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Connor Young
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Connor Young is a Vermont-born trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and educator. Music became a central part of his life at a young age, leading him to study Jazz Performance at McGill University in Montréal. Since graduating in 2018, he has been an active performer and collaborator, playing across Vermont in a variety of genres.
Connor has recorded two albums: Flight of the Starlings, a contemporary jazz record, and From Me to You, a self-recorded, folk-inspired album that reflects his growth as a songwriter and producer. Seven Days described From Me to You as "a masterful mélange of late-night musings and early-morning affirmations," blending folk, early blues, and hot club-style jazz. Meanwhile, Flight of the Starlings was praised for its "thoughtful and ambitious arrangements," capturing both modern and classic jazz influences.
Bela Fleck with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra At The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
by Doug Collette
Bela Fleck with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont September 27, 2024 As if a fine jewel placed in its setting, Bela Fleck's appearance with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra took place at the very center of the two-hour program on September 27th. Considering this occasion ...
Jazz Is Dead at Nectar's
by Doug Collette
Jazz Is Dead Nectar's Burlington, Vermont June 4, 2024 Originally spearheaded in 1998 by drummer extraordinaire Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis), Jazz Is Dead has incorporated more than a few different personnel configurations over the course of its quarter-century plus existence. Having coalesced most recently to feature guitarists Steve Kimock ...
Julian Lage At Higher Ground
by Doug Collette
Julian Lage Higher Ground Ballroom South Burlington Vermont March 16, 2024 Watching and listening to Julian Lage and his band the evening of March 16th at Higher Ground, it was hard to believe this stop was the first on a new leg of the roadwork wryly dubbed the 'More Than A ...
GA-20 at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge
by Doug Collette
GA-20 Higher Ground Showcase Lounge South Burlington, Vermont December 10, 2023 Entering Higher Ground on the way to its Showcase Lounge, it was impossible not to think of Elmore James' blues classic “The Sky Is Crying." A relentless if not torrential rain that began mid-afternoon may have kept away some ...
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Bidi Dworkin
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Bidi Dworkin is a jazz-folk vocalist whose earliest performances were as a folk singer in coffee houses throughout New England. Intrigued by the dynamic interplay of technique and freedom which exists at the core of modern dance, she attended NYU and received her master’s degree in Dance Education, performing professionally with the Nancy Meehan Dance Company from 1980-1986.
After moving to a quiet valley in rural Vermont, she continued her movement studies, becoming a yoga instructor. Bidi has received advanced certification in New York City and India, skillfully leading classes and retreats since 1993. Especially moved by devotional song, Bidi embraces ancient Sanskrit chants as well as Hebrew melodies, and has led her community in the High Holiday morning services for over twenty-five years.
Joanne Shaw Taylor At The Flynn Center For The Performing Arts
by Doug Collette
Joanne Shaw Taylor Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont November 16, 2023 Around the mid-point of Joanne Shaw Taylor's near two-hour single set on the main stage of the Flynn Center, she and her hirsute band of musicianly brothers spent almost ten minutes working up a head of steam ...
The North Mississippi Allstars: The Essex Experience Green - 2023 Old Stage Summer Series
by Doug Collette
The North Mississippi Allstars The Essex Experience Green 2023 Old Stage Summer Series Essex, Vermont July 29, 2023 After an afternoon of steady rain, comparable to but hardly so severe as those that caused flooding in the state of Vermont earlier in the summer, the clouds parted and the sun ...
Brian McCarthy blends jazz, astronomy, and the AfterLife
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On Vermont-based saxophonist, composer and arranger Brian McCarthy. Brian joins us on the occasion of his most recent project, After|Life (TRR Collective) released just a few days after we recorded this talk. After|Life is the second album of McCarthy's in the nonet format as well as the second to be ...
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Jim Sheldon-Dean
Currently: Professional Bassist for Abby’s Agenda, Musical Director for 50th High School Reunion Band (2019) Musical Experience: Bassist and singer with Pierce Arrow and numerous “high-school” and summer bands playing New England gigs (schools, private parties, private clubs) 1965-1970 Bassist (occasional) in small jazz combo in southern Vermont 1971-1974 Bass lessons through Berklee College 1971-1974 Family bassist 1974-present Editor and Publisher, The Music and Travel Report, published 1990-1997: An e-mail journal of CD and concert reviews, interviews, commentary and opinion on music, stories on travel experiences and great drives, personal anecdotes, and occasionally a restaurant review
