Fri Jun 5
Ravita Jazz
7PM / $25 | $2.58 Fees Get Tickets
Phil Ravita
Led by bassist Phil Ravita and including some of the DMV's finest musicians, Ravita Jazz presents
Sound of the Seventies. Enjoy Fusion jazz, funk, and blues. The audience will be treated to such
classics such as Joe Ferrell’s “Penny Arcade,” and Marving Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” Also
included are Ann Peebles “I Can’t Stand the Rain,” and a mash up of classic jazz and fusion
songs Fool in the Rain Jazz and Sunny Side of the Street (Jones, Page, Plant/Fields) as heard on
Ravita Jazz’s new CD Alice Blue. Music Journalist Raul da Gama calls the music "relevant and
enduring" lauding the album's “beautifully crafted arrangements”; Scott Yanow comments
“Alice Blue, features the musicians of Ravita Jazz in top form and is easily recommended.”
Ravita jazz is getting airplay throughout North America!
?One of the Mid-Atlantic’s most versatile and sought after bassists, Dr. Ravita appears with many
jazz and classical ensembles. D. Oscar Grooms of O’s Place Jazz Magazine states that Ravita is
“One of the finest jazz bassists outside of New York.” Ravita is a college and university jazz and
classical bass professor and hosts a weekly radio program on WMTB 89.9 FM. He has shared the
stage with music greats Joe, Coleman, Jimmy Heath, Bobby Shew, Claudio Roditi and Ruby
Glover, appearing in countless clubs, concert halls and festivals. He has won critical acclaim for
his work on the group’s 2021 Jagged Spaces. Ravita released the critically acclaimed albums
Oriana in 2023 and Alice Blue in 2025.
Featured players for the show are:
Trumpet: Chris Gekker
Pianist Greg Small
Drummer Mark Leppo
Bassist Phil Ravita
Vocalist Deirdre Jennings
7PM / $25 | $2.58 Fees Get Tickets