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VJC Big Band with Houston Person at Vermont Jazz Center
Courtesy of Robby Roiter | Posted on November 19, 2012
Where
Vermont Jazz Center
72 Cotton Mill Hl # 222
Brattleboro, VT
Map
802-254-9088
When
Fri, December 7, 2012
8 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Houston Person
saxophone, tenorAbout
Come celebrate the VJC Big Band's 10th anniversary with a swinging night of dancing. We'll be pulling out all the stops! We've invited Houston Person, a true Jazz Icon to join us as a guest soloist.
Person's big, bluesy sound has been getting people out of their chairs for over 40 years. He's recorded over 75 albums as a leader, mostly playing bluesy jazz standards and funky soul jazz. He has recorded with Charles Brown, Bill Charlap, Charles Earland, Lena Horne, Lou Rawls, Horace Silver and Richard "Groove" Holmes, just to name a few. His most noted association is with the great vocalist, Etta Jones....