Skidmore Jazz Institute
Providing opportunities for young musicians
to study with world-class jazz artists for over
25 years. Contact 518.580.5447 for details.
Jazz Institute Concerts are held in
the Arthur Zankel Music Center,
Ladd Concert Hall. Tickets are
available at
Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio
June 28, 8 pm
Grammy Award-winner and most
recorded bassist of all time, Ron Carter
leads this trio that includes Donald
Vega (piano) and Russell Malone
(guitar)
Skidmore Faculty Septet
June 30, 8 pm
Featuring Scott Wendholt (trumpet),
Jimmy Greene (tenor saxophone),
Michael Dease (trombone), Bill Cunliffe
(piano), Vic Juris (guitar), Doug Weiss
(bass) and John Riley (drums)
Bill Charlap Quintet
July 5, 8 pm
2016 Grammy Award-winning
pianist Bill Charlap leads this quintet
featuring Peter Washington (bass),
Kenny Washington (drums), Warren
Vaché (trumpet) and Houston Person
(saxophone)
Skidmore Faculty Septet
July 7, 8 pm
Featuring Jon Faddis (trumpet), Gary
Smulyan (baritone saxophone),
Michael Dease (trombone), Jeb Patton
(piano), Paul Bollenback (guitar), David
Wong (bass), and Kenny Washington
(drums)
Jazz Institute Student Concerts
July 1 and 8, 1 pm
Featuring Institute participants
Free and Open to the public
The Skidmore Jazz Institute is sponsored, in
part, by The National Endowment for the
Arts, The New York State Council on the
Arts, the Howard Bayne Foundation and
the Arthur Zimtbaum Foundation.
Photos by Caroline Bittencour, Jimmy Katz,
Philippe LEVY-STAB, and Beti Niemeyer
Decoda | Skidmore
Chamber Music
Institute
Decoda is a collective of virtuoso chamber
musicians and the Affiliate Ensemble of
Carnegie Hall. This is their third, annual,
two-week intensive designed for young
musicians offering performance
opportunities and meaningful community
engagement. For more information:
r 518.580.5447.
Chamber Music Decoda Faculty
Performance
July 12, 7:30 pm
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Ladd Hall
Featuring: Anna Elashvili (violin),
Angelia Cho (violin), Nathan Schram
(viola), Claire Bryant (cello), Kris Saebo
(bass), Catherine Gregory (flute),
Alicia Lee (clarinet), Brandon Ridenour
(trumpet), Michael Mizrahi (piano),
and special guest Caroline Shaw (violin
and vocals)
Concert Tickets are available at:
Chamber Music Decoda Faculty
Interactive Performance
July 14, 7:30 pm
Saratoga Arts Center, 320 Broadway,
Saratoga Springs
Decoda | Skidmore Chamber Music
Concert UpBeat on the Roof
July 15, 7 pm
Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gal-
lery Rooftop. Featuring Anna Elashvili
(violin), Angelia Cho (violin), Nathan
Schram (viola), Claire Bryant (cello),
Kris Saebo (bass), Catherine Gregory
(flute), James Austin Smith (oboe),
Alicia Lee (clarinet), Brandon Ridenour
(trumpet), and Michael Mizrahi (piano)
Decoda | Skidmore Chamber Music
Student Performance
July 16, 2 pm
The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren
Street, Glens Falls
Featuring Decoda | Skidmore
Chamber Music Institute participants
Concert is free with paid museum
admission
Chamber Music Decoda:
Faculty Performance
July 19, 7:30 pm
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Ladd Hall
Featuring: Anna Elashvili (violin),
Angelia Cho (violin), Nathan Schram
(viola), Claire Bryant (cello), Kris Saebo
(bass), Catherine Gregory (flute),
James Austin Smith (oboe), Alicia Lee
(clarinet), Brandon Ridenour (trumpet),
and Michael Mizrahi (piano)
Concert Tickets are available at:
Decoda | Skidmore Chamber Music
Student Interactive Performance
This interactive performance is
designed for young children
July 22, 9 am
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Ladd Hall
Decoda | Skidmore Chamber Music
Final Student Performance
July 22, 5 pm
Arthur Zankel Music Center, Ladd Hall
The Decoda⎮Skidmore Chamber Music
Institute is sponsored, in part, by the
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
New York State
Summer School of
the Arts
Two of seven summer residential schools
sponsored and supported by the New York
State Education Department. For more
information contact 518.474.8773 or visit
School of Orchestral Studies
Concerts
August 7, 2 pm, Arthur Zankel
Music Center
August 9, noon,
Arthur Zankel Music Center
August 20, 2 pm, Saratoga Performing
Arts Center, Saratoga Springs
UpBeat On the Roof
July 1–August 26, Fridays, 7 pm
A series of free music performances
on the rooftop of the Tang Museum.
Please refer to the Tang page of this
calendar or visit the website for more
information:
Bill Charlap
Ron Carter
Jimmy Greene
