George Cables is a true jazz master, revered by aficionados and peers alike for his inventive harmonic concepts and beautiful, lyrical style. He will be performing in a trio setting at the jazz center with Essiet Essiet on acoustic bass...
FOR ALL MUSIC LOVERS, not just pianists, interested in both the practical and spiritual aspects of jazz and improvised music. Together we will hear six brilliant pianists perform and discuss their relationship to music, to the jazz lineage, to structure...
Composer and pianist Eugene Uman and the original members of the Convergence Project return to the Vermont Jazz Center for a reunion concert performing high-energy original jazz compositions . This configuration of the Convergence project, with the Takeishi brothers’ rhythm...
Nduduzo Makhathini grew up in the lush and rugged hill country of South Africa, where music and ritual practices are symbiotically linked. The area is significant historically as the site of the mid-19th century Zulu kingdom where the Zulu/African warrior code...
The Vermont Jazz Center is pleased to present on September 17th, 2022 at 8:00 PM, the Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet featuring Mr. Akinmusire on trumpet along with Sam Harris on piano and Tim Angulo on drums (bassist TBA). This is a...
This is an in-person event, there will NOT be a livestream. Masks are required. One of the greatest interpreters and performers of American popular song, Catherine Russell earned a Grammy-award as a featured artist on the soundtrack album for the...
Masks are required for events taking place in-person at the Jazz Center during the Fest. 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:...
The Music of Duke Ellington In-person and livestreamed event (Masks are required for in-person attendance) This event is the primary fundraiser for the VJC Scholarship Fund which grants an annual average of $27,000 in scholarships to students, offsetting fees for...
The VJC Student Showcase concert features students of all ages from the VJC’s fall educational semester. A suggested donation of $5 at the door will go directly towards the VJC Educational Scholarship Fund. The Fund helps students to participate in...
VJC Celebrates Charles Mingus’ centennial birthday anniversary with a “nimble and expert” touring group made up of charter members of the Mingus Orchestra. The band was initially formed by Sue Mingus (Charles’ widow) in 1979, just after Charles Mingus’ death...