Music & Performing Arts

Join us every Wednesday for in-person performances by some of the area’s best jazz musicians. 

The Roman Brothers—Marc and Will Roman—are Puerto Rican musicians known as "Richmond's two-piece combo" who have been shaping Richmond’s Latin music scene for over 14 years. Inspired by the music salsa dura and Latin jazz legends, they bring back the golden-era energy—pa’l bailador (for the dancers). Featuring Marc Roman on trumpet and vocals; Gabriel Luciano-Carson pm trombone and vocals; Will Roman on timbales and vocals; Sergio Rosario on congas and vocals; Eric Toralba on bass, and Marlysse Simmons on piano.
      

Know Before You Go

• Seating is limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Early arrival is strongly recommended.
• Saving seats for others is discouraged.
• Seats can no longer be saved once the performance begins.
• Please do not move the chairs and tables.
• No outside chairs or gallery stools are permitted.
• No outside alcohol is permitted.
• Harassing, discriminatory, or threatening behavior is strictly prohibited.

Maintaining a free, safe, and accessible experience for all is our priority. Come and enjoy the music!

Dominion Energy Jazz Café is presented in partnership with the Richmond Jazz Society.

This event is part of our Dominion Energy Jazz Café program series.

Join us every Wednesday for in-person performances by some of the area’s best jazz musicians. 

Serving up straight-ahead jazz and original tunes with a funky, contemporary flair, Curv Appeal has it all, with a strong musical sound that uses the vibraphone as the lead instrument.  They have performed at Jazz Café and numerous music festivals alongside the Average White Band, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Will Downing, and Roy Ayers. Featuring Curvey Reid on percussion, vocals, keyboard, and vibraphone; Thurman Hargrove on keyboard and vocals; Brandon Smith on guitar and vocals; David Drew on bass guitar; and Ronnie Thomas on drums.

Know Before You Go

Seating is limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Early arrival is strongly recommended.

Saving seats for others is discouraged.

Seats can no longer be saved once the performance begins.

Please do not move the chairs and tables.

No outside chairs or gallery stools are permitted.

No outside alcohol is permitted.

Harassing, discriminatory, or threatening behavior is strictly prohibited.

Maintaining a free, safe, and accessible experience for all is our priority. Come and enjoy the music!

Dominion Energy Jazz Café is presented in partnership with the Richmond Jazz Society.

This event is part of our Dominion Energy Jazz Café program series.

 

After 5 Fridays is the perfect way to kick off the weekend. Relax with a beverage, visit the galleries for an art escape, and take part in the evening’s featured attraction.  

In connection with the Giants exhibition, this First Friday program features the return of the esteemed Reveille Ringers UMC and Virginia Commonwealth University's Black Awakening Choir's VMFA debut! The Reveille Ringers Handbell Choir will perform at 6 and 7 pm. The Black Awakening Choir will perform at 7:30 pm.   

  
This event is part of our After 5 Fridays program series. 

After 5 Fridays is the perfect way to kick off the weekend. Relax with a beverage, visit the galleries for an art escape, and take part in the evening’s featured attraction. 

End the year on a good foot by dancing the night away with RVA Tango. We'd love to have you!

This event is part of our After 5 Fridays program series.  

This musical concert will feature Ellen Fullman performing on her iconic Long String Instrument. She will be accompanied by the New York–based JACK Quartet. As the closing program for the exhibition Robert Rauschenberg: Cardbirds, Fullman’s performance will debut a VMFA-commissioned composition celebrating Rauschenberg’s practice as a groundbreaking artist who experimented with movement and material.

This event, as part of the REWIND<<Fast/Forward series, is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This composition and the exhibition, on the advent of Rauschenberg's centennial celebration, are supported by a grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

Experience a time-based media installation by renowned artist Arthur Jafa. Drawn from vintage broadcasts and recordings, the featured work, akingdoncomethas (2018), is a 40-minute visual tapestry of ecstatic prose found in footage of Black church services, revivals, musical concerts, and sermons that features prominent icons such as Bishop T.D. Jakes, Rev. Al Green, and Le’Andria Johnson. The installation takes its title after the Christian expression for the end of time and a world after rapture—“a kingdom cometh,” as seen in the passage of Revelation 11:15.

Formally trained in cinematography and architecture, Arthur Jafa, is a well-versed contemporary filmmaker who meditates on unnamed characteristics that define Blackness and the outward expressions that have come to delineate Black American culture. His monumental Big Wheel I is on view in the Cochrane Atrium as part of the special exhibition Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys.

After 5 Fridays is the perfect way to kick off the weekend. Relax with a beverage, visit the galleries for an art escape, and take part in the evening’s featured attraction.  

New year, new moves! Join us in the Cochrane Atrium and get your hip-hop line dancing on with Kemel Patton—a perfect vibe for the Giants exhibition. 

This event is part of our After 5 Fridays program series.

This event is part of our After 5 Fridays program series.