Valley Jazz Voices Brings the Great American Songbook to BOMBYX on Jan. 10

NORTHAMPTON — Valley Jazz Voices, the Pioneer Valley’s longest-running community jazz vocal ensemble, will present a winter concert at the BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity, 130 Pine St., Florence, on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m.

The program features selections from the Great American Songbook organized around themes of the sun, the moon, the weather and love, all arranged and sung in the group’s signature four‑part jazz harmonies. The singers will be accompanied by a jazz trio led by pianist Dylan Walter, with Wes Brown on bass and Dillon Pinard on drums.

Directed by Jeff Olmsted and founded in 2014, Valley Jazz Voices performs swing, bebop, cool, Brazilian, and pop‑inspired jazz arrangements and highlights local vocal talent and community musicianship. The concert is a family‑friendly matinee that offers familiar standards presented with fresh arrangements and warm ensemble sound.

Tickets cost $20 in advance or at the door; children under 12 are free. For tickets and information, visit bombyx.live/events/valley-jazz-voices-winter-concert.