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If you’ve been checking out the Ombak: Snow Panda Mixes all week, you know that there’s been some serious sonic alchemy going on. Tonight you can check out this combustible collaboration live at Cous Cous. All alliteration aside, this should … Continue reading →

I’m excited to announce the debut of our latest project. Local keyboard and electronics wizard Snow Panda has done some new mash-up style mixes of Framing the Void and live recordings. Head over to RVAjazz for the fascinating results. A new … Continue reading →

By Bryan Hooten The following is part I of a reflection on music, dance and improvisation, growing out of my work and friendship with modern dancer, Madeleine Reber. I took a trip down to Greensboro, NC to give a performance … Continue reading →

Ombak drummer and fearless leader of his own groups Brian Jones has been named in Style Weekly‘s annual Richmond Top 40 under 40 feature. This is a well deserved honor for a musician and all-around nice guy who’s been fanning … Continue reading →

Cameron is back from NYC and I’m back from Greensboro (details to follow) so I suppose Ombak should play its gig this Wednesday. We’ll be doing some new and very recent tunes as well as the platinum hits. Here’s a … Continue reading →

In response to Terry Teachout’s proclamation that jazz is dying because young audiences don’t dig it, Patrick over at NPR’s A Blog Supreme called out to a handful of jazz bloggers with this directive: Name five albums you would recommend … Continue reading →

Drummer Brian Jones, of Ombak and a plethora of his own projects, is celebrating the release of his new Guitar Quartet album tonight at The Camel in Richmond, VA. The album features Ombak members Trey Pollard on guitar and Cameron … Continue reading →

I’m excited to announce my faculty jazz trombone recital for Tuesday, September 8th 2009 at 8pm in the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall inside the Singleton Center for the Performing Arts at 922 Park Avenue in Richmond, VA. The recital will … Continue reading →

Ombak returns to Cous Cous on Wednesday, September 2nd at 9:30pm. We will be playing a bunch of new music, including tunes by Radiohead and  Ornette Coleman as well as members of Ombak. Our debut album, Framing the Void, will … Continue reading →