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...
From 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM on Sunday, August 30th, attendees will hear a multigenerational array of musicians playing jazz standards, Latin Jazz, samba percussion, jazz vocals, guitar-based arrangements, carefully scripted horn arrangements and swinging music from the blue note...
This is an in-person event, there will NOT be a livestream. Pianists Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap are married and completely devoted to their individual paths in music. Both are currently touring their most recent releases: The Bill Charlap Trio:...
As part of VJC's community outreach program, the VJC Jazz Center Sextet will perform a free outdoor concert as part of the Twilight on the Tavern Lawn concert series. The concert will be held on the lawn in front of...
