Ray Vega-Latin Jazz Trumpet-July 27-7:00 pm

Professor Vega returns to Ballard Park to continue our jazz education! Bronx-born renowned trumpeter, percussionist, composer, and arranger Ray Vega presents jazz from a refreshingly original and contemporary perspective and is a veteran of numerous great Latin bands, including Tito Puente, and has performed with artists such as Lionel Hampton, Mel Torme, Paul Simon, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, and The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, among numerous others. He’s also a University Scholar at UVM, where he is a popular teacher of trumpet and jazz history, and coaches jazz ensembles.