Something Else: All-Star Tribute to Soul Jazz

Something Else is a seven-piece Soul Jazz revue led by Vincent Herring. The all-star rotating lineup, according to Herring, features “music that is meant to be a celebration of life.” The band plays new arrangements of soul jazz classics, originally recorded by composers like Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock & Eddie Harris. Soul jazz, born in the early 1960s, provided a pathway for the funky grooves of contemporary soul & R&B to infuse the muscular hard bop of the day. Soul jazz helped form the soundtrack for that generation, but, as it turns out, this music is multigenerational & has served as a springboard repertoire for up & coming young jazzers as well. It’s groove-oriented & fun to play—and to hear! Vincent Herring, alto saxophone Freddie Hendrix, trumpet Jerry Weldon, tenor saxophone Paul Bollenback, guitar Mike LeDonne, piano Essiet Essiet, bass Jerome Gillespie, drums In-person tickets $25-60 sliding scale Livestream donations appreciated! For educational group discounts: eugene@vtjazz.org www.vtjazz.org 802 254 9088 elsavjc@gmail.com eugene@vtjazz.org sarah@vtjazz.org Vermont Jazz Center 72 Cotton Mill Hill #222 Brattleboro, VT 05301