‘Good Vibrations’ to the VCU stage: Students perform under new jazz director’s leadership

Leah Landry, Contributing Writer Taylor Barnett fell in love with music long before taking his talents to the VCU stage after hearing “Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys as a kid, he said. “I remember sitting on the ground in front of the little CD player,” Barnett said. “I just wanted to crawl into the […]
VCU Jazz Festival shines spotlight on student and faculty talent

Mackenzie Meleski, Contributing Writer The VCU jazz department made a return to the stage on Thursday as students and faculty hosted the first jazz orchestra concert in front of a live audience since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event took place at the Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall at the W.E. Singleton Center for […]