New Music Series: Inés Velasco Large Ensemble

We are thrilled to welcome Inés Velasco Large Ensemble to The Art Center at Duck Creek for an unforgettable evening of original music led by Inés Velasco—a Brooklyn-based composer, arranger, and drummer born in Guadalajara, México. The concert will be held on Thursday, July 3, 6 PM as part of our 2025 New Music Series, curated by Peter Watrous.  

A graduate Magna Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music with degrees in Jazz Composition and Performance, Velasco has written for the National Jazz Orchestra of México and arranged strings for the New York Philharmonic’s “Bandwagon” series with vocalist Juana Luna.

At Duck Creek, Velasco will present her 18-piece band and selections from her debut album, A Flash of Cobalt Blue, a collaboration with award-winning Mexican poet Jorge Esquinca. Inspired by Esquinca’s book Descripción de un brillo azul cobalto, the album is a deeply personal debut that transforms Esquinca’s poetry into a rich sonic landscape. 

Ensemble

Vocalist/Orator:
Juana Luna

Saxophones:
M. Alex Ramírez (alto), Gideon Forbes (alto), John Lowery (tenor), Nathan See (tenor), Kenny Pexton (baritone)

Trumpets:
Sam Hoyt, Bobby Spellman, Dave Smith, Michael Dudley

Trombones:
Nick Grinder, Sam Blakeslee, Jasmine Sloane, Julie Dombroski-Jones (bass trombone)

Rhythm Section:
Andrew Boudreau (piano), Jacob Aviner (guitar), Eduardo Belo (bass), Alon Benjamini (drums)

July 3, 2025 | 6PM – 8PM

(Rain Date: August 2)

Location: The Arts Center at Duck Creek, 127 Squaw Road, East Hampton, NY
Contact: duck@duckcreekarts.org | info@duckcreekarts.org
Website: www.duckcreekarts.org

Photo credit: Raphael Lehnen