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Monday, April 29, 2024 • 8:00 p.m. The BIG BAND sound returns as the powerhouse jazz ensembles from the University of the District of Columbia (directed by Allyn Johnson), Howard […]
The University of the District of Columbia presents its holiday gift to the Washington, DC community. The UDC Chorale directed by Johnny Butler III, The Voices, directed by Gerry Gillespie. and the UDC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Allyn Johnson offer a program sure to spread the holiday spirit. Monday, December 4, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. […]
The University of the District of Columbia presents its annual holiday gift to the Washington, D.C. community. The UDC Chorale directed by Richard Odom, starts the evening with a program of choral music followed by the gospel sounds of The Voices, directed by Gerry Gillespie. The UDC Jazz Ensemble directed by Allyn Johnson closes the […]
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) will perform at UDC to cap off Jazz Appreciation Month. Tickets are $20 (general admission), $15 (seniors), and $10 (students). Learn more and buy tickets […]
The University of the District of Columbia presents its annual holiday gift to the Washington, D.C. community. The UDC Chorale directed by Richard Odom, starts the evening with a program […]
The Long Game: Why the 1957 Civil Rights Act Still Matters Today (Moved to UDC Auditorium at the end of Windom St., NW, 1 block north of the Van Ness Metro Station) UDC David A. Clarke School of Law and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will proudly co-sponsor an afternoon panel discussion on […]
ALIVE! is about healing and the transformative power of story and song. Alive! shares the sounds, the music,the stories, and the victories of our black American musical landscape. It will […]
DCJazzPrix, a national competition, now in its second year, was created to recognize the finest rising jazz band talent from across the U.S. The winning band is to be honored […]
Musician and educator Paul Combs is the author of Dameronia, the first authoritative biography of jazz great Tadd Dameron, an important and widely influential figure in jazz history and one of the most significant of composers and arrangers. Book signing will follow presentation. This JAZZforum is a prelude to Combs' concert of Dameron's music on […]
Favorite pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson curates a JAZZAlive series featuring performance and conversation. Free and open to the public, in the Recital Hall in UDC’s Performing Arts Building 46-West. Learn More at www.JazzAliveUDC.org
Jazz ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in a variety of flavors. Free and open to the public, in the Recital Hall in UDC’s Performing Arts Building 46-West. Learn More at www.JazzAliveUDC.org
Record producer, jazz writer and broadcaster Bob Porter discusses his new book Soul Jazz: Jazz in the Black Community, 1945-1975, which complies a history of jazz in the back community in the period from the end of World War II until the end of the Vietnam War. Book signing follows presentation. Learn more at http://lrdudc.wrlc.org//jazz/events.php/
Allyn Johnson invites acclaimed musician, recording artist, and one of the most distinctive and recognizable drummers in jazz, Ralph Peterson, to share his expertise as a master drummer and educator. Learn more at http://lrdudc.wrlc.org//jazz/events.php/
Favorite pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson curates a JAZZAlive series featuring performance and conversation. Free and open to the public, in the Recital Hall in UDC’s Performing Arts Building 46-West. Learn More at www.JazzAliveUDC.org
Join the jazz ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson for our Black History Month celebration. Free and open to the public, in the Recital Hall in UDC’s Performing Arts […]