BIG EARS FESTIVAL

Kalia Vandever

“Her music is dreamy and free, her trombone lines float untethered like pink clouds drifting through the sky at sunrise.” – Bandcamp Daily

A Grammy Award Winning trombonist and composer living in Brooklyn, NY with an approach that is distinctive and defined by her sonorous tone and lyrical improvisational voice. She leans into the challenges of the instrument and allows patience and melody to guide her process. Vandever has toured and performed internationally with her quartet, performing at the Winter Jazz Festival and BRIC Jazz Festival. She has performed with Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, and Fay Victor, as well as popular artists Harry Styles, Lizzo, Japanese Breakfast, Moses Sumney, Jennifer Hudson, and Demi Lovato. We Fell in Turn, her debut solo album, was released last year.

 

BIG EARS
03.27_03.30.25
Knoxville, TN · USA

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