


Blues Alley's Celebration of Jazz in our Nation's Capital

April 12-16 Stanley Jordan (Also VIP Meet and Greet on April 14, Wine Tasting on April 15)
April 15 Stanley Jordan: “Guitar Master Class” @ 12 noon
(Part of the Guitar Symposium)
April 17 Julia Danielle (Past Ella Fitzgerald Winner)
April 18 Erik Leuthäuser Trio (Past Ella Fitzgerald Winner)
April 19 Darden Purcell - Mason Jazz Vocal Ensemble
April 20-23 Jane Monheit (Also VIP Meet and Greet on April 20, Wine Tasting on April 21)
April 22 2023 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition Day @ 11 am
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Convocation and Introductions
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Opening Remarks
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Opening Ceremony and “Ella Fitzgerald as International Jazz Ambassador”
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“The Role of the Vocalist in a Big Band” (Darden Purcell)
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“Ella and Ellington” (Jane Monheit)
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“Teaching Jazz Vocals at the Academic Institution Level” (Peter Eldridge)
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7:00 pm = Competition Announcement and Evening Performance (separate ticketed event)
April 23 “DCJazz” Book Talk/Sale with Blair Ruble and Maurice Jackson @ 2 PM at the Georgetown Library
April 24 The GW Jazz Orchestra / Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble
April 25 Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra
April 26 Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra featuring Charles McPherson
April 27-28 Charles McPherson
April 28-30 Big Band Jam @ Georgetown Waterfront Park at 31st Street and Wisconsin Avenue, NW
April 28
11:00 am = Bullis School (Potomac, MD)
12:00 pm = Richard Montgomery High School (Rockville, MD)
1:00 pm = Wilde Lake High School (Columbia, MD)
2:00 pm = Rockville High School (Rockville, MD)
3:00 pm = Seneca Valley High School (Germantown, MD)
4:00 pm = Albert Einstein High School (Kensington, MD)
April 29
11:00 am = George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)
12:00 pm = Montgomery College
1:00 pm = American University (Washington, DC)
2:00 pm = George Washington University (Washington, DC)
3:00 pm = NOVA Nighthawks
4:00 pm = Bob Gibson Big Band
April 30
11:00 am = Duke Ellington School of the Arts (Washington, DC)
12:00 pm = Blues Alley Youth Orchestra (Washington, DC)
1:00 pm = MCPS Faculty Big Band
2:00 pm = Herm Hopkins Big Band
3:00 pm = Capital Lab Band
4:00 pm = US Navy Commodores w/ Jon Faddis
April 29-30 Jon Faddis (Also VIP Meet and Greet on April 29)
Schedule Subject to change without notice
All Events to take place at Blues Alley, except where noted
GET TICKETS AT www.bluesalley.com