Concerts

The Dixie Six brings you the sound and repertoire of Louis Armstrong’s All Stars of the 1950’s and 1960’s-- contemporary pulse infused into New Orleans classics and mid-century jazz. Grand Isle’s own Tony Pietricola on clarinet.

Some bands take fifty years to find their way back to each other. Neal Haiduck and David Heckendorn first played together in the Catskill Mountains half a century ago — and this cabaret-style evening is a reunion in disguise. Join them! Settle in for an evening of clarinet, grand piano, double bass, and drums, playing favorites -- the well-known and the wonderfully obscure.

Vermont’s premier big-band swing/dance group. Swingin’ for 50 years. Grand Isle's own Tony Pietricola selected the program and will lead the band from within the ensemble. The program highlights selections from VJE albums over the years.

New York City concert pianist Sohyun Ahn returns to Island Arts on Friday, August 21 at 7 pm — and this year, audiences will hear her in a newly renovated barn, with sound-proofed walls, doors, and windows completed this past winter specifically to enhance your listening experience. Her program, on concert grand piano, will span 3 centuries.

Prepare to be amazed! MetalWerx is a unique quartet consisting of two euphoniums—played by Jenna Schultz of Winooski and Cynsy Van Santen of Bristol, and two tubas—played by Tim Foley of Burlington and Yutaka Kono of Shelburne. Hear an eclectic mix of fantasies, suites, marches, jazz, and pop music, and a few favorite classical transcriptions sure to please the ear of every music lover.

Vermont musician Colby Crehan, former vocalist and songwriter for the Bluegrass Gospel Project and Possum Haw, reunites with Possum Haw bandmates for the 5-piece acoustic project Marsh Lights. Folk-grass repertoire and vocals from a talented band.