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October 22, 2022 6:30 – 8:30 pm Jazz at Wesley is proud to present Iva Jean Ambush, a renowned DC jazz vocalist. Like her idol Billie Holiday, Iva has a unique sense of phrasing and interpreting music. But it’s her scatting that brings the room alive, in the style of Ella Fitzgerald. A wonderful interpreter […]
Vocalist and jazz studies major Jade Jacobs presents her Junior Recital. Learn more at https://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/events.php/
Levine's Young Concert Artist Series master class and performance with tenor Daniel McGrew. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/young-concert-artist-series-daniel-mcgrew-tenor/
November 19, 2022 6:30 – 8:30 pm Flutist. Singer. Composer. Alex Hamburger is part of the Next Wave of jazz musicians invigorating the artform. A 2022 Strathmore Artist in Resident, […]
Levine School of Music's recital from students of all ages and abilities. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/recital-11-20-22/
Music with Love & Hope Sunday, November 20, 7:30 PM DC Campus: NW This benefit concert, featuring a variety of music by current and former Levine Music faculty and organized […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]