Wammie Award finalist Ravita Jazz will perform at Live on the Plaza Concert Series. The location is the Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Reagan International Trade Center, Washington D.C. The concert is Noon until 1PM on Monday July 27, 2026. Included in this performance are jazz/funk and Latin standards. Featured will be selections from our recent CD, Alice Blue, which had been at the top of the 2025 jazz charts for 15 weeks with two number one songs.
Phil Ravita is known widely in the DC and East Coast area as an acoustic and electric bassist performing in jazz, classical and other genres. He leads the ensemble Ravita Jazz, and is in demand as a guest artist performing with orchestras, big bands, theater bands and smaller ensembles.
“Ravita and company flesh out an unpredictable and memorable body of work." —Tom Haugen, Take Effect
“Alice Blue by Ravita jazz is truly one of the coolest mainstream jazz albums of 2025." —Roots Music Report
“Uplifting, spirited, and tranquilizing, Alice Blue is a relaxing elixir on the listener's sensibilities, stirring up harmonious vibrations and warm sensations from start to finish." —Susan Frances, Jazz2Love Blogspot.
Phil Ravita is known widely in the DC and East Coast area as an acoustic and electric bassist performing in jazz, classical and other genres. He leads the ensemble Ravita Jazz, and is in demand as a guest artist performing with orchestras, big bands, theater bands and smaller ensembles.
Praise for Ravita Jazz
“Alice Blue features beautifully crafted arrangements of beguiling variety and sensuousness. In every phrase of Alice Blue, Ravita's love and skill for the poetics of music shines brightly." —Raul d'Gama Rose“Ravita and company flesh out an unpredictable and memorable body of work." —Tom Haugen, Take Effect
“Alice Blue by Ravita jazz is truly one of the coolest mainstream jazz albums of 2025." —Roots Music Report
“Uplifting, spirited, and tranquilizing, Alice Blue is a relaxing elixir on the listener's sensibilities, stirring up harmonious vibrations and warm sensations from start to finish." —Susan Frances, Jazz2Love Blogspot.
