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4th Annual Emerging Artist Festival
November 13, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
Val Jeanty & the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice
Featuring afternoon performances by regional high school & college groups
Beginning in 2013 the Vermont Jazz Center has presented emerging artists as part of its programming. In 2017 the idea of featuring younger, emerging professional performers evolved into an annual November festival. For this year’s 2021 event, the Jazz Center in alliance with the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice is connecting with students throughout the region in collaboration with the Vermont Association of Jazz Educators and Outright Vermont.
Saturday Afternoon, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Haitian Turntable Artist Val Jeanty (Val-Inc) leads two ensembles from Berklee in a public, day-long festival of workshops and masterclasses culminating in an evening performance. Regional high school and college student groups will perform.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Events from 1:00 – 6:00 are free and open to the public
1:00 – 2:00 Amherst College (Cirrus and Cumulus)
2:15 – 3:15 Northfield Mt. Hermon School, Ron Smith, Dir. (Honors and Jazz Band A)
3:30 – 4:15 University of Massachusetts (Kenetic 45)
4:15 – 5:00 Masterclass: Afro-Electro Improvisation with Val Jeanty
5:15 – 6:00 Brattleboro Union High, Steve Rice, Dir. (BUHS Big Band)
Saturday Evening, 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm: Val Jeanty (Val-Inc) & and two ensembles from the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice will present a feature concert, presented in person and via livestream (ticketed event).
High school students, college students, and LGBTQ folks attend this event free of charge. Student groups welcome. DM us for more info or with questions (ginger@vtjazz.org).
This year each concert will have both a limited in-person audience as well as a livestream component. You may purchase in-person tickets above and/or donate to the livestream below. Please give generously and support live music.
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—Val Jeanty
