JazzArts 24-25
This year's theme for the JP Marton Series is JAZZ! All year, we will present concerts, guest speakers, and a symposium to celebrate jazz in all its forms.
Note: while many of these events are free and open to the public, tickets for Lane Series concerts must be purchased in advance.
Bossamba: Languages of Jazz
Saturday 3/29, 7:30pm, Recital Hall
Brazilian music to lift your spirit and soothe your soul! Enjoy swing and bebop standards along with jazz renditions of familiar songs in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and English. Bossamba is: Maggie MacDougall (vocals), Wayne Hawkins (piano), Lou Pappas (bass), and Mark Foster (percussion).
Part of UVM School Of The Arts year-long "JazzArts" series; co-presented with the School of World Languages and Cultures.
UVM Alumni Jazz Concert: Celebrating 20 Years of Jazz Studies at UVM
Sunday, 03/30, at 7:30pm in the Recital Hall
Alumni from around Vermont and New York City reunite where it all began. Over the past 20 years the Music Program at UVM has fed not only the local Burlington jazz scene, but also contributed to enduring creative jazz and popular music well beyond. Led by Rob Duguay (JazzGeneration, Songevity), Dan Ryan (Dan Ryan Express), and Russ Flynn (XAmbassadors), these musicians will play in a variety of settings and formats.
Free and open to the public.
UVM Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert
Thursday, 04/3, at 7:30pm in the Recital Hall
A Latin Jazz Tribute to the Masters with Ray Vega
Saturday, 4/26 A Latin Jazz Tribute to the Masters with Ray Vega
Reception to Follow, Weather Permitting
Original Jazz Compositions by students of Brian McCarthy
Sunday 4/27, 3:00pm in the Recital Hall
Past Events
Keynote Speaker and Reception
Thursday, 2/27: Keynote Speaker Krin Gabbard, 7:30pm, Recital Hall, 384 South Prospect St. (reception to follow)
We're excited to host Krin Gabbard, professor of classical literature, film studies, and literary theory. His talk will focus on the extraordinary music that Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn wrote for the 1960 film Paris Blues, a story about two American jazz musicians working in Paris. Gabbard is the author of Jammin’ at the Margins: Jazz and the American Cinema, Black Magic: White Hollywood and African American Culture, Hotter Than That: The Trumpet, Jazz, and American Culture, and Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus.
Join us after the talk for refreshments in the lobby. Free and open to the public.
JazzArts Symposium
Friday, 2/28, 10:00-4:30: JazzArts Symposium Alumni House Silver Pavilion (61 Summit St.)
The UVM School of the Arts Jazz Symposium celebrates the rich history and culture of jazz. We'll present three engaging panels--Uptown Remix: Harlem in Sound, Motion, and Memory; Jazz Ecosystems: Careers, Institutions, Places; and Rhythm Changes: Jazz Across the Disciplines -- featuring UVM scholars and esteemed visiting speakers. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore jazz’s enduring legacy and its deep connections to Harlem! Free and open to the public.
No registration required. Light refreshments provided.
Street parking on Summit or Maple St; or park with Paymobile app at 436 College St or Jeffords Lot behind Davis Center.
UVM Lane Series: Artemis
Friday, 2/14 UVM Lane Series: Artemis, 7:30pm, Recital Hall
It is a huge honor to bring this extraordinary group of jazz musicians to the Lane Series for Valentine’s Day. Artemis is an all-star quintet featuring pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover, bassist Noriko Ueda, and drummer Allison Miller. Don't miss this knockout performance!
Rachel Ambaye Quintet
Friday, 9/13 Rachel Ambaye Quintet 4:00pm, Royall Tyler Plaza
UVM Jazz Collective Faculty Concert
UVM Jazz Collective Faculty Concert 7:30pm, Recital Hall
UVM Lane Series: Cyro Baptista
Friday, 9/20 UVM Lane Series: Cyro Baptista, 7:30pm, Recital Hall
Helen Sung with Alex Stewart & Friends
- Wednesday, 11/6, 3pm, Masterclass with students of Tom Cleary – free and open to the public
- Thursday, 11/7, 4:30pm, open rehearsal with Helen Sung Trio and UVM Jazz Ensemble – free and open to the public
- Thursday, 11/7 Helen Sung with Alex Stewart & Friends, 9-11pm, The126
Residency with Jazz Pianist Helen Sung
Friday, 11/8 UVM Lane Series: Helen Sung Trio and UVM Jazz Ensemble, 7:30pm, Recital Hall
Holiday Jazz with the Audrey Bernstein Sextet
Friday, 12/13, 7:30pm, Recital Hall
presented by the UVM Lane Series
Described as “classic” and “endearingly sexy”, with “the chops to deliver an emotional wallop”, singer Audrey Bernstein is spontaneous, nuanced, and swings like crazy. Joining her onstage is a remarkable line-up of Vermont musicians: Evan Allan on piano, Geoff Kim on guitar, Jeremy Hall on bass, Patricia Julien on flute, and Dan Ryan on drums.