Local music came in all different forms in 2016

This was a year that Williamsburg's favorite pianist took up a new instrument, a "Big Baby" from Hampton came of age on the national stage, and many other local musicians produced outstanding releases in a wide variety of genres. If you're Christmas shopping for a music lover in your life and you're looking for a distinctively local present to stuff in a stocking, here's a look at some of your choices from 2016.