The Vermont Jazz Center welcomes the Christian Sands Trio for a guided tour of the colorful history of jazz piano. Sands, one of the top young pianists of our time, performs with long-time associates Russell Hall (bass) and Jerome Jennings (drums). Mentored by Dr. Billy Taylor, influenced by Barry Harris, …
Saturday, January 14, 2017 8pm Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is a two-time Edison Award winning, Grammy Award nominated trumpeter, composer, and producer. Scott apprenticed as a youth growing up in his native New Orleans with his uncle, jazz master and Big Chief of the Congo Nation, saxophonist Donald Harrison. Upon graduating …
Caili O’Doherty Quartet- Emerging Artist Series. Saturday, October 1, 2016 8 pm Pianist Caili O’Doherty’s 2015 release Padme won NPR’s 10th Annual Jazz Critic’s Poll for Best Debut Album. She garnered an ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award and recognition for her work as a composer and pianist from Downbeat …
Saturday, September 17, 2016 8 pm Kurt Rosenwinkel plays with his new band, Bandit 65 at Vermont Jazz Center Saturday September 17, 2016 at 8 PM. Consistently voted one of the top guitarists in reader and critic polls, Rosenwinkel dropped out of Berklee to tour with Gary Burton. He is …
Showcasing faculty-coached student ensembles with numerous vocalists and several piano trios. $5.00 donation is suggested. Accessible to all. The VJC Summer Jazz Workshop is sponsored by William and Laurie Schutt with further assistance from Vermont Public Radio and the Vermont Arts Council. SET I: 3:30- 5:30 PM Dinner Break SET …
An evening showcasing the wide breadth of experience and talent of the VJC’s Summer Program faculty members. Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton- vocals Carolina Calvache, Harvey Diamond, Eugene Uman, Ray Gallon- piano Scott Mullet- saxophones Jeff Galindo- trombone Rob Freeberg- trumpet Cameron Brown, Marcus Mclaurine, George Kaye, David Picchi- bass, …
“Duduka Da Fonseca had the flowing beat doing his bidding, making one dance while sitting down. A master of “Brasilient” rhythms, he is equally capable of grooving 4/4 with his great, loosey-goosey swing.” Ira Gitler “Duduka is a fantastic drummer, he has worked with me and I love the way …
The Jazz Journalists Association has announced winners of its 20th annual Jazz Awards in 32 categories of musical excellence and has opened ticket sales for its 2016 Jazz Awards Media Party at the Blue Note in New York City, 3 pm to 5:30 on Wednesday, June 15. Among Awards winners …
Ben Williams Quartet Winner of the 2009 Thelonious Monk Competition on bass and Grammy Award for his work with Pat Metheny’s Unity Band, Williams was voted top overall rising star in Downbeat’s 2015 Critic’s Poll. He uses wide ranging musical structures, references and instrumentation to great effect: from a heartfelt …
“The Red Hook Jazz Festival exists contentedly on the margins, like its namesake neighborhood and much of the music on its bill…The mood in the audience was neighborly, with a higher ratio of small children to youngish adults than I’ve seen at any musical event not expressly pitched as a …
BEACON, NY — The legendary cosmic jazz of Sun Ra Arkestra — under the direction of their longtime, nonagenarian alto saxophonist, Marshall Allen — headlines the second annual Beacon Jazz Festival. Sponsored by Birches Associates and once more celebrating this quintessential American music, alongside the distilleries, craft vendors, culture and natural splendor of the Hudson Valley, the …
SALSA SUMMIT brings together the dynamic musical forces of legendary pianist Eddie Palmieri, the amazing percussion dynasty of the Pete Escovedo Orchestra featuring his son Juan Escovedo and daughter, Sheila E. Eddie Palmieri, known for his charismatic power and bold innovative drive, has a musical career that spans over 50 …
