
Director of Education John Clayton introduces the 2016 Vail Jazz All-Stars (photo: Jack Affleck)

The 2016 Vail Jazz All-Stars (photo: Jack Affleck)

Vail Jazz All-Stars: Carter Brodkorb (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz All-Stars: Zaq Davis (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz All-Stars: Brian Richburg (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz All-Stars: Jasim Perales (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz All-Stars: Gabe Rupe (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz All-Stars: Nick Kepron (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz All-Stars: Joe Giordano (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz All-Stars (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Howard Stone with the Vail Jazz All-Stars (photo: Nolan Ritter)

The Vail Jazz Alumni Quintet: Braxton Cook, Lucianna Padmore, Benny Benack III, Russell Hall, Adam Bravo (photo: Jack Affleck)

Benny Benack III (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz Alumni: Russell Hall (photo: Nolan Ritter)

Vail Jazz Alumni: Braxton Cook (photo: Jack Affleck)

Vail Jazz Alumni: Adam Bravo (photo: Nolan Ritter)

The Vail Jazz Party House Band: Wycliffe Gordon, Lewis Nash, John Clayton, Bill Cunliffe (photo: Jack Affleck)

Niki Haris (photo: Jack Affleck)

Bruce Barth and Niki Haris (photo: Jack Affleck)

Seven bassists take the stage for John Clayton's multimedia tribute to Milt Hinton: Gabe Rupe, Philip Norris, Russell Hall, Gary Sloane, John Clayton, Christoph Luty, and Peter Washington

Multimedia tribute to Milt Hinton (photo: Jack Affleck)

John Clayton, Byron Stripling, and Ken Peplowski (photo: Jack Affleck)

The Jeff Hamilton Trio: Jeff Hamilton, Tamir Hendelman, and Christoph Luty (photo: Jack Affleck)

Jeff Hamilton (photo: Jack Affleck)

Adrian Cunningham, Joel Frahm, Benny Benack III, Jeff Hamilton, Bobby Floyd, Nate Radley (photo: Jack Affleck)

Bobby Floyd (photo: Jack Affleck)

John Clayton and Bill Cunliffe (photo: Jack Affleck)

Wycliffe Gordon and Lewis Nash (photo: Jack Affleck)

The Vail Jazz All-Stars play a Late Night Jam (photo: Jack Affleck)

Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo (photo: Jack Affleck)

Diego Figueiredo (photo: Jack Affleck)

Bruce Barth and Mary Stallings (photo: Jack Affleck)

Bruce Barth, Peter Washington, Mary Stallings, and Billy Williams (photo: Jack Affleck)

Terell Stafford (photo: Jack Affleck)

Terell Stafford, Bruce Barth, and Mary Stallings (photo: Jack Affleck)

Joel Frahm's tribute to the Texas Tenors (photo: Jack Affleck)

John Clayton, Joel Frahm, Matt Wilson, and Nate Radley (photo: Jack Affleck)

Matt Wilson and John Clayton (photo: Jack Affleck)

Niki Haris' Gospel Prayer Meetin' (photo: Jack Affleck)

Niki Haris' Gospel Prayer Meetin' (photo: Jack Affleck)

Niki Haris' Gospel Prayer Meetin' (photo: Jack Affleck)

Niki Haris' Gospel Prayer Meetin' (photo: Jack Affleck)

Jeff Hamilton, Benny Benack III, Terell Stafford, Matt Wilson, Gary Versace, John Clayton (photo: Jack Affleck)

Jeff Hamilton and Matt Wilson (photo: Jack Affleck)

Benny Benack III, Terell Stafford, and Byron Stripling (photo: Jack Affleck)

Piano Duos: Bill Cunliffe and Bruce Barth (photo: Jack Affleck)

Adrian Cunningham, Matt Wilson, Ken Peplowski, Christoph Luty, Diego Figueiredo (photo: Jack Affleck)

Ken Pelowski and Diego Figueiredo (photo: Jack Affleck)

Adrian Cunningham, Christoph Luty, Wycliffe Gordon (photo: Jack Affleck)

Christoph Luty (photo: Jack Affleck)

Lewis Nash (photo: Jack Affleck)

Adrian Cunningham and Jeff Hamilton (photo: Jack Affleck)

Wycliffe Gordon (photo: Jack Affleck)

Brotherlee Love: Peter Washington, Terell Stafford, Billy Williams (photo: Jack Affleck)

Terell Stafford (photo: Jack Affleck)

Billy Williams (photo: Jack Affleck)

Diego Duets: Diego Figueiredo and Joel Frahm

Diego Duets: Diego Figueiredo and Terell Stafford

Diego Duets: Diego Figueiredo and John Clayton (photo: Jack Affleck)

Diego Duets: Diego Figueiredo and Jeff Hamilton (photo: Jack Affleck)

Bruce Barth, Mary Stallings, Peter Washington, Billy Williams (photo: Jack Affleck)

Mary Stallings, Peter Washington, and Nikki Haris (photo: Jack Affleck)

Braxton Cook, Adrian Cunningham, Tim Warfield, Joel Frahm, Ken Peplowski (photo: Jack Affleck)

Adrian Cunningham, Tim Warfield, Joel Frahm (photo: Jack Affleck)

Tim Warfield (photo: Jack Affleck)

Bill Cunliffe, Braxton Cook, Adrian Cunningham, Russell Hall, Tim Warfield, Joel Frahm, Lucianna Padmore, Ken Peplowski (photo: Jack Affleck)

Benny Benack III, Terell Stafford, Byron Stripling, Wycliffe Gordon (photo: Jack Affleck)

Benny Benack III, Terell Stafford, Byron Stripling, Wycliffe Gordon (photo: Jack Affleck)