Andy Jaffe and Trio
Presented by the University Gallery, internationally acclaimed jazz composer, conductor, and performer Andy Jaffe and his Jazz Trio will be playing at the Fine Arts Center lobby as part of the Amherst Art Walk Block Party. Andy is playing at his alma mater in support of the Arts that make this community vibrant and unique.
Mr. Jaffe's ties to the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been strong as a member of the Community Advisory Board of the Fine Arts Center and as the Associate Director of the Jazz in July Summer Music Program. He has written numerous compositions and arrangements for a wide range of instrumental ensembles and his texts on Jazz theory are widely recognized as the some of the most influential in the field of jazz. Mr. Jaffe is currently Artist in Residence and Director of Jazz Activities at Williams College as well as Artistic Director of the Williamstown Jazz Festival.
