She was named Downbeat Magazine’s Best Graduate Jazz Vocalist in 2012 and won the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Award in 2013 Kavita Shah is a vocalist, composer and lifelong New Yorker hailed by NPR for her “amazing dexterity for musical languages.” Like Moutin, Shah studied languages and literature at Harvard University before pursuing a Master’s in Jazz at Manhattan School of Music. He has performed in every important European jazz festival, and toured in over 30 countries around the world. At 29, he began co-leading the Quintet Moutin with his twin brother Louis, a project which later evolved into the Moutin Reunion Quartet. He was a member of the legendary Martial Solal Trio. In 20, he was the recipient of the prestigious Brazilian International Press Award as “Best Singer of the Year.”ĭowntown Music at Grace, 33 Church Street, White Plains.įrench bass virtuoso François Moutin and adventurous New York-born vocalist Kavita Shah will take listeners on an improvisational journey across both lyric-driven and wordless jazz standards and original music.įrançois Moutin is a Paris-born virtuosic bassist who received a doctorate in Physics at the age of 24 before choosing to become a professional musician. Nanny Assis is a Brazilian- American percussionist, singer,composer, producer and guitarist Based in NYC Area. $5 bites at restaurant bar from 4:30pm-6:30pm JazzFest Happy Hour at Fogo de Chão with Nanny Assis Trio Pedro completed his Masters Degree from the Prins Claus Conservatory at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands and has played around the world with people like John Clayton, Gordon Goodwin, Wayne Bergeron, Conrad Herwig, Luis Bonilla, Michael Mossman, Eddie Palmieri, Bryan Lynch, Ignacio Berroa, Charlie Persip, David Steinmeyer and many more.Įnjoy an early evening of music, food and cocktails at various venues in downtown White Plains. Born in Miami, Florida but raised in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico from youth till the age of twelve only to move back to Miami. Pedro Millan is a Puerto Rican/American saxophonist with a specialization in woodwinds. White Plains Farmers Market, 59 Court St. On September 14-18, you’ll hear some of today’s hottest rising jazz stars.Ī partnership between ArtsWestchester, the City of White Plains and the White Plains BID, JazzFest has become a signature White Plains event presenting free and affordable jazz experiences to jazz enthusiasts from Westchester and beyond. For its eleventh year, the festival remains true to its roots, presenting jazz from an outstanding roster that features musicians of local and national significance. JazzFest White Plains is back with a stellar lineup of in-person programs. JAZZFEST WHITE PLAINS LIVE AND IN-PERSON! WESTCHESTER’S FAVORITE JAZZ FESTIVAL RETURNS!
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