Saturday, September 17 at noon: Faye Victor Workshop at Start Here Coffee & Jerico

Acclaimed jazz vocalist and composer Faye Victor will coach local youth ensemble Orchestra Jammbo’laya (OJAMM) on performing a selection of Herbie Nichols compositions. OJAMM will open for Fay Victor’s own quintet, Herbie Nichols SUNG, later this same day (see below). Open to the public, direct musical participation limited to OJAMM ensemble members.

Brooklyn, NY-based sound artist/composer Fay Victor hones a unique vision for the vocal role in jazz and improvised music regarding repertoire, improvisation, and composition. Victor has an ‘everything is everything’ aesthetic, using the freedom at the moment to inform the appropriate musical response, viewing the vocal instrument as full of possibilities for sound exploration, a through-line for direct messages in an improvising context. Victor embraces all of these ideas in real-time and on Victor’s 11 critically acclaimed albums as a leader one can hear the evolution of this expansive expression.

Edison Jazz Fest (EJF) is a new annual jazz festival dedicated to improving quality-of-life in Edison through free music and education events that celebrate the lives of unsung and marginalized jazz greats and uplift their legacies. This festival will feature world-class performances, enriching classes and workshops, and community-building events including a block party and parade, all of which will be free and open to the public! All performances will be accessible via a free live stream.

This year's Edison Jazz Festival is made possible by a John Stites Jazz Award. Learn more about the Edison Jazz Fest at: edisonjazzfest.org