Kaila Vandever

Trombonist Kalia Vandever's Delicate Pattern Music

Soundcheck | Apr 10, 2023

Brooklyn-based trombonist, composer, and bandleader Kalia Vandever weaves beautifully layered musical tapestries using layers of her horn, electronics, and occasional wordless vocals, creating works that sound dramatically different from the music she plays with her jazz quartet, or the work she’s done with Harry Stiles, Lizzo, indie rock’s Japanese Breakfast, and many others. Kalia Vandever's latest, We Fell In Turn, is inspired by Hawaiian mythology, dreamscapes, and ancestry. She plays some of these compositions for solo trombone and electronics, in-studio. 

Set list: "Held In / Stillness In Hand", "Recollections From Shore"

Watch "Held In / Stillness In Hand":

Watch "Recollections From Shore":

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