Tune in to the Musician’s Show on WKCR-FM Wednesday, August 23 from 6-9 PM ET for an interview with trombonist Kalia Vandever. Vandever just graduated from The Juilliard School in New York, NY as a member of the Jazz Studies -- Bachelor of Music program. Music has taken her to Austria, Italy, and Australia as well as many cities throughout the US. She has performed in many prestigious concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Preservation Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl. Kalia relocated from Los Angeles, CA to New York City in 2013 to study at the Juilliard School and has thrived and grown as a creative musician, improviser, and composer since making the move. Her current projects include a jazz quartet comprised of trombone, guitar, bass, and drums in which she writes all of the music and a trio with piano, trombone, and drums that primarily performs free improvisation. Kalia has played with the following musicians, whom she admires greatly: Ingrid Jensen, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Hart, Tyshawn Sorey, and Jason Moran. She recently performed with pop artist, Demi Lovato, on Saturday Night Live (SNL) and Lizzo on Samantha Bee's TV show.
