Jazz @ Sankofa w Victor Provost at Sankofa Video Books & Cafe

In 1998, Provost became the first steel pan player to be featured as a solo artist at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. The experience boosted both his confidence in the craft and his musical concept. Since his move to the United States in 1999, Provost has had the fortune of performing and touring with several award-winning groups and has shared the stage with the likes of Jazz super stars Hugh Masakela, Nicholas Payton, Steve Turre, Terrell Stafford, Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus Printup, Tarus Mateen, Ron Blake, Etienne Charles, Essiet Essiet, Rashawn Ross, Reuben Rogers, and Dion Parson to name a few....

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In 1998, Provost became the first steel pan player to be featured as a solo artist at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. The experience boosted both his confidence in the craft and his musical concept. Since his move to the United States in 1999, Provost has had the fortune of performing and touring with several award-winning groups and has shared the stage with the likes of Jazz super stars Hugh Masakela, Nicholas Payton, Steve Turre, Terrell Stafford, Wycliffe Gordon, Marcus Printup, Tarus Mateen, Ron Blake, Etienne Charles, Essiet Essiet, Rashawn Ross, Reuben Rogers, and Dion Parson to name a few.

Along with a demanding performance schedule, Provost teaches private lessons, directs the George Mason University Steel Ensemble, and works with the Cultural Academy For Excellence, one of the premier steel pan music education program in the eastern U.S.

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