Matthew Shipp Trio Friday, September 18 at 8 pm $25

“Matthew Shipp’s Trio is rightly acknowledged as one of the world’s finest.” —New York City Jazz Record

Avant garde jazz pianist Matthew Shipp is a contemplative and intense improviser who’s often compared to Cecil Taylor for his bop influences and shimmering downtown style. Joined by Michael Bisio on bass and Whit Dickey on drums, Shipp wallops a room with “sprints, cuts, and spins that demands rapt attention” (DR Absolute Sound ).

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Soovin Kim

& the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival Trio

“The Beethoven Project, Part I” With Robyn Bollinger, SuJin Lee, and Wenhong Luo

Saturday, September 26 at 8 pm and Sunday, September 27 at 2 pm $30

“Bollinger delighted the audience with her virtuoso performance.” —Marblehead Reporter

Soovin Kim and friends go deep on Beethoven’s immortal late quartets in this two-part series. For the first installment, Kim and the trio—drawn from the festival’s dynamic young talent—investigate Op. 132. They discuss the piece and play examples during the first half, and perform the piece in its entirety in the second half. Part II happens with the Grammy-winning Ying Quartet in February (page 18).

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