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Vermont Jazz Center’s Emerging Artist Festival in Brattleboro
November 2 @ 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Vermont Jazz Center’s Emerging Artist Festival in Brattleboro is a two-day event celebrating youth performers. The festival showcases 11 student groups, plus a clinic and concert with Ekep Nkwelle, one of today’s most dynamic young singers.
The public is encouraged to attend and support the presentations of young talent on Friday and Saturday along with Ms. Nkwelle’s headliner concert on Saturday evening.
Friday’s event and Saturday’s daytime events are free. Tickets for Ms. Nkwelle’s Saturday evening concert are $26-$61.
Friday’s Line Up at 118 Elliot Street Gallery
5:15 p.m. BUHS vocalists – Emily Matthew-Muller, Miriam Diallo, AJ Lalanne
6 p.m. Northfield Mt. Hermon Honors Ensemble
6:45 p.m. VJC – Young Lions Trio (Hartmann/Parks/Lazzaro)
7:30 p.m. PVPA Jazz, Pop + R&B Ensemble
Saturday’s Line Up at Vermont Jazz Center
11 a.m. UMass Jazz Ensemble 1
11:45 a.m. UMass Jazz Ensemble 2
12:30 p.m. Northfield Mt. Hermon Jazz Trio
1:15 p.m. Amherst College – Hypatia Ensemble
1:45 p.m. VJC Youth Jazz Ensemble
2:30 p.m. BUHS Madrigals (jazz vocal group)
3:15 p.m. BUHS Jazz Band
4 p.m. Ekep Nkwelle clinic for student musicians and the general public
7:30 p.m. Concert with Ekep Nkwelle Quartet
-Courtesy photo / Ekep Nkwelle by James Asante