SORRY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Saturday August 13 * 7pm * MASKS, VAX REQUIRED

Kalia Vandever is a trombonist, composer, and educator living in Brooklyn, NY. She released her debut 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). Kalia's 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)

"Slow and viscous, the original music on "In Bloom," this young trombonist's debut recording moves with an unhurried, sighing attitude. She writes melodies with long, held notes, and her songs usually linger between slow and mid-tempo. The idea, seems, is to dip you into a feeling or a pattern or a breathing speed, and keep you there." - Giovanni Russonello, NY Times

Zara is a new ensemble led by saxophonist and composer Sarah Hughes. It includes saxophonist Brian Falkowski, violinist Jamie Sandel, french hornist Abram Wolfe Mamet, trombonist Kirsten Warfield, bassist Steve Arnold, and drummer Nate Scheible. Hughes' compositions provide structure for both conventional jazz improvisation as well as conceptual and collective improvisations by ensemble members.