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SUMMARY:DAY 1 Emerging Artist Festival
DESCRIPTION:8th Annual Emerging Artist Festival \nFriday\, November 7\, 5:00 – 8:00 pm (118 Elliot\, Gallery Walk Student Showcase): VJC joins with the 118 Elliot Art Gallery to present a showcase of high school and college jazz ensembles\, including Vermont Academy Trio\, Emily Margaret Ensemble\, Amherst College Ensemble: Agra\, Northfield Mt. Hermon Honors\, and PVPA Jazz\, Pop + R&B Ensemble. \n5:00 Vermont Academy Trio\n5:30 Emily Margaret Ensemble\n6:10  Amherst College Ensemble: Agra\n6:50  Northfield Mt. Hermon Quintet\n7:30  PVPA Jazz\, Pop + R&B Ensemble \nSaturday\, November 8\, 11:00 – 5:00 pm\, Student Performances & Free Clinic (4 pm) with Ulysses Owens Jr.: VJC teams up with area schools to feature additional student groups from area high schools and colleges. Daytime activities will culminate in a no-cost clinic offered by three-time Grammy Award-winning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. to area youth and older aficionados. This year’s participants include: Amherst College Ensemble: Petra\, Putney School (tentative)\, VJC Youth Jazz Ensemble\, UMass Ensemble 1\, Northfield Quintet\, UMass Ensemble 2\, BUHS Madrigals\, and BUHS Big Band. \nSaturday\, November 8 at 7:30 pm Headliner Concert Ulysses Owens Jr. & Generation Y Ensemble: Three-time Grammy Award-winning drummer\, composer\, and bandleader Ulysses Owens Jr. is a drummer who “take[s] a back seat to no one\,” and “a musician who balances excitement gracefully and shines with innovation” (New York Times). He is one of the most dynamic and multifaceted artists of his generation. As a multifaceted artist\, Owens is equally at home behind the drum set\, directing large ensembles\, authoring acclaimed educational books\, and building community through the arts. \nCost:\nFriday and Saturday Daytime Events: Free\nSaturday Evening Concert: $25+ (Sliding Scale)
URL:https://vtjazz.org/calendar/day-1-emerging-artist-festival/
LOCATION:118 Elliot Gallery\, 118 Elliot Street\, Brattleboro\, Vermont\, 05301
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:DAY 1 Emerging Artist Festival feat. Ekep Nkwelle Quartet
DESCRIPTION:7th Annual Emerging Artist Festival \nFriday evening: On November 1st the VJC\, in collaboration with 118 Elliot Gallery\, will present a selection of student groups as part of Brattleboro’s Gallery Walk hosted by Downtown Brattleboro Alliance. From 5:00 – 8:00 pm\, audiences will groove on hour-long sets of young musicians stretching out playing jazz tunes\, some bravely improvising for the first time in public. This year’s performers include the BUHS vocalists\, VJC’s Young Lions Trio\, Northfield Mt. Hermon Honors Ensemble\, PVPA Jazz\, Pop\, and R&B Ensemble.   \nSaturday daytime: On Saturday\, November 2nd\, the VJC\, in association with area high schools and universities\, will present student groups performing half-hour sets on our archive stage from 11:00 – 4:00 pm. This year’s groups include performers from Amherst College/Hypatia Ensemble\, the University of Massachusetts Jazz Ensembles 1 & 2\, Northfield Mt. Hermon Jazz Trio\, BUHS Madrigals (Jazz Vocal Group)\, and BUHS Jazz Band (Instrumental). At 4:00 pm\, Emerging Artist Headliner Nkwelle and her quartet will offer a masterclass to these young\, striving musicians and to the general public (free of charge). \nSaturday evening: Headliner Concert Ekep Nkwelle Quartet \nEkep Nkwelle\, a 24-year-old Cameroonian-American jazz vocalist\, has carved her musical path from the vibrant streets of Washington\, DC\, to the heart of New York City’s jazz scene—from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts\, to Howard University\, to Julliard’s graduate program in jazz. Nkwelle has sung with numerous jazz luminaries including Russell Malone\, Cyrus Chestnut\, Peter Washington\, Emmet Cohen\, and Endea Owens. She has performed with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra as a featured artist\, and sung for audiences in iconic venues nationwide\, including Radio City Music Hall\, the Library of Congress\, Blues Alley\, the Kennedy Center\, Lincoln Center\, and the Strathmore. She has sung for audiences at Newport\, Montclair\, Hudson\, and DC jazz festivals as well. In 2023 Nkwelle was nominated by Wynton Marsalis to receive the Juilliard Career Advancement Grant; this recognition was soon followed by her performance on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concerts.” Ms. Nkwelle was chosen by Dee Dee Bridgewater to participate in her exclusive\, all-women artistic residency\, The Woodshed Network. As one of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s newest rising stars\, Ekep Nkwelle is poised to shape the future of jazz. \nFULL SCHEDULE LISTED BELOW\n  \n \n\nDAY 1: Friday\, November 1 @ 118 Elliot St. Gallery\n5:00 – 8:00 pm: Youth musicians perform as part of Gallery Walk (no reservations required)\nOn Friday\, November 1st\, the VJC\, in collaboration with 118 Elliot Gallery\, will present a selection of student groups as part of Brattleboro’s Gallery Walk hosted by Downtown Brattleboro Alliance. From 5:00 – 8:00 pm\, audiences will groove on half-hour-hour sets of young musicians stretching out playing jazz tunes. \nLine up:\n     5:15  BUHS vocalists – Emily Matthew-Muller\, Miriam Diallo\, AJ Lalanne  \n     6:00  Northfield Mt. Hermon Honors Ensemble \n     6:45  VJC – Young Lions Trio (Hartmann/Parks/Lazzaro) \n     7:30  PVPA Jazz\, Pop + R&B Ensemble \nDay 2: Saturday\, November 2 @ Vermont Jazz Center\nStudent group performances\, Ekep Nkwelle clinic for student musicians & Concert with Ekep Nkwelle Quartet \n11:00 to 4:00 pm: Student group performances. Location: Vermont Jazz Center Main Stage (New!)\nOn Saturday the VJC\, in association with area high schools & universities\, will present student groups performing half-hour sets on our main stage from 11:00 – 4:00 pm.  \n Line up:      \n \n    11:00  UMass Jazz Ensemble 1 \n     11:45  UMass Jazz Ensemble 2 \n     12:30  Northfield Mt. Hermon Jazz Trio \n     1:15  Amherst College – Hypatia Ensemble  \n     1:45  VJC Youth Jazz Ensemble \n     2:30  BUHS Madrigals (jazz vocal group) \n     3:15  BUHS Jazz Band \n     4:00 pm:  Ekep Nkwelle clinic for student musicians and the general public \n7:30 pm Concert with Ekep Nkwelle Quartet\nIn 2023 Nkwelle was nominated by Wynton Marsalis to receive the Juilliard Career Advancement Grant; this recognition was soon followed by her performance on NPR’s “Tiny Desk.” Ms. Nkwelle was chosen by Dee Dee Bridgewater to participate in her exclusive\, all-women artistic residency\, The Woodshed Network. As one of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s newest rising stars\, Ekep Nkwelle is poised to shape the future of jazz. \n 
URL:https://vtjazz.org/calendar/emerging-artist-festival-day-one/
LOCATION:118 Elliot Gallery\, 118 Elliot Street\, Brattleboro\, Vermont\, 05301
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