Tom Beckham is an acclaimed New York-based vibraphonist, composer, and educator whose career spans more than three decades. He has released four albums as a leader, including Suspicions, Center Songs, Rebound, and Flower Starter, and co-leads the quartet Cali Mambo with pianist Dred Scott, whose debut album was released in 2024 on Ropeadope. Beckham has performed, toured, and recorded with a diverse range of artists and ensembles, appearing on more than 28 recordings and working across jazz, swing, soul, contemporary music, and film and television. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and former student of Gary Burton and Ed Saindon, Beckham teaches vibraphone and improvisation at The New School and has presented masterclasses and clinics throughout the U.S. and Europe.

About 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.