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

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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

  •  Convocation and Introductions

  • Opening Remarks

  • Opening Ceremony and “Ella Fitzgerald as International Jazz Ambassador”

  • “The Role of the Vocalist in a Big Band” (Darden Purcell)

  • “Ella and Ellington” (Jane Monheit)

  • “Teaching Jazz Vocals at the Academic Institution Level” (Peter Eldridge)

  • 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

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