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| Thelonious Monk Competition Winners to Perform At The Tribeca Performing Arts Center Monk-in-Motion The Next Face of Jazz BMCC Tribeca PAC is proud to present the talented winners of the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. This year's three finalists, outstanding jazz vocalists, will perform with their own bands. Jazzmeia Horn First Place Winner Saturday, Feb 20 at 7:30PM; TIX Vocalist Jazzmeia "Jazz" Horn has earned a reputation as a dynamic musician with a soulful sound. Jazzmeia was awarded both the "Rising Star Award" (2012) and the "First Place Prize" (2013) in the Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition. Veronica Swift First Runner-Up Saturday, March 5 at 7:30PM TIX Jazz vocalist Veronica Swift has two albums as a leader under her belt, in addition to several festival appearances and headlining performances at major clubs such as Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC and Blues Alley in Washington, DC. Vuyo Sotashe Second Runner-Up Saturday, March 19 at 7:30PM TIX Young South African jazz vocalist, Vuyo Sotashe, also won first prize at the very first Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival Vocal Competition in 2014. More recently, he won the Audience prize award and placed second over-all at the Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition in 2015. BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is located on the campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007. Call (212) 220 - 1460 for tickets or more information. Events are subject to change. write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |