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Kalia Vandever

Born: 1995

Kalia Vandever is a Grammy Award Winning trombonist and composer living in Brooklyn, NY. Her approach to the trombone is distinctive and defined by her sonorous tone and lyrical improvisational voice. She leans into the challenges of the instrument and allows patience and melody guide her process.

In her compositional practice, Kalia draws from her love of songs and improvisation, creating a landscape of sounds that resonate in the body and hold the listener. She released her debut ensemble album, "In Bloom" in 2019 which has been described as "the rise of an exciting voice for the music" (Seton Hawkins, Hot House Jazz Magazine). Her sophomore album, Regrowth released in May, 2022 on New Amsterdam Records and "confirms her strengths as a composer and bandleader with a distinctly contemporary point of view." (Nate Chinen, WBGO Jazz) Her debut solo album,We Fell In Turn featuring her works for trombone, voice and electronics released on AKP Records in March, 2023.  

Kalia Vandever at LOFT in Cologne

by Matty Bannond
September 13, 2026

Kalia Vandever, Simon Jermyn, Florian Herzog, Jonas Burgwinkel LOFT Cologne Jazzweek Cologne, Germany September 8, 2026 Loft is stashed away in an unassuming side-street courtyard. It offers seats for around 100 visitors, who must first prove their fortitude by tramping up five flights of narrow stairs. After attaining the ...

New Jazz Underground, Open Thread, Kalia Vandever, Micah Thomas, Immanuel Wilkins

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 1, 2026

A playlist about musical kinship: artists supporting, inspiring, and challenging one another as they bring their distinct voices to a web of interconnected projects.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 New Jazz Underground “Oney Ones One" Hoodies (Artwork) 0:16 Host talks 4:06 Open Thread feat. ...

New music from South Africa's Nduduzo Makhathini, Kalia Vandever, Emily Kuhn and the Helen Sung Big Band

by Hobart Taylor
June 24, 2026

New music from South Africa's Nduduzo Makhathini, Kalia Vandever, Emily Kuhn, and the Helen Sung Big Band.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 D.J. Sparr “There Is Nothing in the Universe That You Are Not" from The Tao of Muhammad Ali (Neuma) 00:23 Desiree/Emmanuel Jal “Macho" from (single) (Mmino) 02:08 Allen Toussaint “Whirlaway" from Songbook (Concord) 08:15 ...

Reflections on the state of the State and other things

by Hobart Taylor
May 22, 2026

New music from Joe Lovano, Kalia Vandever and Nicholas Payton + Anggie Obin, Phillip Golub and Anthony Tidd.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Anggie Obin “Ballot or the Bullet" from Luz (Self--Produced) 00:12 Host Speaks 10:58 Joe Lovano/Julian Lage/Santi Debriano/Will Calhoun"Fanfare for Unity" from Paramount Quartet (ECM) 11:51 Miggy Augmented Orchestra} “I Will Make a Change" ...

Sheldon Agwu, Nabou, I Hold the Lion's Paw, SML, TL;DR, Kalia Vandever

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 21, 2026

This playlist explores electro-acoustic projects shaped by atmosphere, texture, and studio-driven imagination, many of them drawing from the muddy, ambient legacy of Jon Hassell's “Fourth World." The journey then shifts focus to the next generation, closing with two emerging trombonists.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" ...

Adam Beaudoin's 15 Favorite Albums of 2025

by Adam Beaudoin
January 8, 2026

Year-end lists are a strange creature, as conceptually absurd as they are genuinely useful. They contend to distill a year's worth of recorded music into “the very best," a laughably conceited claim for any one listener or editorial board, no matter how erudite and steeped in the music, to make. For jazz, the situation is even ...

Kalia Vandever shares Another View while While Billy Hart is Multidirectional!

by Hobart Taylor
November 26, 2025

Innovative trombonist/composer Kalia Vandever shares her new music, as well as tunes from Shoko Nagai, Jane Ira Bloom, Montreal's Hugo Blouin and an homage to Ray Brown from Dave Holland and John Scofield. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Yazz Ahmed “A Paradise in the Hold" from A Paradise in the Hold (Remixed) (Night Time Stories) ...

New Music From Cardenas, Williams, Faraò, And More

by Bob Osborne
October 23, 2025

This week's playlist focuses on modern improvisation, small group dynamics, and inventive rhythms. You'll hear brass-led pieces and complex beats, ranging from quiet solo moments to intense group performances and global musical influences. The show highlights drifting melodies, fresh takes on post-bop styles, and ambient textures. Playlist Chris Ryan Williams “Visage (feat. Kalia Vandever)" ...

New Music from Mayo, Palladino & Mills, Webber & Morris, And More

by Bob Osborne
October 16, 2025

This show is a trip around jazz's outer edges--where tradition collides with invention. From Michael Mayo's vocal acrobatics on Coltrane's “Giant Steps" to the explosive real-time conduction of Hill Collective, this selection of new releases spans chamber, ensemble, and solo work.Playlist Michael Mayo “Giant Steps" from Fly--Deluxe Edition (Mack Avenue/Artistry Music) 00:00 Pino Palladino ...