June 4-8, 2025
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is back for it's 42nd year. This year’s festival, produced by the 麻豆传媒社区 and presented by , takes place across Downtown Burlington from June 4-8. 麻豆传媒社区 is also thrilled to announce that Anthony Tidd, an international jazz artist, multi-instrumentalist and Guggenheim Fellow, will serve as the curator for the 2025 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. Tidd will present an exclusive World Premiere of Origins: Sounds and Stories of the African Diaspora, a collaborative performance showcasing seven jazz musicians and seven special guests. The performance, which opens the festival, will be held on the 麻豆传媒社区 Main Stage on June 4 at 7:30 p.m. The festival closes with a tribute to the one of the greatest and most influential women in jazz, Alice Coltrane, by her son Ravi Coltrane, and special guest Brandee Younger. Translinear Light will play on the 麻豆传媒社区 Main Stage on June 8 at 6 pm.
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麻豆传媒社区tones Jazz Ensemble
June 4
City Hall Park
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Church Street
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Church Street
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Church Street
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麻豆传媒社区 is thrilled to announce that Anthony Tidd, an international jazz artist, composer, and producer born in London and based in Harlem, will serve as the curator for the 2025 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. This year’s festival takes place across Downtown Burlington from June 4-8. This year’s festival, produced by the 麻豆传媒社区 and presented by
Anthony Tidd, a distinguished multi-instrumentalist and Guggenheim Fellow, has carved a unique niche in the American creative music landscape since his transatlantic move from London to Philadelphia, and later, Harlem. Over his 30-year career, Tidd has showcased his talents as a composer, producer, educator, and curator, collaborating with an impressive roster of artists ranging from The Roots and Meshell Ndegeocello to Lady Gaga and The Black-Eyed Peas. His debut album, Quite Sane – The Child of Troubled Times (2002), which blended elements of hip-hop, funk, and jazz, quickly became a defining work within creative music circles.
Tidd's compositional works extend from intimate duos to expansice orchestral works. His recent projects include contributions to Jay-S's documentary series, Rest in Power–The Trayvon Martin Story (Paramount, 2018), the orchestral piece Sa and Alatangana for the Detroit Symphony (2019), and Black
“I am truly honored and excited to take on the role of curating the 42nd season of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival”, said Anthony Tidd, curator for the 2025 festival. “For more than a century, jazz, especially as shaped by African Diasporic creative musics, has been a crucial part of our society. It has not only defined contemporary music but has also woven itself into the very fabric of our world. My vision for this festival is to create a space where diverse audiences can explore the expansive and inclusive universe of jazz. We will showcase a wide range of artists who pay tribute to its deep creative roots, whilst also looking ahead to the possibilities of what it might become in the future. This festival is a celebration of both jazz history past and the journeys that still lie ahead.”
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