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SUMMARY:Windham County Heat Fund Benefit Concert feat. Cameron Brown
DESCRIPTION:Cameron Brown and Dannie’s Calypso\nDave Ballou (trumpet and flugelhorn)\, Jason Rigby (saxophones)\, Lisa Parrott (saxophones)\, Cameron Brown (bass)\, Tony Jefferson (drums) \nAbout Cameron Brown: \nDetroit-born bassist Cameron Brown has been playing jazz and free music professionally since the mid-1960s when he toured Europe with the bands of George Russell\, Archie Shepp\, Don Cherry and Donald Byrd. Career highlights include a fifty-year musical relationship with NEA  Jazz Master\, Sheila Jordan\, a tour of Japan with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers\, and a long tenure with the legendary George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet. \nBrown’s discography includes six albums under his own leadership and over two hundred recordings as a sideman with such legends as Dannie Richmond\, Joe Lovano\, George Russell\, Archie Shepp\, Lee Konitz\, Chet Baker\, Mal Waldron\, Grover Washington Jr.\, Charlie Persip\, Luicano Pavarotti\, Ed Blackwell\, Ronnie Cuber\, Ricky Ford\, Beaver Harris\, Grady Tate\, Mike Longo\, Sheila Jordan\, Jim McNeely\, Steve Grossman\, Betty Carter\, John Hicks\, Dewey Redman\, Houston Person\, Etta Jones\, Jane Ira Bloom\, and many others.  \nFor this concert\, Cameron brings the NYC-based group he formed to celebrate the music of his former band-mate\, Charles Mingus’ famed drummer\, Dannie Richmond. Dannie’s Calypso is a piano-less quintet with a three-horn front line: Dave Ballou\, Trumpet; Lisa Parrott\, saxes;  Jason Rigby\, Saxes; Cameron Brown\, upright bass; Tony Jefferson\, drums. VJC expects other surprise guests to join Cameron\, including a duo set with Harvey Diamond.
URL:https://vtjazz.org/calendar/2025-2026-season-cameron-brown/
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SUMMARY:2025-2026 Solo Jazz Piano Festival
DESCRIPTION:10th Annual Solo Jazz Piano Festival\n2026 Headliners: Mathis Picard\, Lawrence Fields\, Camila Cortina and Geoffrey Keezer \n2026 Emerging Artists:  Mimi Terry and Dabin Ryu \nFOR ALL MUSIC LOVERS interested in the development of piano styles and techniques throughout the evolution of jazz. Together we will hear six brilliant pianists perform and discuss their musical aspirations and the expansion of their approaches to the instrument. The VJC invites you to participate in a festival that showcases artists who have invested their lives in the pursuit of creativity using the piano as their medium.  \nA Weekend of Concerts and Educational Opportunities that Celebrates the Distinct Practices and Vocabularies of Solo Piano in Jazz Music\nSchedule:\nFRIDAY\, April 10 \n7:30 pm Headliner performance:  \nMathis Picard and Lawrence Fields \nSATURDAY\, April 11 \n10:00 – 2:00 pm Masterclasses – accessible to all audience members \n10:00 am Mathis Picard – “The Art of Creation & Creativity”\n \n11:00 am Lawrence Fields – “Fundamentals of Improvisation”\n \n12:00 am Camila Cortina – “Afro-Cuban Grooves and the Art of Solo Piano”\n \n1:00 pm Geoffrey Keezer – “Beyond Transcribing – The Next Step”\n \n3:30 – 4:30 pm Emerging Artist presentations – Mimi Terry and Dabin Ryu \n4:45 – 5:45 pm Panel discussion based on juried questions from the audience \n7:30 pm Headliner performance:  \nCamila Cortina and Geoffrey Keezer \nREAD MORE ON THE ARTISTS
URL:https://vtjazz.org/calendar/2025-2026-solo-jazz-piano-festival/
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:2026 Spring Semester Student Showcase
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, May 3rd\, from 2:00 to 6:00 PM\, the Vermont Jazz Center (VJC) will present its end-of-semester Student Showcase featuring 7 ensembles who have been eagerly rehearsing and preparing music to share with family\, friends and aficionados. \nThe Jazz Center’s performance will be counted amongst a “record number of groups from 190 countries worldwide” celebrating the 15th Annual International Jazz Day which takes place the week of April 30th\, 2026. \nThis performance tradition highlights the depth of talent within the VJC’s education program\, bringing together musicians of all ages and backgrounds. The event is free and open to the public; a suggested $5 donation supports the VJC Scholarship Fund\, which awards more than $17\,000 annually to help make jazz education accessible to all. \nYour presence supports local talent performing in a variety of jazz styles. Free and open to the public. Dessert snacks will be available by donation. \nShowcase featuring 7 ensembles who have been eagerly rehearsing and preparing music to share with family\, friends and aficionados. \nSchedule: \n2:00 PM – Sambaganza (Samba bateria)\n2:30 PM – Fearless Improv\n3:00 PM – Latin Jazz Ensemble\n3:45 PM – Youth Jazz Ensemble II\n4:15 PM – Youth Jazz Ensemble I\n4:45 PM – Blue Note Ensemble I\n5:15 PM – Blue Note Ensemble II \nProgram \n 
URL:https://vtjazz.org/calendar/2026-springshowcase/
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SUMMARY:2025-2026 Season: Sean Jones
DESCRIPTION:livestreamed and in-person \nSean Jones is one of the leading trumpeters in the jazz world. He is also a distinguished educator who has toured with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. Jones has released eight acclaimed albums as a leader and performed on over 100 as a sideman. \nSean Jones first discovered music through the church choir\, where the emotional depth of gospel laid the foundation for his sound. Known for his commanding presence and versatility\, he moves seamlessly across genres – leading his own ensembles\, collaborating with orchestras\, and mentoring emerging talent. \nAs a featured artist\, he has recorded with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra\, and with Nancy Wilson on her Grammy-winning album Turned to Blue (2006). He has performed as lead trumpet with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under the direction of Wynton Marsalis (2004–2010)\, the SFJAZZ Collective (2015–2017)\, and currently appears with the Baltimore Jazz Collective. In 2011\, he was selected by Marcus Miller\, Herbie Hancock\, and Wayne Shorter to join the international Tribute to Miles tour. \nA leading voice in jazz education\, Jones is Chair in Jazz at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Conservatory and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall’s NYO Jazz. He previously chaired the Brass Department at Berklee College of Music and served as President of the Jazz Education Network (JEN).
URL:https://vtjazz.org/calendar/2025-2026-season-sean-jones/
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SUMMARY:2026-2026 Season: Convergence Project
DESCRIPTION:Eugene Uman is the director of the Vermont Jazz Center and performs as a pianist in numerous projects. His annual June concert is a representation of a year’s worth of composing and collaborating with various musicians and an opportunity for him to assemble a dream band that manifests his vision and unites his musical influences. Uman’s energetic playing and writing style is flavored with the Latin rhythms that he has absorbed during his tenure living in Colombia\, where he initiated the jazz studies programs at la Universidad de EAFIT and el Colegio de Música de Medellín. Several of his compositions employ forms and grooves adapted from Colombian music such as cumbia\, pasillo\, puya\, bambuco\, and currulao. They are also strongly influenced by his bebop mentors: Sheila Jordan\, Howard Brofsky\, Mike Longo and Jimmy Heath\, as well as by the sounds of his youth when he played in rock and blues bands. Uman’s compositions draw from a vocabulary of modern jazz\, hard bop\, rock\, soul\, Latin American rhythms and gospel; listeners can expect a “convergence” of the music he loves in a mash-up of styles where groove is king. \nThis presentation of the Convergence Project is the last show of the Vermont Jazz Center’s 2025-26 season.
URL:https://vtjazz.org/calendar/2026-convergence-project/
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