The Vermont Jazz Center Archive
The Vermont Jazz Center Archive is a labor of love which has taken over 7 years from conception to realization. The VJC is grateful for the tireless input of dozens of volunteers, interns and professionals.
To best understand the structure of the archive, envision it as a catch-all for all the documented events that have occurred under the auspices of the VJC since Attila Zoller began recording himself at gigs through the present day. The VJC, under the leadership of Eugene Uman and Elsa Borrero since 1997, is now outfitted with professional audio and video gear to capture and preserve the historic music that takes place at our venue.
The online offerings (digital assets) are divided into 4 categories:
- Concert highlights
- Masterclass features
- Blast from the Past
- Zoller Collection
Our collection of 1500 jazz-related books and 7,000 jazz-related CDs are housed at the Vermont Jazz Center’s Cotton Mill Hill venue and are available for in-house enjoyment.
Releases of archived digital materials will be made available every 4 months (three times a year) on our website portal. Interested parties should contact VJC Director, Eugene Uman to gain access to additional material. A full list of artists’ names, side-people, and the dates of their performances (most of which have been documented through recordings) can be found here.
Digital Assets
The VJC Archive is home to a treasure trove of historically significant video and audio recordings representing hundreds of hours of studio-quality concert videos and master-classes recorded primarily at our venue. Thanks to funds received from a CLIR grant (Council of Library and Information Resources), the VJC Archive houses over 160 hours of digitized files that were transferred from the original recordings made by VJC founder, Attila Zoller using reel-to-reel and cassette tapes. The digital archive also houses files transferred from VHS and DAT tapes of dozens of concerts from VJC’s early years.VJC in-house Jazz Library
Custom-built shelves house hundreds of jazz books and LPs, and thousands of CDs, most of which are now cataloged and searchable using standard Koha library software. These materials are available for in-house study. Call in advance (802-254-9088)
If you have enjoyed this free website content, please consider making a gift towards its sustainability. The VJC has received numerous grants and generous gifts of support to fund this project. The VJC is especially grateful to our donors and sponsors:
Gail Hunt Reeke
Judith Uman
Katy Oz
The McKenzie Family Foundation
CLIR (Council on Library and Information Resources)
Vermont Arts Council
Amherst College Internship Program (Loeb Center)
Equinox Open Library Initiative
Thomas Thompson Trust
Alicia Zoller
VJC Archive Team
Eugene Uman – project director
Elsa Borrero – project co-director and art designer
John Levin – archivist
Sarah Ozga – communications manager
Michael Hanish – videographer
Julian McBrowne – technical support specialist
Elie McAfee-Hahn – collections specialist
Julian Gerstin – academic supervisor
John DiGeorge/Goodbear Productions – web design
We hope that you enjoy these offerings.
If you are interested in assisting financially or as a volunteer, we would love to speak with you. Please contact VJC Director Eugene Uman at eugene@vtjazz.org.