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Donald Vega
Donald Vega was trained classically in piano in his native Nicaragua. He emigrated to the United States at age 14 and found a musical home with the Colburn School of Performing Arts (CSPA). He began his studies there in classical piano with Teresa de Jong Pombo and Dr. Louis Lepley. Vega began learning the language of jazz from mentor Billy Higgins at The World Stage and continued at CSPA with Jeffrey Lavner, then later with bassist John Clayton at the University of Southern California. He went on to graduate from Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School where he studied with piano great Kenny Barron. Vega currently performs internationally as the pianist for world renowned bassist Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio with whom he has recorded several albums. Mr. Vega is also a professor at The Juilliard School and Hofstra University and sits on the board of BackCountry Jazz, a non-profit organization which provides music education programs and performances to underprivileged youth.
FOREFATHERS
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Laverne Walk
Chamber Mates
Little Waltz
Tricotism
Bittersweet
Our Spanish Love Song
Joyce Faye
Lined With A Groove
First Song
Pendulum At Falcon's Lair
Pitter Panther Patter
Grammy-Nominated Composer And Pianist Donald Vega Debuts New Sextet And Original Music At Jazzcultural
May 15–17 | 7PM & 9PM | New York City Grammy-nominated composer and pianist Donald Vega brings a powerful new chapter of his artistic vision to the stage this weekend, May 15–17, with the debut of his Latin Jazz Sextet at JazzCultural. Performances will take place nightly at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM, with tickets available ...
Bennie Wallace: French Postcard
by Dan McClenaghan
In 2001, saxophonist Bennie Wallace released a breakout album, Moodsville (Groove Note). It was Wallace in the quartet setting, with Mulgrew Miller on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums--an all-star cast. What was striking about the sound was its immediacy, its authenticity. It was a bunch of time-tested Great American Songbook tunes ...
Bop Contest
Album: Bop Contest
By Mark Sherman
Label: Miles High Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 5:07
Introducing Vocalist Kate Kortum
by Sanford Josephson
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Kate Kortum shared a computer with her five siblings. “Somehow, the Ella Fitzgerald recording of 'How High the Moon' from her Live in Berlin album ended up on the computer," she recalled. “I had no idea you could sing like that. I heard that and became obsessed." Despite her ...
Two Words: Bud Powell
By Donald Vega
Label: Imagery Records / Tiger Turn
Released: 2025
Track listing: Two Words: Bud Powell
Gather 'Round
By Donald Vega
Label: Tiger Turn / Imagery Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Gather 'Round
French Postcard
Label: BackCountry Jazz
Released: 2025
Track listing: Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho; Srubie; How Insensitive; Tennessee Waltz; Handcuffs;
These Foolish
Things; Desafinado; 'Round Midnight.
Bop Contest
By Mark Sherman
Label: Miles High Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: 111-44; Love Always Always Love; Bremond’s Blues; My One and Only Love; Bop Contest;
Martha’s Prize; Skylark.
