
The 2018 Vail Jazz Workshop in action. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The 2018 Vail Jazz Workshop in action. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The 2018 Vail Jazz Workshop in action: Lewis Nash with drum students Michael Manasseh and Varun Das. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The 2018 Vail Jazz Workshop in action: Summer Camargo. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The 2018 Vail Jazz Workshop in action: Bill Cunliffe with piano student Esteban Castro. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The Jazz Tent at Vail Square. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Vail Jazz founder Howard Stone speaks with Workshop DIrector and Bass Instructor John Clayton prior to the Workshop students taking the stage for the Opening Session. (photo: Jack Affleck)

John Clayton with the 2018 Vail Jazz All-Stars. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Vail Jazz All-Stars Dario Bizio and Joey Curreri. (photo: Jack Affleck)

John Clayton imparts last words to students before they take center stage. (photo: Jack Affleck)

John Clayton watches from the wings as the 2018 Vail Jazz All-Stars start their set. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The 2018 Vail Jazz All-Stars. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The 2018 Vail Jazz All-Stars. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Vail Jazz Alumni Quintet: Jeffery Miller, Zach Brown, Hailey Niswanger and Luke Celenza (not pictured: Cameron MacIntosh). (photo: Jack Affleck)

Hailey Niswanger, Jeffery Miller and Luke Celenza. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Jeffery Miller. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The Vail Jazz Alumni Quintet takes a bow after completing their set. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The Vail Jazz Party House Band, and Vail Jazz Workshop instructors, Jeff Clayton, Bill Cunliffe, John Clayton, Lewis Nash, Wycliffe Gordon and Terell Stafford. (photo: Jack Affleck)

The Vail Jazz Party House Band. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Benny Green with Peter Bernstein. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Wycliffe Gordon Plays the Lot. (photo: Jack Affleck)

René Marie. (photo: Jack Affleck)

René Marie. (photo: Connor Williams)

Sean Jones. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Benny Green, Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton. (photo: Jack Affleck)

(photo: Connor Williams)

Bill Cunliffe's presentation of Westside Story and More: A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Bill Cunliffe and Peter Bernstein. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Evening Session. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Niki Haris and René Marie. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Niki Haris and Adrian Cunningham. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Tony Monaco's Tribute to Jimmy Smith, with Lewis Nash. (photo: Jack Affleck)

René Marie. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Byron Stripling's presentation of Joe Williams and Harry Sweets Edison: The Basie Connection. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Byron Stripling. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Benny Green. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Adrian Cunningham. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Tamir Hendelman plays at the Late Night Jam. (photo: Jack Affleck)

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

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

Wycliffe Gordon's Nu Funk Machine Dance Party. (photo: Jack Affleck)

Piano Duos with John Chin and Benny Green (photo: Jack Affleck)

Piano Duos with John Chin and Benny Green (photo: Jack Affleck)

The Grand Finale of the 2018 Vail Jazz Party. (photo: Jack Affleck)