Jason Palmer is an acclaimed trumpeter, composer, and educator recognized as one of the leading voices in contemporary jazz. A recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Music Composition Fellowship, the French American Cultural Exchange Jazz Fellowship, and winner of the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition, Palmer was also named by DownBeat as one of the magazine’s "Top 25 Trumpeters of the Future." He has released 17 albums as a leader, toured in more than 40 countries, and performed with acclaimed artists including Mark Turner, Greg Osby, Allison Miller, Grace Kelly, and Matana Roberts. In addition to his international performing career, Palmer serves on the faculties of Berklee College of Music, the New England Conservatory, and Arizona State University, and previously taught at Harvard University and The New School.

Attucks Jazz Club

The region’s destination for jazz, the Attucks Jazz Club transforms the historic Attucks Theatre’s top-floor ballroom into an intimate, neon-lit haven for live music. With open cabaret table seating, a club bar and every seat just steps from the stage, audiences experience the music up close and personal. Featuring an impressive roster of jazz artists from around the country, the Attucks Jazz Club monthly series delivers the energy of a true jazz club, the way it was meant to be heard. Presented by Virginia Arts Festival and SevenVenues.

Curated by acclaimed jazz pianist John Toomey, the Attucks Jazz Club series brings some of the most exciting players in jazz to Norfolk. A favorite among local jazz fans, Toomey is a dazzling pianist and is joined by accomplished jazz bassist Jimmy Masters at each performance. Toomey’s namesake trio plays with each featured guest artist on the Attucks Jazz Club stage.