DAY 1 Emerging Artist Festival
November 7 @ 5:00 pm
8th Annual Emerging Artist Festival
Friday evening: VJC joins with the 118 Elliot Art Gallery to present a showcase of high school and college jazz ensembles.
Saturday daytime: VJC teams up with area schools to feature additional student groups from area high schools and colleges. Daytime activities will culminate in a no-cost clinic offered by three-time GRAMMY™ Award-Winning Drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. to area youth and older aficionados.
Saturday evening: Headliner Concert Ulysses Owens Jr. & Generation Y Ensemble
Three-time GRAMMY™ Award-winning drummer, composer, and bandleader Ulysses Owens Jr. is a drummer who “take[s] a back seat to no one,” and “a musician who balances excitement gracefully and shines with innovation” (New York Times). He is one of the most dynamic and multifaceted artists of his generation. As a multifaceted artist, Owens is equally at home behind the drum set, directing large ensembles, authoring acclaimed educational books, and building community through the arts.
FULL FRIDAY SCHEDULE TBA
—The New York Times
