Jazz Vespers
Session Description
This vesper service offers a journey through the psalms in a jazz style. Music is adapted from the album Connexion: A Jazz Psalter, produced by Wally Brath. Brath (piano), Nikki Lerner (voice), Greg Tardy, (saxophone, clarinet), and a Calvin University chamber orchestra lead the congregation through God’s story of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration, exploring the full emotional depth of the psalms. The jazz-inspired soundtrack offers rich musical expression that complements the divine poetry.
Conference Title
2025 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
2-6-2025
Event Type
Worship Service/Concert
Type (recording/text)
Recording
Service Type
Vesper/Prayer Service
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
Liturgical Music
Keywords:
jazz, sacred jazz, vespers, creation, fall, redemption, restoration
Upload Date
6-2-2025 12:00 AM
Recommended Citation
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship; Brath, Wally; Lerner, Nikki; and Tardy, Greg, "Jazz Vespers" (2025). Symposium on Worship Archive. 4.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2025/worship/4
Bulletin for this service.
Jazz Vespers
This vesper service offers a journey through the psalms in a jazz style. Music is adapted from the album Connexion: A Jazz Psalter, produced by Wally Brath. Brath (piano), Nikki Lerner (voice), Greg Tardy, (saxophone, clarinet), and a Calvin University chamber orchestra lead the congregation through God’s story of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration, exploring the full emotional depth of the psalms. The jazz-inspired soundtrack offers rich musical expression that complements the divine poetry.