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Two Vail Jazz Workshop alumni are making music together in NYC! Ryan Kaplan (saxophone, 2025) and Miriam Goroff Behel (saxophone, 2023) will share the stage at Nublu on November 11. It’s exciting to see alumni from different Workshop years performing together and continuing their musical journeys beyond Vail. Check out where more of our talented alumni are performing this November!

Performances:

Alphonso Horne (trumpet, 2004) performs November 11 at Somewhere Nowhere NYC, November 13 at The Jazz Club in NYC, November 14 at The Newark Museum of Art in Newark, NJ, and MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA, and November 15 at St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church in NYC.

Jimmy Macbride (drums, 2008) takes the stage November 11 at Trinity Church and Jazzcultural in NYC, November 13 at The Ringling in Sarasota, FL, November 14–15 at Jazzcultural in NYC, November 16 at Bar LunÀtico in Brooklyn, NY, November 17–21 at Birdland in NYC, and November 18 at Bar Bayeux in Brooklyn, NY.

Luca Mendoza (piano, 2015) plays two sets November 11 at Close Up Jazz in NYC.

Ryan Kaplan (saxophone, 2025) performs November 11 at Nublu in NYC.

Phillip Norris (bass, 2016) takes the stage November 11 at Cellar Dog in Philadelphia, PA, and returns to NYC November 13 for two sets at Close Up Jazz.

Zeb Jewell-Alibhai (trumpet, 2022) performs November 12 at The Burren in Somerville, MA.

George Rogers (saxophone, 2021) and Adian McCarthy (bass, 2020) will play in San Francisco, CA, on November 12 at Bird and Beckett and November 15 at Waystone.

Ethan Santos (trombone, 2015) plays in New Orleans, LA, November 12 at d.b.a., November 13 at The Spotted Cat, and returns to d.b.a. November 19.

Obed Calvaire (drums, 1998) takes the stage November 13–14 at The Pocket in NYC.

Grace Kelly (saxophone, 2008) performs two shows November 14 at Taos Center for the Arts in Taos, NM, before heading to Denver, CO, for performances November 20–21 at Dazzle.

Bassist Max Schwartz (2015) performs November 14 at The Freight in Berkeley, CA.

William Schwartzman (piano, 2022) takes the stage November 14 at The Jefferson Center in Roanoke, VA.

Benny Benack III (trumpet, 2008) performs November 16 at Jazzcultural in NYC.

Sam Konin (bass,2025) performs November 20 at Rothschild Performing Arts Center in San Jose, CA.

Terrace Martin (saxophone, 1997) takes over Blue Note Los Angeles for a three-night run November 20–22 in Los Angeles, CA.

Aaron Shaw (saxophone, 2013) performs November 22 at 2220 Arts + Archives in Los Angeles, CA.

Workshop alum, do you know about the communication channel we created exclusively for alumni? It’s free on Slack and is a great way to keep in touch with your alumni colleagues and stay current on what’s happening with them. To join, contact Alan Tanenbaum at info@vailjazz.org, and he’ll send you the link!