First day of 2 day festival featuring student performers at 118 Elliot Street

Ekep Nkwelle is "an impressive sense of control with a humming stage presence."
- London Jazz News

The 18-piece Vermont Jazz Center Big Band will celebrate 20 years of playing together with a swing-dance performance featuring the renowned singer and Grammy award winner, Carmen Bradford.

Harpist, Brandee Younger, is revolutionizing harp and has worked tirelessly to stretch boundaries and limitations for harpists.

“The stories he (Childs) tells through composition or his endless and unerring cast of collaborators, there seems to be nothing but a desire to continue opening up the music, stretching toward new creative horizons.”
- DownBeat Magazine

A new generation of funk. Their music is “without limitations, uplifting and cannot be quantified.” - Jon Batiste

Enjoy gypsy jazz while raising money for neighbors having to choose between food and warmth.

“Endea Owens evolves the legacy of great leaders behind the bass” - BiM2024

Join VJC Director, Eugene Uman as he mines his repertoire of original music with a dream team of collaborators.