JANUARY 17 - APRIL 11, 2018
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venue information
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phil wiggins + george kilby jr.
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soirée: evan christopher’s clarinet road celebrating the new orleans tricentennial
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2018 vail jazz festival preview
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vail jazz educational programs
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julien labro + olli soikkeli quartet
10 soirée: secrets of the great american songbook feat. shelly berg
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dave tull cd release party: “texting and driving”
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soirée: ricky nye trio
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“swing, swing, swing!” - celebrating 20 years of vail jazz goes to school
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tribute to ray charles feat. joe mcbride 2
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LUDWIG’S TERRACE Ludwig’s terrace in the Sonnenalp Hotel is transformed into an elegant alpine jazz club, for an evening of stunning entertainment and spectacular dining. Each event features two 75-minute seatings of music.
FIRST SEATING: doors open 5:30pm, music 6:00pm SECOND SEATING: doors open 8:00pm, music 8:30pm
Seating will be “jazz club” style, at small tables, and is first come first seated. Tables are communal; guests from different parties may be seated together. Full dinner service will be offered at both seatings, featuring favorites from the Bully Ranch menu, a selection of fine wines, and signature “jazz classics” cocktails. Food and drink are not included in the ticket price; seatings sold individually.
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Limited complimentary valet parking is available at the Sonnenalp hotel. Free parking is available at the Vail Village Parking Structure, which is a short walk from the venue.
SOIRÉES The 2018 Winter Series features three soirées. These invitation-only events offer a one-of-a-kind social and listening experience, held at stunning residences throughout the Vail Valley. Wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served, followed by a 60 minute performance.
SWING, SWING, SWING AT THE RITZ-CARLTON Held at the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch. General Admission tickets offer seating at shared tables of ten for $40 per person, while VIP ticket holders have the added benefits of a pre-show reception and premium seating for $75 per person. Dancing is encouraged as the Ritz Carlton's Ballroom is transformed into a mountaintop jazz club! Complimentary shuttle to the venue will run from Bear Lot at the base of Beaver Creek's West Entrance.
BUY TICKETS VAILJAZZ.ORG // 970.479.6146
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PHIL WIGGINS + GEORGE KILBY JR. January 17th
Ludwig’s Terrace | Two seatings: 6:00 + 8:30pm | $40 Phil Wiggins plays the harmonica better than any bluesman around, making his pocket-sized instrument sing, howl and moan. He was recently awarded a NEA National Heritage Fellowship, recognizing his contributions to national arts culture. As a longtime collaborator and sideman for Blues and R&B icons like Pinetop Perkins and Henry Butler, George Kilby, Jr. has taken his music from the road-houses of the Southeast to the major music festivals of Europe. A Vail favorite after their debut last summer, Wiggins and Kilby, Jr. return this winter with their unique blend of jazz and blues influences.
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EVAN CHRISTOPHER’S CLARINET ROAD CELEBRATING THE NEW ORLEANS TRICENTENNIAL January 27th
Soirée | Private Residence, Vail | Invitation Only
Evan Christopher combines virtuosity, immaculate taste, and enthusiasm with a commitment to exploring the full range of possibilities in the New Orleans clarinet tradition. His highly personal brand of ‘contemporary, early jazz’ strives to extend the legacies of early Creole clarinetists such as Sidney Bechet, Barney Bigard and Omer Simeon. Critics remarking on Christopher’s dynamic expressiveness have coined his style “a triumph, joining the present seamlessly to a glorious past” (The Observer, UK). Generously underwritten by Todger and Shannon Anderson
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24TH ANNUAL VAIL JAZZ FESTIVAL The Vail Jazz Festival brings the best talent in the jazz world to the ultimate summer destination in the Rocky Mountains: Vail, Colorado. Join us at one of our 70+ performances throughout the summer, featuring an exciting blend of jazz genres: simmering blues, swinging gypsy jazz, soulful vocalists, sizzling Latin jazz, and so much more!
2018 LINEUP INCLUDES: The Hot Sardines // Django Festival All-Stars // Nicki Parrott // Andrea Motis with Joel Fraham // Jeff Hamilton Trio // RenÊ Marie + Experiment in Truth // Benny Green Trio // Adrian Cunningham // Sean Jones // James Morrison // John Clayton // Jeff Clayton // Terell Stafford // Lewis Nash // Westside Story and More: Bill Cunliffe's Tribute to Leonard Bernstein // Tony Monaco's Multimedia Tribute to Jimmy Smith // Wycliffe Gordon's Nu Funk Machine Dance Party // Piano Duos // Niki Haris' Gospel Prayer Meetin' // Byron Stripling's Multimedia Presentation of Joe Williams and Harry "Sweets" Edison—The Basie Connection ... and many more!
tickets on sale may 1, 2018!
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EDUCATION + COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Vail Jazz brings students and families together for educational and entertaining jazz experiences through the work of three signature jazz education programs and more than 75 performances annually. Serving more than 1,400 children each year, Vail Jazz strives to introduce the next generation of jazz listeners and enthusiasts to the fundamentals and social history of America's original art form: jazz.
OVER HALF
of Vail Jazz’s 75+ performances in 2017 were free to the public
900+
hours volunteered to produce the 23rd annual Vail Jazz Festival
AWARD-WINNING
Vail Jazz educational programs awarded Downbeat Jazz Education Achievement Award in 2017
20 YEARS
Vail Jazz Goes to School celebrates 20 years of bringing jazz education to Eagle Valley elementary schools with a special event on March 30th (see pg. 13)
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JULIEN LABRO + OLLI SOIKKELI QUARTET February 21st
Ludwig’s Terrace | Two seatings: 6:00 + 8:30pm | $40 The music of Julien Labro and Olli Soikkeli is steeped in the swinging gypsy jazz tradition of Django Reinhardt. Finnish guitarist Olli plays with blistering speed, and French accordionist Julien with masterful technique. Together they bring the exhilarating, smoking hot gypsy jazz sound to life as they play classic repertoire and rich originals alike. Generously underwritten by Bettan Laughlin
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SECRETS OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK FEAT. SHELLY BERG February 24th
Soirée | Private Residence, Beaver Creek | Invitation Only Multi-Grammy nominated arranger, orchestrator, producer and pianist, Shelly Berg will present favorite standards and hidden gems from the Great American Songbook, the canon of the most influential songs that shaped the path of American jazz. Named one of three “Educators for the Millenium” by the LA Times, he is perfectly suited to not only play the songs with dynamic skill, but to share anecdotes and stories about the rich history behind the songs and the composers who penned them. Generously underwritten by Richard and Pamela Bard
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DAVE TULL CD RELEASE PARTY: “TEXTING + DRIVING” March 14th
Ludwig’s Terrace | Two seatings: 6:00 + 8:30pm | $40 Dave Tull is a man of many talents. Although he is best known as an internationally acclaimed drummer for such notables as Chuck Mangione and Michael Bublé, he is also a gifted singer and lyricist. On his second CD “Texting and Driving,” Tull blends his skilled drumming and vocal talents with wry, witty storytelling about life as a jazz musician and the woes of everyday occurrences, creating a rare convergence of clever phrasing, swingin’ rhythms, and laugh-outloud funny lyrics.
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RICKY NYE TRIO March 24th
SoirÊe | Private Residence, Lake Creek | Invitation Only Known for its rollicking, foot-stomping jubilance, the boogie-woogie sound erupted from the American South during the late 1920s. This piano-centric subgenre of the jazz tradition drew its structural elements from the Blues and spirituals, but introduced an intoxicating rhythmic complexity that inspired generations of young dancers. Ricky Nye is one of the nation’s leading players and preservationists of boogie-woogie, stunning audiences with unmatched authenticity, virtuosic speed and playful arrangements. Generously underwritten by Jim and Janet Dulin
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friday, march 30, 2018 at 8:00pm Vail Jazz and the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch are proud to present an evening celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Vail Jazz Goes to School with a special performance by the Tony Gulizia Sextet. The performance will be a swingin’, swanky retrospective of a century of jazz classics—the audience will take to their feet to dance to a selection of rip-roaring tunes, featuring the hits of Benny Goodman, Louis Prima and more. For the past twenty years, Vail Jazz Goes to School has brought the basics of jazz education into every 4th and 5th grade classroom in Eagle County, exposing more than 20,000 youngsters to the fundamentals and social history of jazz. The Tony Gulizia Sextet serve as the faculty of Vail Jazz Goes to School, comprising Colorado jazz legend Tony Gulizia (keyboards) and his sensational squadron of instrumentalists: (Joey Gulizia (drums), Mike Gurciullo (trumpet), Andy Hall (bass), Michael Pujado (percussion), and Roger Neumann (saxophone).
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tickets: $40 vip tickets: $75
TRIBUTE TO RAY CHARLES FEAT. JOE McBRIDE TRIO April 11th
Ludwig’s Terrace | Two seatings: 6:00 + 8:30pm | $40 Pianist and vocalist Joe McBride takes on the role of Ray Charles in this tour de force performance. An innovator since his first recordings in the early ’90s, McBride blurs the lines between jazz, R&B, soul, and funk. His trio is joined by special guest Bob Rebholz on saxophone for a show that will pay tribute to “The Genius of Soul,” through inspiring renditions of his songbook.
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Sonnenalp Hotel is Proud to Support Vail Jazz JOIN US FOR
JAZZ & DINNER ON THE TERRACE
JANUARY 17 FEBRUARY 21 MARCH 14 APRIL 11
LUDWIG’S TERRACE IS TRANSFORMED INTO AN ELEGANT ALPINE JAZZ CLUB FOR AN EVENING OF STUNNING ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECTACULAR DINING FEATURING FAVORITES FROM THE BULLY RANCH MENU
Sonnenalp Hotel • 20 Vail Road, Vail, CO • www.sonnenalp.com • 970-476-5656