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With an intimate setting of candlelit tables, the Friday Night Jazz Club, featuring some of the Mid-Atlantic region's most seasoned artists, the series continues on April 29 at Easton's historic Waterfowl Building and concludes on May 27. Performances begin at 7 p.m. and are presented by Jazz Alive, a charitable foundation based in Talbot County. The April 29 performance features three giants of the DC area jazz scene: saxophonist Bruce Swaim, guitarist Steve Abshire and bassist Paul Langosch. Swaim has earned two Wammy Awards for Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year from the Washington Area Music Association and has worked with such notables as Keter Betts, Carl Allen, Danny Gatton and Rosemary Clooney. Jazz Alive concertgoers will recognize Abshire and Langosch from their stellar performances during last year's summer concert series - Abshire as part of the Great Guitars and Langosch as part of the trio with harmonica player Hendrik Meurkens and guitarist Paul Bollenback. The Waterfowl Building is at 40 S. Harrison St. Tickets are USD 28 and available at jazz-alive.org or at the door the day of the event. Students attend free with a Student ID. A cash bar will be available. Proceeds from ticket and concession sales support Jazz Alive's mission of providing educational support in developing future artists and preserving this great art form through school and community programs.

The FrostKings bring their unique blend of swing, R&B, and blues to great Northwest, Jersey, that is. Get one of their specialty drinks and grab some fine delicasies from the Cousin's Main Lobster food truck. The food truck will be at the Distillery from 1-8. We're looking forward to a great night in downtown Branchville!

The Analog Jazz Orchestra is a 17-piece ensemble that was formed in 2020 and is comprised mostly of active-duty servicemen of the West Point Band and former, retired members of the West Point Jazz Knights. In addition to these world-class soldier-musicians, the band is filled out with some of the best and brightest jazz musicians in the Hudson Valley. The band performs classic big band repertoire from groups such as Count Basie and Thad Jones in addition to performing original compositions and arrangements by the members of the group. Members of the AJO have performed and toured with the Count Basie Orchestra, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra just to name a few. The Analog Jazz Orchestra is truly a sight to be heard.

With an intimate setting of candlelit tables, the Friday Night Jazz Club, featuring some of the Mid-Atlantic region's most seasoned artists, concludes the 3-part series on May 27 at Easton's historic Waterfowl Building. Performances begin at 7 p.m. and are presented by Jazz Alive, a charitable foundation based in Talbot County. The Fred Hughes Trio-described by Jazz Times magazine as "talent, technique and taste"- closes out the Friday Night Jazz Club series on May 27. Hughes was raised in the music business and has performed on concert and festival stages around the world. He is joined by bassist Langosch, and percussionist Keith Killgo. Hughes formed the group in 1989 with Killgo who was a member of Joe Henderson's Quintet and an original member of the group The Blackbyrds founded by trumpeter Donald Byrd. Langosch has performed with a veritable who's who in the jazz world, including 20 years with Tony Bennett. Together, they create a level of musical performance that only comes with years of experience on stage. The Waterfowl Building is at 40 S. Harrison St. Tickets are USD 28 and available at jazz-alive.org or at the door the day of the event. Students attend free with a Student ID. A cash bar will be available. Proceeds from ticket and concession sales support Jazz Alive's mission of providing educational support in developing future artists and preserving this great art form through school and community programs.

In February, Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) welcomes guitarists and vocalists Yasser Tejeda in performance, with Kyle Miles, bass, Otoniel Vergas, drums, Jonathan “JBlak” Troncoso, percussion, and Carmen J. Morillo, dancer, hosted by Jazz Power Initiative’s Managing and Artistic Director Eli Yamin. Presented at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, INTERGENERATIONAL JAZZ POWER JAM series continues online for virtual audiences on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 2pm. Tune in through Facebook and YouTube at: jazzpower.org/powerjam. An eclectic and genre bending music, Yasser has brought forth a new way of combining the old with the new! Bringing influences from his native country Dominican Republic mixed with other prominent African-American music and rhythms. You won’t want to miss this FIESTA! “I feel blessed to perform my original music at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem produced by Jazz Power Initiative. The invitation to showcase my fusion of Dominican roots music in this incredible and historical space was irresistible. I will be playing compositions from both of my albums Kijombo & Mezclansa, while featuring special guests, dancing and more!” - Yasser Tejeda, award-winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer.

Join us for the next Music Aperitivo concert, in the intimate atmosphere of the Rizzoli Bookstore. Charge includes complimentary wine glass. Space is limited. Use the Eventbrite ticket to purchase a ticket. Doors open at 4:45 PM, concert starts at 5 PM. Alicia Waller is recognized for her work as bandleader for the jazz fusion ensemble Alicia Waller & The Excursion. A multi-talented singer-songwriter with a background as an operatic soprano, Waller has since focused on soul music, jazz, and the African diaspora as the foundation for her EP Some Hidden Treasure, released in February 2020 on innova Recordings in conjunction with the American Composers Forum. Her voice and sound have been hailed as “splendid and luminous," as well as “flexible and virtuosic.” Waller’s work and process were recently featured in the documentary series What Moves You by SkyHour. The short explores her vision to inspire cultural diplomacy through music, and desire to examine sounds that highlight the depth and beauty of the human experience. This season’s highlights include her debut at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in “Celebrating Her Voice: Women of the African Diaspora,” her first international tour with stops across Uganda, the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, as well as collaborations with the Korea Foundation Public Diplomatic Programs. Her work in music diplomacy has also brought international recognition for her rendition of “Quédate Luna,” by Venezuelan-American musician, Devendra Banhart, in a creative artistic collaboration that sought to energize Venezuelan expat communities through song and dance. Notable performance engagements include SoHo Opera, Opera Exposures at Snug Harbor Concert Hall, Vocal Migrations at the Gallatin Arts Festival, Prelude to Performance with the Martina Arroyo Foundation, A Soprano’s Guide to Love and Relationships with Gramercy Opera, Free to Sing with Strathmore Music Hall, the historic Nuyorican Poets Café, and Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Maryland Opera Studio. Waller received her undergraduate degree in vocal performance from the University of Maryland at College Park and graduate degree from the Gallatin School for Individualized Study at New York University, where she received several scholarships and distinguished graduating acknowledgements respectively. She is a 2021 recipient of awards from the American Composers Forum, New Music USA, Jerome Foundation, Lower Manhattan Community Council, and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone. She is currently working towards her debut album, due later this year.

George Cables Trio Saturday, March 12, 2022 8 pm at the Vermont Jazz Center George Cables is a true jazz master, revered by aficionados and peers alike for his inventive harmonic concepts and beautiful, lyrical style. He will be performing in a trio setting at the jazz center with Essiet Essiet on acoustic bass and Jerome Jennings on drums. Cables was born in New York City in 1944, and was initially a classically trained pianist. He attended the High School of Performing Arts and then went on to study at Mannes College of Music. As a young man he was drawn to jazz and began studying and playing gigs around New York at the Top of the Gate, Slugs, and other venues. During that time, he toured and recorded with the legendary drummer Max Roach. His piano can be heard on Roach’s seminal album, Lift Every Voice and Sing. In 1969, Cables was the pianist for Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers for a short time and then went on to tour with tenor titan Sonny Rollins.  Rollins took Cables to the West Coast where he took up residency. Collaborations and recordings by Mr. Cables include work with tenor saxophonists Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. The longest standing relationship Cables developed was with alto saxophonist Art Pepper.  Cables became Pepper’s pianist of choice, so much so that Pepper gave him the moniker “Mr. Beautiful.” Cables has recorded almost 40 albums as a leader and upwards of 200 albums as a sideman with some of the greatest jazz musicians of our time, including Freddie Hubbard, Art Pepper, Dexter Gordon, Bobby Hutcherson, Frank Morgan, Max Roach, Gary Bartz, Bud Shank, Phil Woods,Woody Shaw, Roy Haynes, Joe Henderson, Von Freeman, Sonny Rollins,David “Fathead” Newman et al. This concert will have both a limited in-person audience & a livestream component. You may purchase in-person tickets, $20-40 sliding scale, and/or donate to the livestream.  Please give generously and support live music. Sponsored by Diana Bingham, & Dave Ellis & Anne Greenawalt of Ellis Music Mask & proof of vaccination required. https://vtjazz.org/upcoming-events/concerts/ https://vtjazz.org/upcoming-events/sliding-scale-ticket-policy/ https://vtjazz.org/2021-safety-protocols-for-in-person-activities/ https://secure.vtjazz.org/np/clients/vtjazz/eventRegistration.jsp? https://www.facebook.com/events/5047887615231795 www.vtjazz.org gingervjc@vtjazz.org 802 258 9088 Vermont Jazz Center 72 Cotton Mill Hill #222 Brattleboro VT 05301

Join us for the world premiere of a duo of celebrated virtuosos, French accordionist Vincent Peirani and Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh, in a long-awaited collaboration bridging cultures and music-genres. The concert is part of the Music Aperitivo concert series, in the intimate atmosphere of the Rizzoli Bookstore. Charge includes complimentary wine glass. Space is limited. Use the Eventbrite ticket to purchase a ticket @ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vincent-peirani-and-kinan-azmeh-rizzoli-music-aperitivo-tickets-288688915317 Doors open at 4:45 PM, concert starts at 5 PM. Vincent Peirani (accordion) A virtuoso accordionist who has won international acclaim in the jazz world, expresses himself with remarkable ease in a wide variety of musical genres, shifting and overstepping their boundaries with consummate skill. Whatever the style, Vincent Peirani turns everything he touches into gold: jazz of course (his own projects, and collaborations with Daniel Humair, Michel Portal, and others), but also French chanson (with Sanseverino, Les Yeux Noirs), classical music (his long-tanding duo with the cellist François Salque), film music (composer for Mathieu Amalric’s Barbara in 2017), etc. His open-mindedness and endless curiosity have led him, through countless collaborations, to shape his music with multiple influences. With their naturalness, their self-evidence, his compositions go straight to the depths of our emotions. With insatiable relish and unfailing commitment, he explores different musical languages, and uses his own special magic to give new life to familiar themes that we thought were rooted forever in their own tradition. Vincent Peirani’s music, like his personality, embraces whole worlds, and takes the listener on new adventures every time. “A sound, a sense of colour and dynamics that are amazing!” Le Nouvel Observateur Kinan Azmeh (clarinet) Hailed as “intensely soulful” and a “virtuoso” by The New York Times and “spellbinding” by The New Yorker, Winner of Opus Klassik award in 2019 clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh has gained international recognition for what the CBC has called his “incredibly rich sound” and his distinctive compositional voice across diverse musical genres. Originally from Damascus, Syria, Kinan Azmeh brings his music to all corners of the world as a soloist, composer and improviser. Notable appearances include the Opera Bastille, Paris; Tchaikovsky Grand Hall, Moscow; Carnegie Hall and the UN General Assembly, New York; the Royal Albert Hall, London; Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires; Philharmonie, Berlin; the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, Washington DC; the Mozarteum, Salzburg, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie; and in his native Syria at the opening concert of the Damascus Opera House. He has appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the Dusseldorf Symphony, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, the Qatar Philharmonic and the Syrian Symphony Orchestra among others, and has shared the stage with such musical luminaries as Yo-Yo Ma, Daniel Barenboim, Marcel Khalife, John McLaughlin, Francois Rabbath Aynur and Jivan Gasparian. Kinan’s compositions include several works for solo, chamber, and orchestral music, as well as music for film, live illustration, and electronics. His resent works were commissioned by The New York Philharmonic, The Seattle Symphony, The Knights Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Elbphilharmonie, Apple Hill string quartet, Quatuor Voce, Brooklyn Rider, Cello Octet Amsterdam, Aizuri Quartet and Bob Wilson. An advocate for new music, several concertos were dedicated to him by composers such as Kareem Roustom, Dia Succari, Dinuk Wijeratne, Zaid Jabri, Saad Haddad and Guss Janssen, in addition to a large number of chamber music works. In addition to his own Arab-Jazz Quartet CityBand and his Hewar trio, he has also been playing with the Silkroad Ensemble since 2012, whose 2017 Grammy Award-winning album “Sing Me Home” features Kinan as a clarinetist and composer. Kinan Azmeh is a graduate of New York’s Juilliard School as a student of Charles Neidich, and of both the Damascus High institute of Music where he studied with Shukry Sahwki, Nicolay Viovanof and Anatoly Moratof, and Damascus University’s School of Electrical Engineering. Kinan earned his doctorate degree in music from the City University of New York in 2013. He is currently working on his first opera which is scheduled to premiere in Osnabruck, Germany in June 2022

All your favorite ‘90s dance music stars are here to tear it up! Come dance the night away to dance freestyle, house, dancehall, Latin, and pop. Robin S. (“Show Me Love”), CeCe Peniston (“Finally”), and Black Sheep (“Flavor of the Month”) are only the beginning of this epic lineup.

TERI ROIGER sings the music of ABBEY LINCOLN with the swingin' rhythm section of Tardo Hammer on piano, John Menegon on bass, and Steve Williams on drums!