The upcoming "Jazz Café" at Stone Valley Arts on Wednesday, August 7 at 7pm will feature the Jazz Essentials Quintet featuring 5 Vermont musicians performing jazz standards by artists including Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Horace Silver, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Duke Ellington.
The band members have individually performed at festivals and venues from local to international. The members of the band are Bear Irwin on trombone, Glendon Ingalls on trumpet and other brass instruments, Bill Vitek on keyboard, Ron White on bass, and Nick Aloi on drums. You may have experienced some of these musicians playing in other settings with a wide variety of Vermont groups including the Vermont Jazz Ensemble, Onion River Jazz Band, Deja Nous, as well as many others.
In addition to performing together the ensemble members are active as music educators at institutions including Vermont State University, Middlebury College, and Middlebury Community Music Center.
The Jazz Cafe at Stone Valley Art offers a unique opportunity to hear and enjoy live jazz music performed by professional Vermont musicians. The Jazz cafe is free, open to the public. Suggested donation of $10.
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