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Hot music to warm the homes of those in need
BRATTLEBORO-On Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m., the Vermont Jazz Center will present the Rhythm Future Quartet in a special concert to raise funds for the Windham County Heat Fund.
According to the band's website, "the Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today's musical universe." The group, named from a popular Django Reinhardt tune, is influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet its influences embrace the broad diversity of jazz today.
Jazz ambassadors meld world rhythms, timbres, and voices
Vermont Jazz Center hosts Huntertones, a sextet that has carried on a generations-long government cultural mission
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center is thrilled to present Huntertones - a sextet comprised of Dan White (saxophones), Jon Lampley (trumpet, sousaphone), Chris Ott (trombone, beatbox), Josh Hill (guitar), Adam DeAscentis (bass), and John Hubbell (drums) - on Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. These musicians have traveled to more...
'Harmony with the planet and with other people'
Billy Childs to perform with his quartet at Vermont Jazz Center on Feb. 9
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center will present Billy Childs, one of the leading pianists, composers, and arrangers of our time, on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. Childs will perform with trumpeter Jason Palmer, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Ari Hoenig. They will be featuring material from the album The...
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Pushing the harp beyond ‘naked baby angels’
BRATTLEBORO-Initially, listeners might not associate the harp with jazz music, which is one of the reasons this concert is so significant. Brandee Younger is passionate about the harp's role in the jazz tradition, and one of her goals is to correct our misconceptions. Younger will be performing on Saturday, Jan. 18, with her working trio, which includes Rashaan Carter on electric and acoustic basses and Allan Mednard on drums. Many VJC aficionados were moved by Younger's appearance with Makaya McCraven's...
Swinging the blues for a good cause
BRATTLEBORO-The 18-piece Vermont Jazz Center Big Band is excited to celebrate 20 years of music, and what better way to celebrate than by honoring the legacy of Count Basie? For this year's annual scholarship gala, which takes place on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m., they will pull out all the stops with a swing-dance performance featuring Grammy-award winning singer Carmen Bradford. Carmen Bradford is a third-generation vocalist who has ascended to jazz royalty through pedigree, talent, and hard work.
Palpable excitement for performing
BRATTLEBORO-Each year, the Vermont Jazz Center presents its Emerging Artist Festival, to celebrate the impact of youth in jazz. On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2, those influences will be on full display as the VJC will present 11 student groups, plus a clinic and concert, with one of today's most dynamic young singers, Ekep Nkwelle. The public is encouraged to attend and support the presentations of young talent, along with Nkwelle's headliner concert. The 24-year-old Cameroonian American jazz...
Good-feeling music never goes out of fashion
BRATTLEBORO-The name "Somethin' Else" refers to the 1958, desert-island-worthy recording by saxophonist Cannonball Adderley that enticingly featured trumpeter Miles Davis. The band "Something Else" - performing at the Vermont Jazz Center on Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. - is a seven-piece, three-horn band organized by alto saxophonist Vincent Herring that draws on the rich repertoire of soul jazz, a music that came to fruition in the early 1960s. Soul jazz successfully combined the sophistication of jazz improvisation with the danceable...
A rich, percussion-driven universe
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center lifts off its 2024–25 concert season on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m., with the dynamic Trinidadian trumpeter, composer, and percussionist Etienne Charles. Come learn the stories of Charles's explorations and enjoy the band's serious grooves at the VJC on Saturday, Sept. 21. Calypso, funk, reggae, and jazz music will postpone the chilly, fall winds of Vermont. These joyful sounds will make you want to dance and feel like carnival really does exist. Charles has traveled...