. For more information visit their web site at www.myspace.com/jazzcollective9

Fardowner’s Restaurant - Downtown Crozet at 5773 The Square  (434) 823-1300

Fellini’s No. 9, 200 W. Market St. (434) 979-4279

Jefferson Jazz Jammers - We are a bunch of local musicians who meet in Charlottesville on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month just to play Jazz together for the fun of it!  Jazz Jam Sessions take place at Jefferson Heights, Pantops Mountain Road, Charlottesville, VA. (Next to Westminster Canterbury).

Miller’s, Downtown Mall, (434) 971-8511

Piedmont Council of the Arts - Calendar listing of all Fine Arts events in the area, including music.

South Street Brewery, 106 W Sourth St., (434) 296-6550

LOCAL RECORDING STUDIOS

WTJU – Live Recording Studio

George Melvin Recording Studio

PMD Recording

Sandalwood Recording Studio

Small World Music

Stacy’s Music Recording