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The Vail Jazz Festival is back for its 27th season with nine weeks of performances running from now through Labor Day Weekend.
Overcoming obstacles
After a year of uncertainty, festival founder Howard Stone and his team have been able to overcome the roadblocks of the pandemic to present 29 performances featuring some of the biggest names in jazz.
“Last night I didn’t sleep very well because I was so pumped up from the energy and the music,” said Stone, following the opening night of the festival.
Planning for this concert series usually takes place over the course of nine months, but this year Vail Jazz only received approval to proceed with the festival about eight weeks ago. It was a daunting task, but Stone was ready to do whatever it took to keep the music alive.
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Live performances coming back to University Musical Society
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ANN ARBOR, MI The University Musical Society is back for its 143rd season with live and virtual performances.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group was unable to host live performances last year, opting for virtual performances instead, officials said.
But live performances are making a comeback from November through next April, a slightly smaller timeframe than previous years due to the ongoing pandemic, officials said.
UMS President Matthew VanBesien
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The 2021-22 UMS season will include a variety of in-person performances, as well as digital content, according to its president, Matthew VanBesien. The season will include a number of new “commissioned” performances, and the UMS president says the live performances will begin later than they usually do in a typical season.
The first in-person event will be the Big Band Holidays with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on Sunday, November 28 in Hill Auditorium. VanBesien says they are taking many precautions to make sure people attending in person events are protected and comfortable.