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Nov 3 & 4 – Emerging Artist Festival 2023 feat. Lakecia Benjamin Quartet
November 3, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
FULL SCHEDULE LISTED BELOW
Friday evening: Youth musicians perform as part of Gallery Walk (no reservations required)
Saturday daytime: Student group performances, clinic
Saturday evening: Lakecia Benjamin Quartet concert
DAY 1: Friday, November 3 @ 118 Elliot St. Gallery
5:30 – 8:00 pm: Youth musicians perform as part of Gallery Walk (no reservations required)
On Friday, November 3rd, the VJC, in collaboration with 118 Elliot Gallery, will present a selection of student groups as part of Brattleboro’s Gallery Walk hosted by Downtown Brattleboro Alliance. From 5:30 – 8:00 pm audiences will groove on half-hour hour sets of young musicians stretching out playing jazz tunes.
Line up:
5:30 – 6:00 Emily Matthew-Muller and Adam Acker Duo
6:15 – 6:45 Meena Elyea Quartet (Mt. Holyoke College, NMH School)
6:45 – 7:15 Kevin Sonntag Trio (Keene State College)
7:30 – 8:00 Archer Parks and Friends (TBA)
Saturday, November 4th @ Vermont Jazz Center
Student group performances, Lakecia Benjamin clinic for student musicians & Concert with Lakecia Benjamin Quartet
11:00 to 5:00pm: Student group performances
Location: Vermont Jazz Center Archive Stage
On Saturday the VJC, in association with area high schools & universities, will present student groups performing half-hour sets on our archive stage from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
Line up:
11:00 -11:30 Amherst College Arches Ensemble
11:45 – 12:15 Amherst College – Mesa Verde
12:30 – 1:00 Vermont Jazz Center Youth Jazz Ensemble
1:15 – 1:45 NMH Honors Jazz Combo
1:45 – 2:15 NMH Jazz Ensemble
2:30 – 3:00 UMass Brazilian Jazz Ensemble
3:15 – 3:45 BUHS Jazz Ensemble
4:00 pm: Lakecia Benjamin clinic for student musicians and the general public
7:30- 10:00 pm Concert with Lakecia Benjamin Quartet
Lakecia Benjamin – alto sax/ Miki Hayama – piano & keyboard/ Ivan Taylor – bass (acoustic and electric)/ E.J. Strickland – drums
2020 DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star and saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin has graced stages around the world and has appeared on the covers of numerous jazz journals. She has toured and/or recorded with jazz artists Clark Terry, Reggie Workman, Gregory Porter and Christian McBride and performed with legendary pop artists including Prince, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliot, and the Roots. Ms. Benjamin has served as Artistic Director of Burlington’s Discover Jazz Festival and will be 2023’s artist in residence at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Benjamin’s music combines funky grooves with Coltrane-influenced, post-bop language. Her presence is captivating, she is a rising star.
