$18 at door / $15 students + seniors / 7:30 doors / 8pm start
Connecticut-based trumpeter Vance Provey convenes a hard-hitting quartet of veteran improvisers drawn from across New England.
Vance Provey is a Connecticut-based trumpeter and improviser who began trumpet lessons at age 12. His musical journey took a significant turn when he joined the Black Music Division at Bennington College in 1981, teaching alongside Bill Dixon, a pivotal influence on his artistic development. In the 1980s, Provey collaborated with notable figures such as Butch Morris, Rhys Chatham, and Borah Bergman. He also performed with the Gunter Hampel New York Orchestra, contributing to the album Fresh Heat – Live at Sweet Basil. Vance’s discography includes 2020’s Collective Expression (with Bob Gorry and Paul Gunsberg) and 1983 – Motifs 2023 (with Whit Dickey and Spin Dunbar). He has worked extensively with the band New Language Collaborative, and with projects led by multi-instrumentalist David Peck, and released on the Evil Clown label.