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...
Courses begin the week of February 12th and include Youth Jazz Ensemble led by Eugene Uman, Anna Patton's Soubrette Choir, Latin Jazz Ensemble with Julian Gerstin and Eugene Uman, two levels of Claire Arenius’ Blue Note Ensemble (level 1, level...
Note: this event will happen simultaneously in-person and via livestream. The livestream will ONLY happen on our homepage (it will NOT stream on Facebook) and replay following the event will be limited. VJC listeners may remember Blake’s appearance with the...
Vermont Jazz Center is March's featured non-profit beneficiary of the Brattleboro Food Co-op's Round Up for Change! The program aims to raise funds for initiatives in Windham County that work in partnership with them to extend the cooperative’s work and...
Masks optional, light refreshment available. Whether recording or touring with top tier players like Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron and Terri Lyne Carrington or presenting her own heralded music, Linda May Han Oh is “one of the most dynamic rising stars...
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...
UVM Big Band with Special Guest trumpeter Ray Vega. The VJC welcomes the UVM Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Alex Stewart, featuring world-class trumpeter Ray Vega. A combo from the Putney School will open. The UVM Big Band will...
