Discover Jazz Festival
| Below are details about this year's JazzLab at the Firehouse Center! Check out this year's activity on the LABblog. |
| LIVE VIDEO STREAM Thanks to Cortex, A live feed of Jazzlab studio sessions will be available on the Tank Studio website starting at approximately 2:30pm Monday - Wednesday. |
What is JAZZLAB?
JAZZLAB seeks to harness the creative energy abundant downtown during the festival and give it the space it needs to evolve into a multi-dynamic piece of art itself. The Lab serves as a meeting place for artists, media and community members alike to define this kenetic body of work.
Sunday, June 6, 4pm:
The Lab DJ
and Music Production School presents “Behind The Beat”
(DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, THE APPERANCE BY 88 KEYS HAS
BEEN CANCELLED)
A demonstration and discussion with The Lab DJ and Music Production School.
This is a rare opportunity to discuss the inorganic elements that make a great
recording and get answers to the music production questions you’ve pondered
during the week! This event is free and seats are limited.
Monday, June 7 – Wednesday, June 9, 2pm – 6pm:
JAZZLAB Studio Sessions with The
Tank Studio
JAZZLAB embarks on a three-day series, The JAZZLAB Studio Sessions, with engineers-in-residence,
Ben Colette and Rob O’Dea of Burlington’s Tank Studio. Rob, the
studio manager and engineer at Egan
Media Productions, and Ben, the studio manager and engineer at Trey Anastasio's
Barn Studio, share a passion for making great recordings and working with local
and regional acts to produce hi-fi recordings at a price that emerging artists
can afford. The Tank is also the studio home to WRUV's "Exposure",
a regular showcase of local bands recording live in-studio sessions.
DAILY SESSIONS (2-6PM) INCLUDE:
MONDAY JUNE 7th - yoUSAy Placate
A contemporary, piano fusion trio that exemplifies the future of contemporary
jazz music.
TUESDAY JUNE 8th - MANUAL MOON
An electric boog-a-groove-inspired' quartet playing original compositions contributed
by each member of the band
WEDNESDAY JUNE 9th - VILLANELLES
"Villanelles will stick a flower in your gun, but still bring the bang." - The Deli Magazine
JAZZLAB Also Features:
Local design gurus from Select Design will illuminate their impressions in a growing collage of photos and artwork across three days as the studio sessions progress.
Wednesday, June 9, 6pm - 9pm:
Seven Days presents The
Cooler - featuring music by Villanelles
JAZZLAB Studio Sessions culminate on Wednesday, June 9 with The
Cooler– an after-work mingle-fest in the contemporary setting
of the Firehouse Gallery + Plaza in City Hall Park, cash bar and entertainment
by JAZZLAB artists, Villanelles.
Admission is a suggested donation of $5.
Saturday, June 12, 2pm:
The Lab DJ
and Music Production School presents “Behind The Beat”
Wrap this year’s JAZZLAB with a homespun edition of “Behind the
Beat”, a demonstration and discussion with The Lab DJ and Music Production
School. This is a rare opportunity to discuss the inorganic elements that make
a great recording and get answers to the music production questions you’ve
pondered during the week!
We are very pleased to partner again with The
Radiator, 105.9 fm WOMM-LP to offer live on-air coverage of the
JAZZLAB. Studio Sessions will also be available for podcast on the LABlog.
Visitors to JAZZLAB will also be asked to participate by interacting with the LABBLOG, a blogging station where the public can upload photos from Jazz Week or simply comment on what they have seen during the festival.
Stop by the Firehouse Gallery during the Festival and pick up a JAZZLAB syllabus. Performance are free and open to the public Monday, June 7–Wednesday, June 9 from 3–8pm on the Second Floor of the Firehouse Center.
Media sponsorship provided by
Additional sponsorship provided by