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The Watchung Arts Center invites everyone to come and experience an uplifting musical night capturing the joy and love of the holiday season. Enjoy some holiday cheer by Amani on Saturday, December 11 at 8 PM. Amani was formed to share the concept of peace through music, performing for people of all ages, races, and religious affiliations. Amani performs hits from a variety of genres including The Great American Songbook, Gospel, R&B, jazz, Bossa nova, and Broadway. This performance, of course, will include a selection of holiday favorites. The members of the group are veteran musicians led by Marty Eigen on woodwinds, vocalist Stephen Fuller, pianist Fred Fischer, bassist Gene Perla, Gordon Lane on drums and Bill Ash on Trumpet. This will be the 18th Annual Holiday visit to the WAC by Eigen, who has been a frequent contributor to the Center’s “JaZZ in the Gallery” series, with his Beacon Hill Jazz Band as well as with other noted jazz performers.

Eugene Uman’s Convergence Project

Saturday, 5/21/22 , 8 pm


The VJC’s artistic director, Eugene Uman (piano,composition) presents the culmination of a year’s worth of composing and collaborating.

Listeners can expect a “convergence” of the music he loves, including references to Colombian rhythms, swinging jazz and funk.

This year features Michael Zsoldos (saxophone), Jeff Galindo (trombone), & the group’s original rhythm section: Stomu Takeishi (bass) and Satoshi Takeishi (drums).


This year each concert has an in-person audience & a livestream component. You may purchase in-person tickets above &/or donate to the livestream. Please give generously and support live music.

Tickets are $20-40 sliding scale.

Your contribution goes directly to sustaining the Vermont Jazz Center’s mission of providing access to top quality jazz music to all, & fair employment to jazz musicians.

https://vtjazz.org/2021-safety-protocols-for-in-person-activities/

Sponsors - McKenzie Family Charitable Trust, Vermont Arts Council, Vermont Humanities Council, New England Foundation of the Arts.

Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hill #222
Brattleboro VT 05301

(802)254 9088
gingervjc@gmail.com
www.vtjazz.org

Charu Suri Live in Concert Present Raga Jazz and the Art of the Songbook. at Carnegie hall on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 8PM.

WBGO's Doug Doyle speaks with the finalists of the DCJazzPrix competition set for August 30 at Union Stage

The Vermont Jazz Center Spring semester runs 10 weeks, February 15- April 30, 2021. Work exchange opportunities are available. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Registration questions and work exchange information:  ginger@vtjazz.org All Other Inquiries: eugene@vtjazz.org Private Lessons: Send summary of your musical background to vtjazz@gmail.com and we’ll match you with a qualified instructor. Schedule for Spring Education 2021 Mondays          5:00 - 6:00 pm      Blue Note Ensemble (in-person, begins 2/15/21) Tuesdays         10:30 am - Noon  Rhythm Lab (on-line, begins 2/16/21) 3:45 - 5:00 pm      Youth Jazz Ensemble (on-line, begins 2/16/21) 5:30 - 7:00 pm      Soubrette Recording Project (on-line, begins 2/16/21) Wednesdays   3:00 - 4:30 pm     Ear Training Theory (on-line, begins 2/17/21) 4:00 - 5:00 pm     NEW: Electric Bass in a Jazz Context (on-line, begins 2/17/21) 4:30 - 5:30 pm     Latin Jazz Ensemble (Starting date postponed) 7:00 - 8:30 pm     NEW: Music Around the World (on-line, begins 2/17/21) Thursdays 5:30 - 7:00 pm  Singing the Standards (on-line, begins 2/18/21) 8:00 - 9:00 pm  NEW: Jazz and Spirituality (on-line, begins 2/18/21) Fridays 4:30 - 5:30 pm   NEW: Hard Bop Plus, History (on-line, begins 2/19/21) Saturdays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm   NEW: 5 Goals of Jazz Guitar (on-line, begins 2/20/21) Sundays      7:00 - 8:30 pm    Zoom Tunes (last Sunday of each month) Tuition: • $200 per semester for ten 1 hour-long sessions • $250 per semester for ten 1 ½ hour-long sessions • Youth Jazz $100 for eight 1 ¼ hour-long sessions • Zoom Tunes $15 per 1 ½ hour-long session

Mike Lee Quartet performs a FREE Live concert in celebration of International Jazz Day on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 2 PM at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Avenue, Metuchen, NJ. Registration a MUST https://tinyurl.com/3p9jhu9a or use QR Code. Mike Lee Quartet includes George Burton (piano), Mike Karn (bass) and Billy Drummond (drums). Saxophonist Mike Lee performs with a wide array of jazz ensembles and is Professor of Jazz Saxophone at Montclair State University. Presented in partnership between Metuchen Arts Council (metuchenartscouncil.com) and the Metuchen Library. (metuchenlibrary.org) Sponsored by Friends of Metuchen Library (www.fotml), Basecamp Studio & Gallery (www.thebasecamp.art) and Friends of Metuchen Arts Council (www.friendsofmethuchenartscouncil.org)

Michael Bourne, who died on August 21, 2022, was a presence on the air at WBGO between the end of 1984 and the start of 2022 when he retired from full-time hosting duty. He is the host of the Singers Unlimited Podcast by WBGO Studios. Previously, he hosted the popular Singers Unlimited (1985-2022). He also hosted the equally popular Blues Break for several years. Michael is a senior contributor to Down Beat, with the magazine since 1969. Doctor Bourne earned a PhD in Theatre from Indiana University -- which comes in handy when he's a theatre critic for the WBGO Journal.

The 2020 Winter Jazzfest, which runs through Jan. 18, presents myriad vantage points for music discovery.A new one this year was the Bowers & Wilkins…