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Listen to and learn about some of your favorite jazz standards with one of the DC area’s favorite jazz singers. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/levine-presents-alison-crockett-sings-classic-jazz/
The University of the District of Columbia presents its holiday gift to the Washington, D.C. Community. The UDC Chorale directed by Johnny Butler II, The Voices, directed by Gerry Gillespie, and the UDC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Allyn Johnson, return in person to spread the holiday spirit. Learn more at https://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/events.php/
Jazz at Wesley Presents Sharón Clark Washington, DC, standout Sharón Clark has brought festival and concert audiences to their feet across the US and Europe. Her New York City run drew raves, and she won New York’s Bistro Award for best vocalist. Ms. Clark appears regularly in DC at Blues Alley and is a featured […]
JAZZforum - Aidan Levy in Conversation with Reuben Jackson - Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins Wednesday, February 8, 2023 • 7:00 p.m. Saxophone Colossus is Aidan Levy's first full biography of the legendary saxophonist and composer. He will discuss his book with poet, radio broadcaster, and archivist at the Felix E. […]
JAZZAlive Celebrates Black History Month Tuesday, February 21, 2023 • 12:30 p.m. A stellar organ trio featuring Allyn Johnson (organ), Paul Carr (saxophone), and Quincy Phillips (drums) celebrate Black History Month. Location: UDC RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts Building 46-West)
Jazz at Wesley Presents: Tiya! An Evening of Love Songs Jazz at Wesley’s very own producer graces the stage for a special evening of romantic music. Tiya Adé is a master vocalist, arranger, and songwriter. Known professionally as Tiya!, she has recorded and performed with an array of well-known bands and musicians in a variety […]
February 27th at 7 p.m., the artistic director of the DC Jazz Festival will lead a panel discussion on the book, Ain’t But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story. The book presents over two dozen candid dialogues with black jazz critics and journalists and includes an anthology section, which reprints classic […]
UDC's music program celebrates Women’s History Month with a lecture-recital on the piano music by Black women composers. Dr. Leah Claiborne, coordinator of UDC Keyboard Studies and Music of the African Diaspora, along with two of her piano students, Nicole Greene and Ronald Walton III, will perform and present. This event is free and open […]
Jazz@Wesley Presents: Herb Scott Quartet DC native and saxophonist Herb Scott is a rising star on the Washington jazz scene. While studying at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the award-winning educator Davey Yarborough, he performed with renowned trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. His career includes performances at the White […]
Meet the Artist on the Bandstand – Davey Yarborough Wednesday, March 29, 2023 • 7:00 p.m. Woodwind specialist, composer-arranger, bandleader, and educator Davey Yarborough will be at UDC for a lively session of conversation and performance. RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
While still practicing the art of sound, silence began to envelope composers Beethoven and Fauré. As each artist developed more and more hearing loss, neither gave up writing music. Discover the piano trios these composers wrote despite never being able to hear them on acoustic instruments and explore the sense of unbridled hope they both […]
The UDC-based Institute of Politics, Policy and History is celebrating poet A.B. Spellman and his contribution to poetry and jazz criticism with a panel of poets, historians and art critics. One of the distinguished panelists will be Spellman himself. The 7 p.m. event will be livestreamed on the IPPH YouTube channel.
Saxophonist Rick Alberico has electrified audiences throughout the globe and performed with the Temptations, Natalie Cole, Clifford Jordan, Anne Murry, Charles Davis, and many other luminaries. Rick is known for his beautiful alto and powerful tenor sounds. His band performs straight-ahead jazz featuring a dynamic blend of bebop, blues, ballads, and original compositions. Rick and […]
Events DC and Cultural Tourism DC's Around the World Embassy Tour will take place Saturday, May 6 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. Traverse the globe with unique food, art, dance, fashion, music, innovation and retail from nearly 50 embassies located in Van Ness and Dupont Circle. Learn more about this year’s line-up of events […]
Take a bit of violin from Europe, mix in some tabla from India, and add a dash of American jazz. What do you get? Something new. Artists on the hunt for new forms of expression often find themselves fusing elements of different musical traditions. Round out our Levine Presents season by watching genres combine and […]