Presents
The 2nd Annual Vail Jazz Winter Series 2013 featuring
Tony Monaco Quartet
Cyrille AimĂŠe
Bill Cunliffe
& The Guitar Heroes
vjf@vailjazz.org
www.vailjazz.org 970-479-6146
Dear Guests, On behalf of our Board of Directors, I welcome you to the 2nd Annual Vail Jazz Winter Series and thank you for your attendance and support. Last year, our 18th season, we undertook our most ambitious presentation schedule consisting of 43 separate performances and were extremely gratified by the support and reception that we received from our guests and the community. As we finalize the lineup for the 19th Annual Vail Jazz Festival, we are confident that we will be able to once again reach new heights in our programming with compelling performances and unique presentation formats that will satisfy the hardcore jazz fan and the casual listener, as well. Beginning on June 23rd and running straight through Labor Day Weekend, many of the greatest jazz musician on the scene today will, once again, perform in Vail. Fortunately, you don’t need to wait until summer to hear great jazz in Vail. Our Winter Series is sure to be a crowd pleaser! Please explore the following pages to see information about our exciting events. Our Winter Series would not be possible without support from the individuals and businesses referred to in this program. Through their generous support, the Vail Jazz Foundation is able to present these wonderful performances in furtherance of our mission to perpetuate jazz, while continuing to establish the Vail Jazz Festival as one of Vail’s iconic events. Please join our supporters in helping us continue to present educational programs, as highlighted in this program, and jazz performances of unparalleled excellence in Vail! We welcome your comments and ideas, so please feel free to contact me at vjf@vailjazz.org or 970-479-6146. I look forward to your feedback! I hope to see you at a Vail Jazz event soon! With gratitude,
Robin Litt, Executive Director
CYRILLE AIMÉE
& THE GUITAR HEROES Wednesday, February 20, 2013 7:30 p.m. Vilar Performing Arts Center Beaver Creek, Colorado Tickets $32
Cyrille Aimée, the winner of the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocalist competition, thrilled audiences during this past summer’s 18th Annual Vail Jazz Festival and we are extremely pleased that she is returning to Vail to share her talent with our Winter Series audience. A rising star in the world of jazz, Cyrille boasts a truly distinctive style that includes hints of her gypsy heritage combined with a sensual and sweet side. Singing in four languages, Cyrille will perform with a duo of guitarists, Frenchmen Michael Valeanu and Adrien Moignard. Rounding out the group are Australians Rajiv Jayaweera on drums and Sam Anning on bass. “A voice like fine whiskey—oaky and smooth with a hint of smokiness” says the Washington Post.
Tickets available at www.vilarpac.org or 888-920-2787 Thank you to the Vilar Performing Arts Center for this collaboration.
TONY MONACO QUARTET Thursday, March 14, 2013 1st Set—7:30 p.m. 2nd Set—9:00 p.m. The Fitz Lounge at Manor Vail Lodge $20 in advance; $25 at the door Tony is noted as one of the finest Hammond B3 organ players in the world of jazz. Named the top B3 player for three consecutive years in Downbeat and Jazz Times magazines, he will fill the Fitz Lounge with a mix of high energy soul, funk and of course the blues. Tony will be joined by Bob Rebholz on tenor saxophone, Bill Kopper on guitar, and Vail’s own Allan Finney on drums. The Fitz Lounge is an ideal “club” setting where the Quartet will perform two sets of music – 7:30 pm and 9:00 pm. Join us for a fabulous night of high energy jazz with complete cocktail service and a menu of appetizers, full dinners and desserts. There will be a $10 food and beverage minimum for each set. Available by calling 970-479-6146 or www.vailjazz.org
BILL CUNLIFFE A SWINGIN’ AFFAIR THE MUSIC OF FRANK SINATRA Saturday, March 30, 2013 5:30—7:30 p.m. Soiree at the Residence of Wing and Maureen Mayer Singletree, Colorado Tickets $75 Bill Cunliffe, pianist, composer, arranger, author and educator, is a four-time Grammy nominee (having won a Grammy for the 2010 Best Instrumental Arrangement), as well as twotime Emmy nominee. Bill’s professional accomplishments are extensive and include: winning the Thelonious Monk piano competition, the most prestigious piano competition in the world of jazz; touring with Frank Sinatra and Buddy Rich; and performing with many of the legendary jazz greats including Ray Brown, Freddie Hubbard, Art Farmer, to name just a few. For the past 17 years Bill has performed at the Vail Jazz Festival and has been a dedicated teacher for the Vail Jazz Workshop since its inception in 1996. Hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served. Available by calling 970-479-6146 or www.vailjazz.org Thank you to Wing and Maureen Mayer for generously opening their home and underwriting this evening’s event. A special thank you to Bill Cunliffe for his support of this event. Proceeds from this Soiree will benefit the Vail Jazz Workshop. Your earmarked donation of $5,000 underwrites the full cost for one student to participate in this year’s Workshop.
ABOUT THE VAIL JAZZ FOUNDATION Our mission is to perpetuate jazz music through live performances that showcase the artistry and talent of great jazz musicians, and through jazz education, with a focus on young musicians and young audiences. We strive to: Educate and enlighten listeners to the artistry, beauty and history of jazz, America’s original art form. Entertain and inspire audiences and musicians, young and old, residents and visitors, through the presentation of quality jazz in beautiful, inspiring settings. Support the growth, development and vitality of the jazz art form through our live performances and education programs. Create a distinctive series of annual programs and events to serve performers, students, teachers and the audience. Our performances range from free outdoor concerts, featuring regional and national jazz favorites, to our Labor Day Weekend Jazz Party, which draws exceptional musical talent and jazz aficionados from around the country and around the globe. Whether you prefer to listen to jazz while relaxing under a sunny Rocky Mountain sky, or to get down with the musicians themselves, the Vail Jazz Festival offers something for everyone. . With educational programs and activities such as the Vail Jazz Workshop and Jazz Goes to School, and our new ????, we are able to reach out to the next generation of players and listeners. Jeff Clayton, “Vail Jazz is determined to fulfill its mission by expanding the audience for jazz while supporting young and established artists in their quest to create great music.� The Vail Jazz Foundation can only operate because of the generous support from numerous friends and volunteers who provide assistance, advice, moral support and plain old hard work. We thank each and every one of them for their contributions! If you are interested in learning more about opportunities to volunteer please contact us!
VAIL JAZZ FOUNDATION’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS JAZZ GOES TO SCHOOL Each year the Vail Jazz Foundation brings jazz education to every 4 th and 5th grader in Eagle County as part of its mission to preserve jazz with a special emphasis on young musicians and young audiences. Now in its 17 th year, Jazz Goes to School teaches jazz history and concepts to over 1,100 students each year. Under the direction of local jazz educator and musician, Tony Gulizia, along with up to 5 other instructors, students are guided through a four-session progression on the origins of jazz, its history and famous musicians, basic concepts of rhythm and styles of jazz, and an introduction to the instruments used to play jazz. Using teaching techniques that combine demonstration and hands-on participation, students are encouraged to play various instruments and to even compose their own lyrics for blues tunes. The final session is a true jazz concert at the Vilar Performing Arts Center, where students are treated to an auditory tour of jazz history as well as hearing their own lyrics put to music.
Jazz Goes to School is supported by Alpine Bank, Vail Resorts Echo and all of the elementary schools and their PTO’s.
VAIL JAZZ WORKSHIP—“THE VAIL JAZZ ALL-STARS” The Vail Jazz Workshop is the preeminent jazz program for high school jazz musicians in the United States. This year, the 18th year of the Workshop, 12 aspiring young jazz musicians will be invited to Vail for a ten day residency where they will be taught and mentored by a teaching staff lead by John Clayton, noted jazz musician and educator, along with Jeff Clayton, Bill Cunliffe, Wycliffe Gordon, Lewis Nash and Terell Stafford. Working up to 12 hours a day without written music, students receive professional level instruction and a one-of-a-kind experience that has launched many successful music careers. The competition to gain a spot at each year’s Workshop is fierce and those talented (and lucky enough) to be selected are provided full or partial scholarships by the Vail Jazz Foundation. By the end of this intense program in Vail, these young musicians are billed as the “Vail Jazz All-Stars” and perform throughout the Labor Day Weekend Jazz Party alongside their instructors and other professionals.
NEW YOUTH JAZZ PROGRAM IN 2013 The Vail Jazz Foundation’s newest youth educational program will be presented three times during the summer of 2013 in conjunction with the Jazz @ the Market series. Offered free of charge to youth of the Vail Valley, residents and visitors alike, the program is designed to utilize some of the most effective teaching techniques developed during the past 16 years as part of Jazz Goes to School. The program offers an engaging and fun learning experience for youngsters 6 to 12 years old, enabling the VJF to continue to pursue our mission to perpetuate jazz by teaching the fundamentals of jazz to the next generation of jazz players and listeners. The program will be an interactive jazz experience allowing each participant a hands-on opportunity to learn the fundamentals of jazz. Participants will play a variety of percussion instruments—maracas, bongos, congas, tambourines, xylophones and Orff instruments. And they will listen to and join with jazz musicians in playing music and learning the art of improvisation. In the coming years, we hope to expand this program to serve many more throughout Vail during our wonderful summer season.
19th ANNUAL VAIL JAZZ FESTIVAL June 23 - September 2, 2013
With 40 shows in Vail over a 12 week period, presented in one-of-a-kind venues and featuring some of the greatest jazz musicians performing today, we are confident that the summer of 2013 will truly be a celebration of JAZZ in Vail. On June 28th at the Ford Amphitheater we will once again join with Bravo! Vail to present “THE GOLDEN AGE OF JAZZ”, featuring Byron Stripling, Wycliffe Gordon and Jeff Clayton along with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jeff Tyzik. Tickets go on sale in May at www.vailmusicfestival.org or 877-812-5700. JAZZ @ VAIL SQUARE returns to the Jazz Tent with nine weeks of top talent performing in Lionshead each Thursday night from 6—8 p.m. The season gets underway on July 4th and continues until August 29th. Preferred seating returns again giving you the best seat in the house for $20. Free seating is available in the remainder of the tent. JAZZ AFTER, featuring members of Bravo’s three resident orchestra perform jazz jams in the Great Room at Larkspur. Reserve your seat when they go on sale this spring! JAZZ @ THE MARKET will again be presented on the green at Solaris each week for ten weeks on Sundays at the Vail Farmers Market, commencing on June 23. These free shows feature local, regional and national acts which perform from noon – 3pm. JAZZ @ KELLY LIKEN returns to the Vail Jazz Festival this year with nine weeks of jazz on Sunday nights featuring local jazz legend, Tony Gulizia with guest artists. Paired with Kelly Liken’s Harvest Menu, this is the place to hang out and enjoy great food and great jazz!
19th ANNUAL LABOR DAY WEEKEND JAZZ PARTY Thursday, August 29 - Monday, September 2, 2013 8 shows with over 30 hours of music!
GROUPS AND SPECIAL SHOWS Cyrille Aimée & Diego Figueiredo Shelly Berg - Multi-Media History of the Stride and Boogie Woogie Piano Clayton Brothers Sextet — John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, Terell Stafford, Wycliffe Gordon, Bill Cunliffe & Lewis Nash Jeff Hamilton Trio — Jeff Hamilton, Tamir Hendelman & Christoph Luty Niki Haris’ Gospel Prayer Meetin’ with Choir Ken Peplowski & Diego Figueiredo’s Tribute to Charlie Byrd and the Bossa Nova Years Byron Stripling’s Multi Media Salute to Miles Davis Vail Jazz Alumni Quartet — Sullivan Fortner, David Wong, Jimmy Macbride & Tia Fuller Vail Jazz Workshop All-Stars
SOLOISTS Ernie Adams
Shelly Berg
Allan Finney
Bruce Forman
Karen Hammack
Niki Haris
Ken Peplowski
Byron Stripling
Akiko Tsuruga
(ALL ARTISTS SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION)
TICKETS Patron Pass $385—priority seating at all shows plus exclusive dinner with the artists
Tickets for individual shows available. Early bird discounts available until August 1st. SPECIAL FESTIVAL RATES AT THE VAIL MARRIOTT MOUNTAIN RESORT www.vailjazz.org
970-479-6146
888-VAIL JAM
A LOOK BACK AT THE 18TH ANNUAL VAIL JAZZ FESTIVAL - 2012
A tremendous thank you to our sponsors!