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Vail Jazz is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Vail, Colorado. Through six unique performance series and three signature educational programs, Vail Jazz perpetuates jazz with a focus on young musicians and young audiences.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Joey DeFrancesco + The People

Vail Jazz Party Opening Performance

Vail Jazz Party Documentary Screening

Vail Jazz Party Friday Evening

Vail Jazz Party Saturday Afternoon

Vail Jazz Party Saturday Evening

Gospel Prayer Meetin'

Vail Jazz Party Sunday Afternoon

Joey DeFrancesco + The People

Vail Jazz Party Opening Performance

Vail Jazz Party Documentary Screening

Vail Jazz Party Friday Evening

Vail Jazz Party Saturday Afternoon

Vail Jazz Party Saturday Evening

Gospel Prayer Meetin'

Vail Jazz Party Sunday Afternoon

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Not the Girl from Ipanema

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Ask someone about Brazilian jazz and the likely response is bossa nova and “The Girl from Ipanema.” The 1964 recording was a smash hit for Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto and American saxophonist Stan Getz and it propelled the bossa nova sound to world-wide popularity. Ipanema is a toney beach neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro and […]

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Grammy winner Eliane Elias lands in Vail this Thursday

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Grammy winner Eliane Elias shares song-inspired stories from fans Eliane Elias has been living out of a suitcase for nearly 40 years. Starting her career as a teenager in her native São Paulo, the Brazilian singer/pianist has been on a trajectory that’s ranged from steadily to steeply upward. “I work very hard at what I […]

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Here comes ¡Cubanismo!

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The famed, 14-piece Cuban ensemble performs in Vail this Thursday Dr. Michael Davison has been to Cuba 40 times. Like Cubanismo frontman Jesús Alemañy, he is a mastermind on the trumpet and has played for decades. Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Ensemble at the University of Richmond, Davison can emulate just about any of history’s trumpet-playing […]

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