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The Charlottesville Jazz Society and WTJU present
Paul Giess and Untethered
Friday October 30 at 7:30 pm at Visible Records

Untethered, a collective formed by trumpeter Paul Giess in the summer of 2024, plays what the drummer Grant Calvin Weston dubs spontaneous creative composition.  Their album “Grasping for the Moon” received critical acclaim and was featured as album of the day on Bandcamp last year, which wrote “the music is in constant flux, opening up and tightening, cooling down and catching fire, riding stasis and exploding with hyperactive motion.”

Through inventive and unpredictable improvisation, the group displays musical personalities that have range and depth, holding a deep pocketed funk next to chamber music style sound design.  Intricate, profound and otherworldly, the ensemble’s inventive nature allows each performance to be a one-of-a-kind experience to resonate with their audiences. For this performance, Paul will be joined by drummer G. Calvin Weston and bassist Timothy Ragsdale.

Tickets to see Paul Giess and Untethered at Visible Records (1740 Broadway Street) will soon be available online. General Admission is $20; $15 for Paid Supporters of The CJS. Students pay $10. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information visit Cvillejazz.org or call 434-249-6191.

The Charlottesville Jazz Society and WTJU present
Sonic Chambers Quartet
Saturday November 7 at 7:30 pm at Visible Records

On Saturday November 7th, at 7:30 pm, The Charlottesville Jazz Society and WTJU welcome Sonic Chambers Quartet to Visible Records for the second of two cutting-edge CJS shows this fall.

Sonic Chambers Quartet is a highly collaborative project based between New Orleans and New York City that blurs the lines between spontaneity and composition. Their performances are musical journeys that traverse extreme ranges of harmonies and densities in pursuit of catharsis.

Bandcamp Daily calls the group, “Wonderful, wildly melodic and a rhythmic dynamo”

The group is co-led by New Orleans-based clarinetist and saxophonist Byron Asher and New York City-based saxophonist and clarinetist Tomas Majcherski. The multi-instrumentalists and composers have known each other and performed together for over 10 years. In addition to their shared experiences as musicians, their friendship is deepened by strikingly similar life paths prior to meeting – including past work in avant garde theater and formal studies in philosophy and religion. Their music is richly informed by these experiences, grounding the collaboration in dialogues around improvisation and composition, performance, art and collectivity.

Their second album will be released on November 6, 2026, and the group is on tour in support of that album. Their debut recording Kiss of the Earth came out in 2025 on 577 Records. Both records feature long-time collaborators Matt Booth on bass and Doug Garrison on drums, who will also be on the tour.

Tickets to see Sonic Chambers Quartet will be available online. General Admission is $20, and $15 for paid supporters of the CJS. For more information call 434-249-6191.


Upcoming events: (can also be viewed at the CJS website)

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Note: Consider calling ahead before traveling as events can sometimes be canceled or postponed last-minute.

  • Thursday October 15: Robert Jospé Quartet, with Daniel Clarke/piano, Paul Langosch/bass, Brian Mesko/guitar, Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, VA [tickets] 7-8:30 PM
  • Saturday October 17: Beleza Duo at Chimm Thai Restaurant, 9-10:30pm
  • Sunday October 18: Robert Jospé Quartet, with Jeff Massanari/guitar, David Sun/keys, Joseph Nichols/bass, Stinson Vineyards 1-4 PM
  • Sunday October 18: Cville Jazz Congregation, lineup TBD, Kardinal Hall, 6-8pm
  • Tuesday October 20: Tuesday Jazz with Jeff Massanari/guitar, with the great Stephanie Nakasian/voice and piano, Karl Kimmel/bass and Keith Willingham/drums, Rapture, 6:30pm
  • Saturday October 24: The Jim Howe Trio, with Jim/drums, Jeff Massanari/guitar, Karl Kimmel/bass, Wood Ridge Farm Brewery (the winery building), 6-8pm
  • Sunday October 25: The Michael Elswick Gathering, Michael/saxes, Bill Edmonds/guitar & vocals, Eric Franzen/keyboard & vocals, David Drubin/drums, Chisholm Vineyards, 1-4pm
  • Sunday October 25: Local Jazz Spotlight: Beleza Trio. Join Beleza Trio for an evening filled with the sounds of Brazil, the Caribbean, and American soul and jazz. Madeline (voice and keys) and Berto Sales (guitar and voice) will be joined by Matt Wyatt on drums. Together they take listeners on a journey spanning genres and continents., Miller’s Downtown, 6-9pm
  • Tuesday October 27: Tuesday Jazz with Jeff Massanari, open jam session with Jeff/guitar, Bob Bowen/bass and David Drubin/drums. Please note there is a chance this event might be cancelled for a private party, Rapture, 6:30pm
  • Friday October 30: Jazz Vespers, Taylor Treece/piano, Joseph Nichols/bass, Stephen LaRue/drums, Bobby Gregg/sax, University Baptist Church, 5:30-6:30pm
  • Friday October 30: Paul Giess and Untethered, Visible Records, 7:30pm, details above
  • Friday October 30: UVA Jazz Ensemble presents A Swingin’ Halloween, Old Cabell Hall [tickets] 7:30-9pm
  • Friday October 30: Robert Jospé Quartet, with Daniel Clarke/piano, Paul Langosch/bass, Brian Mesko/guitar, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, 7:30-9:00 PM
  • Saturday October 31: GootGenuG, Jeff Young/sax & flute, Pablo Delaloza/keys, Hartwell Gary/bass, Ethan Walker/drums, Starr Hill Brewery (Crozet), 5:00-8:00pm
  • Tuesday November 3: Tuesday Jazz with Jeff Massanari/guitar, with Ken Matthews/clarinet and sax, Bob Bowen/bass exploring Jazz Manouche (Gypsy style) and early swing, Rapture, 6:30pm
  • Saturday November 7: Sonic Chambers Quartet, Visible Records, 7:30pm, see feature above
  • Sunday November 8: The Hard Modes, Greg Weaver/sax, Brandon Walsh/trumpet, Michael McNulty/guitar, Gabe Planas/keys, Andre La Velle/bass, Pat Hayes/drums, Kardinal Hall, 6-8pm
  • Tuesday November 10: Tuesday Jazz with Jeff Massanari/guitar, with Liz Barnes/keys, Karl Kimmel/bass, David Drubin/drums, Rapture, 6:30pm
  • Sunday November 15: Beleza Duo at Southwest Mountain Vineyards, 1-4pm
  • Sunday November 15: vocalist Paulien with Bill Edmonds/guitar, Ryan Gilchrist/bass, Kardinal Hall, 5:15-7:15pm
  • Tuesday November 17: Tuesday Jazz with Jeff Massanari/guitar, with the great Stephanie Nakasian/voice and keys, Karl Kimmel/bass, Pat Hayes/drums, Rapture, 6:30pm
  • Thursday November 19: Stephan Crump, the Charlottesville Jazz Society and WTJU welcome the return of extraordinary bassist Stephan Crump, with his new project Passerine, Unity of Charlottesville, 7:30pm, more details soon [tickets]
  • Friday November 20: Jazz Vespers, Eric Franzen/piano, Dhara Goradia/bass, Drex Weaver/drums, Bobby Gregg/sax, University Baptist Church, 5:30-6:30pm
  • Saturday November 21: Beleza Duo at Eastwood Winery, 5-8pm
  • Sunday November 22: Cville Jazz Congregation, Greg Weaver/sax & percussion, Gabe Planas/keys, Pat Hayes/drums & bass. Southwest Mountains Vineyards, 1-4pm
  • Sunday November 22: GootGenuG, Jeff Young/sax & flute, Pablo Delaloza/keys, Hartwell Gary/bass, Ethan Walker/drums, Kardinal Hall, 2:00-5:00pm
  • Tuesday November 24: Tuesday Jazz with Jeff Massanari/guitar, with Liz Barnes/keys, Bob Bowen/bass, Pat Hayes/drums. Second set open jam session! Come on down! Rapture, 6:30pm
  • Sunday November 29: GootGenuG, Jeff Young/sax & flute, Pablo Delaloza/keys, Hartwell Gary/bass, Ethan Walker/drums, Miller’s Downtown, 6:00-9:00pm
  • Friday December 4: The Hard Modes, Greg Weaver/sax, Brandon Walsh/trumpet, Michael McNulty/guitar, Gabe Planas/keys, Andre La Velle/bass, Pat Hayes/drums, Miller’s Downtown, 10pm-1am
  • Sunday December 13: Beleza Duo at Southwest Mountain Vineyards, 1-4pm
  • Friday, December 18: GootGenuG, Jeff Young/sax & flute, Pablo Delaloza/keys, Hartwell Gary/bass, Ethan Walker/drums, Offbeat Roadhouse at WTJU performance space, 8-9pm
  • Friday December 18: Jazz Vespers, Taylor Treece/piano, Dhara Goradia/bass, Stephen LaRue/drums, Bobby Gregg/sax, University Baptist Church, 5:30-6:30pm
  • Saturday December 19: Cville Jazz Congregation, Greg Weaver/sax & percussion, Gabe Planas/keys, Pat Hayes/drums & bass, Southwest Mountains Vineyards, 1-4pm
  • Thursday December 31: Beleza Duo, New Year’s Eve at Barboursville Vineyards, 7:30-midnight

The Charlottesville Jazz Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

The Charlottesville Jazz Society, Inc.
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