Pittsfield ยป Calendar ยป Eugene Uman's Convergence Project at Vermont Jazz Center
Eugene Uman's Convergence Project at Vermont Jazz Center
When
Sat, June 15, 2024
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Eugene Uman
pianoCameron Brown
bassJason Robinson
saxophone, tenorHaneef Nelson
trumpetJoel Mรกrquez
percussionAbout
Eugene Umanโs Convergence Project at the VJC
Saturday, June 15, 2024
7:30 PM
Eugene Uman, director of the Vermont Jazz Center, performs as pianist in numerous projects.
His annual concert represents a yearโs worth of composing & collaborating with various musicians.
Umanโs energetic playing & writing style is flavored with the Latin rhythms that he has absorbed during his tenure living in Colombia where he initiated the jazz studies programs at la Universidad de EAFIT & el Colegio de Mรบsica de Medellรญn.
Several of his compositions employ forms & grooves adapted from Colombian music such as cumbia, pasillo, puya, bambuco, & currulao. They are strongly influenced by his bebop mentors: Sheila Jordan, Howard Brofsky, Mike Longo & Jimmy Heath as well as by the sounds of his youth when he played in rock & blues bands....