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 …
By John Stevenson There’s no shortage of infectious grooves, swing and imagination on Overdue, KDJ Trio’s debut recording. Comprising pianist Kameron Johnson (17), drummer Donavon Johnson (14) and Jonathon S. Muir-Cotton (17) the Michigan jazz triumvirate (the Johnsons from Southfield and Muir-Cotton from Ann Arbor respectively) sparkles with musical authority. …
Award-winning New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett performs his Washington DC album release concert at Villain & Saint (7141 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814) on Wednesday, August 10 at 8pm. Tickets are $5 ($7 at the door). Click HERE for advance tickets. Daniel Bennett can be heard throughout the world performing …
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, …
Eat, drink, play, listen, feel, sway, won’t, leave, today, band, just, may, do, samba, de todje, and, I’ll, stay, to clap, oh, yay, where’s, that, gray, that, rainy, day. On his first piano trio album, Todd Hunter doesn’t include standards like “Here’s That Rainy Day”…or any others for that matter. …
Renowned Jazz flutist Peter H. Bloom, a veteran of the illustrious Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, is joined by the charismatic singing/tap dancing team of Ted and Pamela Powers and noted guitarist Mark Leighton in the Modernistics. The group will perform sizzling bebop and up-tempo song and dance from the Great American …
By John Stevenson Through his critically acclaimed recordings Culture Shock, Folklore, Kaiso, Creole Soul, and Creole Christmas, Trinidadian trumpeter, percussionist, composer, arranger and professor of music, Etienne Charles, has musically documented the myriad aspects of the African Diaspora experience. He has concentrated on his native Trinidad, the French Caribbean islands, and …
By John Stevenson Hot and cool jazz music, performed by seriously talented young musicians in Michigan’s baking summer heat. This best describes the 2016 Big Band Symposium staged by Michigan State University’s College of Music, from June 13th to 18th, led by Rodney Whitaker, Distinguished Professor and Director of Jazz …
Known as the “sultry jazz singer of the decade,” Lyn Stanley is an International Recording Artist with three album releases since 2013 capturing worldwide acclaim and notable 30,000 album sales as an Independent (Indie) artist. Her album titles are Lost In Romance, Potions [from the 50s’] and Interludes. Her albums …
Blue Canoe Records will releases “Decade II 2006-2015” from baseman and producer, Joseph Patrick Moore. Mr. Moore looks back over the past decade and remixes the hits for a fresh new perspective. His work fuses elements of contemporary jazz, for which Mr. Moore is famous, with funk, rock, pop, urban, …
