Vail Square, Lionshead Village

Vail Square, Jazz Tent Headliner Series “I’ve made a conscious decision throughout my life not to be confined, musically,” says Curtis Stigers. “For me, it’s all about the song, about the story.”—Curtis Stigers For the award-winning singer, songwriter, and saxophonist, the story keeps getting better. His string of hit singles, millions of albums sold, and a 28-year recording career aside, Stigers’ commitment to artistic growth, and to bringing new tunes to the Great American Songbook, has become unparalleled in modern…

Vail Square, Jazz Tent Headliner Series Chuck Lamb, as a pianist and composer, has been with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet for 14 years and has performed with the Quartet and/or his own groups at numerous renowned venues around the world. In addition to being a professional touring musician and prolific composer, Chuck is also an accomplished and creative music educator. Chuck had the honor of becoming good friends with Dave Brubeck and released a tribute album that brought enthusiastic accolades…

Vail Square, Jazz Tent Headliner Series Davina and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Davina’s commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. DATV’s shows are filled with New Orleans charm, Memphis soul swagger,…

Vail Square, Jazz Tent Headliner Series A favorite of Vail Jazz audiences through the years, Ann Hampton Callaway is a multi-platinum-selling singer, pianist, composer, lyricist, and arranger. A long-time–and leading–champion of the Great American Songbook, Ann applies her trademarked sparkle and panache to a movie-centric repertoire of familiar (and less so) songs associated with movies, classic and otherwise. Performing selections from her fifteen record discography, Ann will offer her elegant and sometimes playful treatments of jazz classics as well as…

Vail Square, Jazz Tent Headliner Series John Chin has been a fixture on the New York jazz scene since 1998 and was introduced to the piano at age four. He began studying jazz at California State University, which he attended at the age of fourteen as part of the Early Entrance Program for Gifted Students, and received a BA at age 19. He then earned a Masters of Music degree from Rutgers University and an Artist Diploma from the world-renowned…

Vail Square, Jazz Tent Headliner Series Catherine Russell’s career trajectory knows only one direction: Up! Multiple Grammy® nominations, a Grammy® award for a featured performance on Boardwalk Empire, rave reviews and critics’ awards, new releases that regularly top the jazz charts, and appearances/recordings with David Bowie, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, Jackson Browne, Michael Feinstein, Paul Simon, Wynton Marsalis, and many others. With a voice often described as dusky and soulful, Catherine inhabits the stories of her songs…sometimes Uptown Cabaret, sometimes…

Vail Square, Jazz Tent Headliner Series Born in France, Julien was influenced by traditional folk music and the melodic, lyrical quality of the French chanson. After graduating from the Marseille Conservatory of Music, and having advanced degrees in classical music, jazz studies, and composition, he began winning international awards and today is recognized as among the foremost accordion and bandoneon players in both the classical and jazz genres. His playing, composing, and arranging have earned him international acclaim. Julien returns…

Vail Square, Jazz Tent Headliner Series Ranky Tanky (a Gullah phrase for “get funky”) are five lifelong friends from Charleston, South Carolina who have established themselves as passionate global ambassadors for their local culture and community, helping to faithfully preserve the traditions originated by African Americans in the coastal South during slavery that are kept alive through the present day. This Grammy Award-winning, Charleston, SC-based quintet, performs timeless music born from the Gullah culture of the southeastern Sea Islands. Their…