FEATURING:
Chase Baird, Tenor Saxophone
Alphonso Horne, trumpet
Matt Musselman, trombone
Samora Pinderhuges, piano
Dan Stein, bass
Carmen Intorre, drums
Faculty Guests:
Joe Magnarelli, trumpet
Ben Wolfe, bass
Carl Allen, drums
Alumni Guest:
Donald Vega, piano
The Juilliard music division, renowned the world over for the quality of its performance education and its many celebrated alumni musicians, dancers, and actors, offers bachelor and master of music degrees in jazz, as well as an Artist Diploma via the pre-professional Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, a collaboration between Juilliard and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
All together, Juilliard's program features a curriculum designed to maximize professional opportunities, onstage and academically, with equal opportunity for performance and tailored studio and coursework. The talented young musicians from across the country who are accepted by Juilliard Jazz are taught by some of today's most active, innovative, and respected jazz musicians.
ABOUT DONALD VEGA:
Classically-trained in his native Nicaragua, Vega emigrated to the United States at age 14 and began learning the language of jazz from mentor Billy Higgins at The World Stage and later with bassist John Clayton at the University of Southern California. He went on to graduate from Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School where he studied with piano great, Kenny Barron. Vega currently performs internationally as the pianist for world renowned bassist Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio. Vega’s debut album, Tomorrows, was released in 2008 to rave reviews. In his sophomore album, Spiritual Nature, he is joined by the regal rhythm tandem of bassist Christian McBride and drummer Lewis Nash, where he explores the marriage of jazz, Latin and classical music. Spiritual Nature was released on the Resonance Records label August 2012.
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