15 Jan Vinyl from the Vault!
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Once a month – start date TBA Hosted by Teddy Martin...
12 Apr 2023 SPF Press Release
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Today’s Date: March 31, 2023 Written by Eugene Uman and Dan Langa (please give author’s credit) Who: 7th Solo Jazz Piano Festival What: A two day celebration of solo piano via concerts and educational offerings; in-person and livestreamed Artists: Headlining - Orrin Evans, Myra...
24 Apr Manuel Valera
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BIO: Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Grammy nominated pianist and composer Manuel Valera is a Guggenheim Fellow who has recorded 13 CDs as a bandleader with touring projects ranging from his Grammy nominated group New Cuban Express to modern...
23 Apr Shamie Royston
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BIO: Born in Denver, Colorado, Shamie Royston is, according to JazzTimes, “a vigorous, versatile pianist.” She grew up alongside her sister, the award-winning Tia Fuller, in a musical and academically-minded household. The daughters of two public school teachers, the sisters were...
21 Apr Orrin Evans
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BIO: Philadelphia-based Orrin Evans has been categorized as a bebop player, one of the “young lions” that emerged in the 1990s. But Evans’ style and repertoire are deeply personal, they are broad-ranging and convey a sense of thoughtful intelligence and...
21 Apr NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi
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BIO: Over the course of a seven-decade career, NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi has made a unique and vital contribution to the art of jazz. In 1929, at the time of her birth, Akiyoshi’s Japanese family resided in Manchuria, China...
28 Mar Russell Malone at the VT Jazz Center 3/16/19
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by Louis Erlanger When I was in college in the early 1970s I had the good fortune to have as a classmate Phil Schaap, whose deep passion for jazz bordered on the weird. Phil had grown up in a neighborhood of...
22 Mar Sullivan Fortner Trio at the Vermont Jazz Center, 2019-02-09
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By Jon Dreyer The Vermont Jazz Center has a knack for presenting world-class musicians who are about to become even more widely recognized. On February 9, 2019, they hosted Sullivan Fortner just one day before he became a Grammy winner for...
17 Nov Louis Hayes is all about sound and motion
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By Louis Erlanger Louis Erlanger is a professional guitarist and software designer, and is active in the Brattleboro, VT music community. He hosts two music radio shows on which he interviews local and internationally known musicians: After Hours on WOOL 91.5...
19 Feb Grilled Chicken with Ray Vega
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By Julian Gerstin, Ph. D. Julian is a percussionist specializing in the traditional music of Cuba, Martinique and Ghana. Julian's base of operations was California and Martinique prior to moving to Vermont in 2006. He has performed and recorded with numerous...