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Kalia Vandever’s Quartet will be on tour celebrating the release of her latest album, Regrowth out on New Amsterdam Records.
Kalia Vandever is a trombonist, composer, and educator living in Brooklyn, NY. She released her debut album, “In Bloom” in 2019 which has been described as “the rise of an exciting voice for the music.” (Seton Hawkins, Hot House Jazz Magazine) Kalia’s sophomore album, Regrowth released in May, 2022 on New Amsterdam Records and “confirms her strengths as a composer and bandleader with a distinctly contemporary point of view.” (Nate Chinen, WBGO Jazz) She has toured and performed internationally with her quartet, as well as a side-woman, performing with artists including Moses Sumney, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, Maria Grand, Fay Victor and others. Kalia is an awardee of the 2022 Next Jazz Legacy, a program founded by New Music USA and Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. She has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Preservation Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, The Jazz Gallery, The Blue Whale, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, SMOKE Jazz Club, the Blue Note, and the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. While performing regularly as a bandleader and side-woman, Kalia is also an active composer and arranger. She has been commissioned to write works for groups and individuals including Tesla Quartet, The Westerlies, Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim, Hats & Heels Duo and more.
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Prism Analog – Located in Portland, Maine, Prism Analog is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable org. Founded in 2016, Prism Analog seeks to inclusively engage local musicians and artists by providing performance and gallery space, music lessons, and recording services through grants, community donations, and subsidized pricing. We work with bands, youth groups, schools, and more. We’re open to your grant-funded sound and music projects, especially those which serve kids, New Mainers, and others in the margins, so please get in touch! We can help you write your grant or develop a proposal.
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