Emily Watkins & Dustin Degolier @ 2 Roots

Name: Emily Watkins & Dustin Degolier @ 2 Roots
Start: 2024-10-05T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-05T22:00:00-05:00
Location: 2 Roots Art & Wine Gallery

Schedule

Sat Oct 05 2024 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2 Roots Art & Wine Gallery | Eau Claire, WI

An Eau Claire native, Emily has been an active member of the Chippewa Valley music scene for over ten years. For four semesters, she played guitar in the Grammy-nominated University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble I under the direction of Professor Robert Baca. During her time in the band, UWEC's Jazz I was awarded the prestigious Downbeat Award for Best Undergraduate College Big Band. Since 2012, she has been the guitar player for the Chippewa Valley Jazz Orchestra. In 2019, Emily also had the opportunity to attend the week-long New York Voices Vocal Jazz Camp in Kalamazoo, MI. During her time there, she was given one-on-one coaching by members of the Grammy-award winning vocal ensemble The New York Voices.