Big Band Jazz Festival@UDC

The Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival celebrates 27 years of world-class jazz at the University of the District of Columbia.

The BIG BAND sound returns to UDC as the powerhouse jazz ensembles from the University of the District of Columbia (directed by Allyn Johnson), Howard University (directed by Fred Irby III) and the University of Maryland (directed by Chris Vadala) cap off Jazz Appreciation Month with a hand-clapping, finger-snapping, foot-stomping good time.

Produced by UDC’s Jazz Studies Program and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, the festival began in 1987 as part of a citywide tribute to Duke Ellington, and it remains one of the most anticipated events on Washington, DC’s jazz calendar.

Tickets are $20 (general admission), $15 (seniors), and $10 (students)and can be purchased in advance at the UDC Music Program, Performing Arts Bldg. 46-West or online at www.InstantSeats.com.

Information at http://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/events.php