Outside the Spotlight

Outside The Spotlight is a series of jazz and improvised music events in Lexington, KY. We give a home to artists making music that doesn't fit with commercial sensibilities and build an environment where artists and audience can interact more directly.

We want to expand the the availability of this music to anyone who is interested. Performances are at smaller venues and are generally donation / pay-what-you-want.

OTS 237 - Bark Culture

August 14, 2025
7pm, All Ages, Pay-What-You-Can Admission
21c Museum Hotel, Lexington

Bark Culture is a trio led by Victor Vieira-Branco on vibraphone, featuring John Moran on bass and Joey Sullivan on drums. The Philadelphia-based group charts new territory in the limited history of vibraphone trios. Vieira-Branco incorporates his time spent in both Chicago and Sao Paulo, Brazil into his compositions, as they provoke an intersection of energy and abstraction while celebrating the socialness of this music. Sullivan and Moran are both singular voices and stunning improvisers in their own, and with Vieira-Branco, the group culminates in a powerhouse of sound that leaves no set of dynamics unexplored. Outside the Spotlight is excited to welcome Bark Culture back to Lexington after their spectacular performance in October 2024.

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Coming Soon...

OTS 238: Charmaine Lee
August 18 - Institute 193
(more info coming soon!)

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