Events

SHOWTIME: 8:00pm until 11:00pm. Georgia’s LONGEST-RUNNING OPEN MIC JAM is at The Velvet Note, and you are invited! Open Mic is a little like Karaoke, but much, much better, with full bar and kitchen, too. Come out and listen to or jam with our extraordinary house band, or take the stage all on your own. Bring […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30 and 9:30. Castella hit the music scene in April 2020 with the release of her original tune No Ordinary Love. Hailing from Long Beach, California, Castella has sung her entire life.  She was inspired to tap into the creative side of her brain by mentor and writing partner, Darryl Swann. Unknowing to Castella, this little project […]

SHOWTIME: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Tony Exum Jr. is a talented contemporary jazz, R&B, and funk saxophonist, songwriter, and performer with a smooth and soulful sound. He gained international recognition in 2019 with the release of his single “My Name’s Tony,” which charted on the Smooth Jazz Network top 100 chart for 12 weeks. Tony has performed at […]

SHOWTIMES: 6:30PM AND 8:30PM. Praised as “hypnotic and unforgettable,” Dynamo Deb Bowman’s performances “are cut from one rare thread” and “must be seen.” Her vocal versatility and unmatched acting have thrilled audiences of all ages worldwide. Whether belting out Broadway and big band ballads or softly seducing you with sultry standards, she always delivers memorable […]

simpatico • \sim-PAH-tih-koh\ • adjective. 1 : agreeable, likeable 2 : being on the same wavelength  SHOW DATES & TIMES: FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Trumpeter and multi instrumentalist Joey Sommerville returns to ATL from Spain for two special nights to mine the depths of his extensive catalog of fan favorites as well a few fresh takes […]

SHOWDATES AND TIMES: SATURDAY, MAY 11TH @ 7:30 AND 9:30. SUNDAY, MAY 12TH @ 5:30 AND 7:30. Roderick has been singing almost as long as he has been speaking. Chicago Sun-Times writer Lloyd Sachs states that he is, “a smooth and serious singer.”  Baton Rouge Morning Advocate writer Rod Dreher calls him, “a very special talent.”  Jazztimes Magazine proclaims, “he […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Over the course of his six previous albums, starting with his debut Painted Diaries in 2009, Reza Khan has worked with some of the biggest names in contemporary jazz while developing a fascinating trademark fusion of pop, jazz, soul and world influences. His empowering world jazz guitar music is steeped in his international […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30 AND 9:30. James Staton, popularly known as J is a National Recording Artist, Saxophonist, Writer, and Producer from Chesapeake, Virginia who has managed to create a sound that strikes a tasteful balance between polishedness and honest rawness. While there’s an undeniable smoothness to his rhythmic flow, his delivery is hard-hitting with a powerful […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. Keyboard player Jayson Tipp founded Under The Lake nearly 30 years ago. Over the past three decades Under The Lake has garnered many notable accomplishments across their 6 releases: Dive In (1993), Up For Air (1996), People Together (2007) and Jazz, Groove & Attitude (2018), Your Horizon Too (2020) and their latest […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. FROM THE BEGINNING:  A native of Norco, Louisiana, Quintin Gerard W. attended Destrehan High School, where his formidable musical talent earned him a place in numerous concert and jazz honor bands in Louisiana and the New Orleans area. Awarded a music scholarship at Loyola University of New Orleans, he studied Jazz […]

SHOW DATES: Saturday, July 13th and Saturday, July 20th. TIMES: 7:30PM AND 9:30PM. TWO SATURDAYS IN A ROW! Drummer for Earth, Wind and Fire & Eric Clapton makes a rare club appearance! Sonny Emory is a native of Atlanta who received his first drum set at the age of four. After graduating from Georgia State […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:00PM AND 9:00PM. It took ten years for urban-jazz bass player Darryl Williams to write, record and release “Here to Stay,” his Billboard top 10 single and the title track to his second album. This week’s release of the follow-up single, “Do You Remember,” proves that he doesn’t plan to go away anytime soon. Plucking rubbery […]

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOWTIMES: 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Do you remember? This is it! Our 2024, Labor Day Earth, Wind and Fire celebration is back and the Ray Howard Band does it like no one else. Yup--you can get your tickets one year in advance and these show sell out within days, so get your reservations […]

SHOWTIMES: 7:30pm and 9:30pm. These top fan favorites are back at The Velvet Note --with their quartet--for an evening of great festivity and song! Brothers Noah and Josh Thompson put their guitars together to form Roman Street. Since the college years, this brotherly jam session has developed into a Billboard/iTunes charting band who many have […]