the dc jazz festival 2012 program guide

2012 PROGRAM GUIDE

DC JAZZ FESTIVALJUNE 110 2012

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DC JAZZ FESTIVAL

The DC Jazz Festival is a project of Festivals DC, Ltd., a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization. All contributions are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS Code Section 170.

Festivals DC, Ltd.Board of Directors

The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF), which premiered in 2005, was established to provide enriching and entertaining jazz programs that expose the broadest possible demographic to our nations singular original art form locally, regionally, nationally, and even internationally. The DCJF presents a selection of the jazz genres most renowned artists, introduces up-and-coming artists, and provides further exposure for the rich treasure trove of local musicians.

Throughout the year, the DCJF nourishes the community with free educational programs that enrich the lives of thousands of DC public and charter school students and their families.

The DCJF promotes the nations capital as a vibrant cultural destination, boosts economic development, and offers year-round programming that will establish the DC Jazz Festival among the finest jazz festivals in the world.

The DC Jazz Festival Mission

ABOUT THE DC JAZZ FESTIVAL

Michael R. Sonnenreich, ChairmanChairman and CEO, Kikaku America International

Conrad D. Kenley, Vice Chair and TreasurerPresident/CEO, LCG Systems/LCG, Incorporated

Marcia V. Mayo, SecretaryDirector, Outreach and Education, ART in Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State

Charles Fishman, PresidentFounder and Executive Producer, DC Jazz Festival

Sunny Sumter, ex-officioExecutive Director, DC Jazz Festival

Claude E. BaileyPartner, Venable, LLP

John J. Deschauer, Jr. Partner, Patton Boggs, LLP

Abby FentonDirector of Community Relations, ABC7/WJLA-TV & News Channel 8

Elliott FergusonPresident & CEO, Destination DC

Roberta FlackGRAMMY Award-winning Artist and Founder, Roberta Flack School of Music

Michelle I. Galler Realtor, TTR Sothebys International Real Estate

David GorodetskiCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Sage Communications

Julian Anthony HaywoodFounder and Principal, FORGE Federal Affairs, LLC

Harriet SanfordPresident & CEO, The NEA Foundation

Carmencita WhonderPolicy Director, Brownstein|Hyatt|Farber|Schreck, LLP

Christine Zebrowski, Esq.Owner, Overbrook Law, LLC

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FromtheFounderandexecutiveProducercharlesFishmanJazz is Busting Out All Over DC! during the 8th Annual DC Jazz Festival. The 2012 Festival pays homage to DCs enduring jazz legacy celebrating the past, reflecting the present, and envisioning the future. This theme is exemplified by our Jazz in the Hoods program, presented by Events DC, which has grown from 11 venues in 2005, to 55 clubs, museums, restaurants, arts centers, libraries, community centers, hotels, and galleries in 17 neighborhoods across the city, showcasing the talents of more than 150 DC-based jazz musicians!

Once again the Festivals diverse program represents a virtual kaleidoscope of cultures Puerto Rico, Trinidad/Tobago, St. John, Jamaica, Israel, Italy, Brazil, Morocco, Cuba, Curacao, Japan, France, and Peru all bound together through our nations greatest cultural gift to the world jazz.

Were excited to welcome a number of new venues, particularly the reborn Howard Theatre and The Hamilton at which the Festival will present ten nights of performances and two jazz gospel brunches with some of the worlds most esteemed artists from legends to rising stars, as well as numerous outstanding DC-based and emerging artists.

Each year, the Festivals signature concert is in collaboration with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and 2012 is no exception. Jazz Meets the Classics is a concert you wont want to miss with the Classical Jazz Quartet, and a sextet

directed by NEA Jazz Master Paquito DRivera, presenting unique and exciting interpretations of works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and Puccini.

In 2012, the latest Festival highlight, CapitalBops D.C. Jazz Loft Series, returns and we debut a new program, the East River JazzFest.

I am deeply indebted to our Chairman Michael Sonnenreich and Vice-Chairman Conrad Kenley, our wonderful Board of Directors, sponsors, partners, donors, and volunteers without whose support this festival would not exist. A special thank you to my co-artistic director, and dear friend, Paquito DRivera, and the phenomenal musicians who are sharing their talents with us. Heartfelt thanks to our superb production team: Senior Producers Jeff Anthony, Michelle Day, Bill Winn, and Producers Chris Downing and Nicholas Harris; and marketing team: David Gorodetski and the entire Sage Communications team who have been with the festival from the very beginning. Thank you also to our invaluable support staff, especially my assistant Sarah Hart and our Program Coordinator Anu Thapa, for their tireless efforts that are critical to the Festivals success.

Most importantly, to my sister, my friend, our Executive Director Sunny Sumter who is, as Dizzy said about Charlie Parker, the other half of my heartbeat (despite occasional palpitations). Her dedication, loyalty, perseverance, advice, charm, and million-dollar smile are without parallel. Finally, to the love of my life and life partner, my wife Stephanie Peters, thank you for everything you are and do your wisdom, support, tolerance, and encouragement keep me focused and balanced (most of the time), and give me energy to do what I do. And last but not least, to my junior assistant executive producer, our son Moses Lev Fishman, for his assistance and (believe me) advice and energy. May you continue to appreciate, love, and perpetuate our rich heritage. Without question, This Joint is Jumpin!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

AboutTheDCJazzFestival ...............................1

Letters .........................................................2, 3, 8

2012Sponsors ....................................................7

CircleofFriends .................................................9

EducationProgram...........................................10

Master Classes & Student Concerts .............11, 13

JazznFamiliesFunDays ................................14

PhillipsAfterFive .............................................17

KennedyCenterMillenniumStage ..................19

JazzMeetsTheClassics ..................................22

JazzatTheHamilton ........................................30

Sixth&ISynagogue .........................................45

CapitalbopsD.C.JazzLoft ........................... 46

JazzInTheHoods ...........................................52

East River JazzFest ...........................................49

Bohemian Caverns ...........................................53

Dumbarton House ............................................56

Mandarin Oriental ............................................56

National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden ............58

Smithsonian American Art Museum ...................58

Twins Jazz .......................................................59

2012DCJFLifetimeAchievementAward .......60

TheDCJFJohnConyers,Jr.JazzAdvocacyAward .....................................62

JazzInTheHoodsEventListing .....................65

2012Hospitality&Communitypartners .........70

SpecialThanks ................................................72

On behalf of the Festivals DC Board of Directors, welcome to the 8th Annual DC Jazz Festival. We are proud to present this citywide showcase of Americas music in our Nations Capital.

This years Festival pays homage to DCs rich jazz history. We welcome audiences of all ages from around the globe. Our programs include a spectacular, 10-day series, Jazz at the Hamilton, as part of an expanded Jazz in the Hoods program, presented by Events DC; a full weekend of family-friendly events at The Phillips Collection; acclaimed artists in concert at the Kennedy Center, Sixth & I Synagogue, the Howard Theatre, Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, and events at more than 50 jazz clubs, restaurants, hotels, galleries, and libraries; as well as student concerts and master classes at the Atlas Performing Arts Center and THEARC.

We are grateful to our major sponsors whose generous contributions make this celebration possible: Patton Boggs, LLP, Sage Communications, ABC7/WJLA-TV, The Washington Post, Events DC, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, Microsoft Corporation, Destination DC, DMI, The Phillips Collection, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Washington City Paper, UnitedHealth Group, the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Dworbell Inc., Verizon, The Mayo Charitable Foundation, the NEA Foundation, Bacardi USA, DownBeat, LCG Systems Inc., WPFW, Brownstein|Hyatt|Farber|Schreck LLP, Telemundo/holaciudad!, Amtrak, Washington Parent, FedEx Corporation, Washington Informer, the Georgetowner, Abita, and Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.

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The DC Jazz Festival is a project of Festivals DC, Ltd., a 501 (c)(3) non-profit service organization. The DC Jazz Festival is sponsored in part with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, and by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. NEA Jazz Masters Live is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. 2012 Festivals DC, Ltd. All rights reserved.


We salute our board of directors, funders, venue and community partners, advisors, artists, educators, and Circle of Friends supporters for making our 2012 DC Jazz Festival Education Programs possible. Directing our education initiatives continues to be my greatest joy. It is our belief that children who are exposed to jazz at an early age become jazz fans for life.

Named in honor of DCJF Board Member Roberta Flack, a former DC public school teacher, our Roberta Flack Music Excellence Education Program encourages young people to get jazzed about learning. The Festival continues to offer free education programs that encourage creativity, innovation, imagination, and discipline. The DCJF believes that a strong foundation in the arts has the great potential to increase student achievement levels, and we are proud to be an active participant in support of arts integration and music education.

Very special thanks to our Jazzin at Sitar and Jazz Meet Hip Hop educators, NEA Jazz Master Live Meet the Artist participants, and master class clinicians: Herman Burney, Dr. William E. Smith, NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron, Rusty Hassan, Fred Foss, Richard Johnson, Nasar Abadey, and Allyn Johnson. We acknowledge the great work of our community partners including Sitar Arts Center, THEARC Theater, The Phillips Collection, Childrens National Medical Center, and Atlas Performing Arts Center.

Our year-round efforts would not be possible without the dedication of our Board of Directors, whose unwavering commitment of time and resources make our programs possible. Special thanks to our executive committee and committee chairs: Chairman Michael Sonnenreich, Conrad Kenley, Marcia Mayo, Michelle Galler, Harriet Sanford, and Abby Fenton for their countless hours of service. We truly appreciate Sage Communications, Patton Boggs LLP, and Brooks Harrison for going beyond the call of duty. Our sincere appreciation goes to our Founder and Executive Producer Charles Fishman whose vision continues to inspire all of us.

We are grateful to our funders who support music education throughout the year: National Endowment for the Arts; DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the NEA Foundation; Patton Boggs LLP; UnitedHealth Group, Brownstein|Hyatt|Farber|Schreck; Humanities Council of DC; Arts Midwest; and the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation. Lastly, thank you to the DCJF team Sarah Hart, Anu Thapa, Malcolm Stokes, Kelsey Bonner, Aaleeya Gopalani, Evan Milberg, Aqmeri Amen, Shayla Hines, Cynthia Kendrick, and the entire Sage team each one of you had a hand in making our 2012 education offerings first-rate!

And, to Layla, Kobi, and Moses, this is all for you our jazz fans of tomorrow!

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ROBERTAFLACKMUSICEXCELLENCEEDUCATIONPROGRAMThe DCJF Roberta Flack Music Excellence Program is an arts education initiative that encourages young people to get jazzed about learning. Named in honor of the internationally renowned Grammy Award-winning vocalist/songwriter/pianist/producer Roberta Flack who was a DC public school teacher, and is a member of our Board of Directors and Honorary Chair of the DCJF


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Many thanks to our Circle of Friends for supporting year-round educational programs that enrich the lives of thousands of DC public and charter school students each year.

CIRCLE OF FRIEnDS

artisticdirector($5,000+)Brownstein,.Hyatt.Farber.and.Schreck,.LLPDestination.DCDworbell.Inc.Fed.ExLCG.Systems.Mayo.Charitable.FoundationMid.Atlantic.Arts.FoundationNEA.FoundationRonald.Abramson.Michelle.GallerJulian.Anthony.HaywoodMichael.and.Linda.Sonnenreich

ovationSociety($2,500-$4,999)Donald.FoleyBill.&.Melinda.Gates.FoundationDallas.Morse.Coors.Foundation

Benefactor($1,000-$2,499)BMI.Broadcast.Music.Inc.Humanities.Council.of.DC.Recording.Industry.of.AmericaJody.BrownTom.Cooke.and.Rebecca.LittleJennifer.CurleyMichal.FishmanPaul.&.Pamela.KaplanHarvey.J..KronbergDaryl.LibowAndrew.LinebaughLiz.Ordan

William.RileyHarriet.SanfordRoger.SchagrinArlie.SchardtSusan.Wade.&.Rich.RosenzweigIra.WagnerLeslie.WhipkeyCarmencita.WhonderChristine.Zebrowski

Patron($250-$999)Reamy.AncarrowPatty.AndringaBridget.Anne-HampdenMatthew.AntkowiakCarmel.Ortiz.and.Zaf.BashaCassandra.ButtsDavid.CarplesMichael.and.Meryl.ChertoffDwight.CrawfordStacee.Bain.CrittendenChristine.DaviesKeith.EarleyPaul.GellerMyra.GordonBrett.O..GreeneDarryl.HarperWilliam.JordanSidney.LawrenceSeena.LevyMyra.Macpherson

James.McDonaldDavid.MorganJulie.PallerAdam.&.Irene.PowellBonnie.Nelson.SchwartzAdelle.SimmonsGlen.SperlingPaul.WarderEryl.WentworthJames.R..Woodyard

contributors($50-$249)Cynthia.BuntonMary.Louise.CohenLiz.CrenshawJudy.DonnerPattie.and.Charlie.FirestoneJohn.and.Colleen.GirouardEllen.GoldsteinRochelle.GreenElizabeth.HudsonDavid.IrwinStephanie.JackmanPamela.KeeneClayton.LawrenceBeth.MendelsonKatherine.SaundersAmy.SnyderAllan.ShnersonCatherine.WylerDr..J.P..Waletzky.Dwight.Young

Education Committee the DCJF Education Program offers free concerts, workshops, and master classes for more than 5,000 young people each year. Programs are held in partnership with DC Public Schools (DCPS), DC public charter schools, the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative Arts for Every Student program, Sitar Arts Center, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, THEARC Performing Arts Center, and others.

Jazzin at the Sitar is a partnership with Sitar Arts Center that teaches students about jazz history and jazz improvisation through after-school programs. Teaching methods include workshops, master classes, web-based curriculum toolkits, and meet the artist sessions during the DC Jazz Festival.

Jazz Meets Hip Hop familiarizes students with the jazz and hip hop American art forms and highlights jazzs influence on the development of hip hop. Interactive performances and online tools demonstrate the connections between jazz and hip hop music.

DCPS New Teacher Orientation Partner: Each year, DCJF experts participate in a two-day DCPS New Teacher Orientation, advising teachers on how to effectively integrate arts and music into core subject curriculum, using learning guides, and recommended reading lists compiled by DCJF education specialists.

MLK Day of Service Event, held annually in January, includes a DCJF concert in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring DC students and professional jazz musicians. Students incorporate

EDUCATION PROGRAM

language arts and history through interpretations of Dr. Kings memorable speeches.

Arts Integration Partner: DCJF is actively engaged with DCPS and the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative to include jazz education in its arts integration initiatives as a vehicle to cultivate the whole child.

The DCJF Jazz for a Healthier Generation Initiative is an education and wellness partnership with leading health institutions that uses jazz to promote healthier lifestyles, wellness, encouragement, and rehabilitation. Current partners include Georgetown University Hospital, the Childrens National Medical Center (CNMC), and the Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts. Activities include:

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Solo Concerts: Performances by DCJF musicians in the CNMC atrium, waiting rooms, and patient rooms help patients and families transcend the hospital experience. DCJF experts include music therapists and certified music practitioners with extensive experience promoting healthy recoveries.

Jazz and Healing Concerts: DCJF programs at hospitals, hospices, retirement centers, and others facilities are designed to support recovery by providing therapeutic listening and interactive activities that strengthen communication and physical coordination skills.

Free In-School Programming: These education programs are geared toward children with special needs, including learning disabilities and physical challenges, and use music as an integrative approach to teaching core subjects. Programs take place year-round.

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THEW.E.S.GROUPThe W.E.S. Group was founded by Dr. William E. Smith, a professor and the music industry coordinator at North Carolina Central University. A published author, his book, Hip-hop as Performance and Ritual, chronicles the connections between hip-hop, jazz, and other historical African-American art forms. Dr. Smith is a frequent lecturer and clinician about jazz, hip-hop, and the music industry. A highly accomplished and respected instrumentalist, he has performed with James Moody, Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Wynton Marsalis, Jon Hendricks, and with his own band, the W.E.S. Group, which has toured extensively for 15 years. The W.E.S. Group is composed of musicians who have years of experience playing with jazz greats but have also been brought up in the hip-hop tradition of live instrumentation with drum machines, samplers, synthesizers, and DJs.

Dr. William Smith, Saxophone; Khalif K-Juice Bobatoon, MC; Baye Straightforward Harrell, MD; Eric Wheeler, Bass; Nathan Jolley, Drums; Noble Jolley, Keyboards

THEARC1901MississippiAvenue,SEJUNE 1 | 10:30 AM - FREE, Registration StudentConcertand Interactive Workshop:Jazz Meets Hip Hop - The W.E.S Group Hip Hop & Jazz Project.

ThePhillipsCollection160021stStreet,NWJUNE 2 | NOON - FREE, No RegistrationStudentConcertHerman Burney Trio featuring DC Jazz Festival Jazzin at Sitar group. StudentConcertWPAS Capitol Jazz Project Ensemble.

JUNE 3 | 4 PM - FREE, No RegistrationNEA JAZZ MASTERS LIVE! Meet The Artist, Conversation with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron moderated by humanities scholar Rusty Hassan.

MASTER CLASSES & STUDENT CONCERTS

The Roberta Flack Music Excellence Education Program provides year round programming serving thousands of DC students each year. Education programs are made possible through the generous support of the NEA Foundation, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck; LLP; and in part with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; and NEA Jazz Masters Live, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The Roberta Flack Music Excellence Education Program is a project of Festivals, DC, Ltd, a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization. 2012 Festivals DC Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Mark Turner was born in Fairborn, Ohio in 1965, and moved with his family to California when he was four years old. He started playing clarinet at age nine, then later switched to alto, then tenor as a teenager. Turner studied art at Long Beach State and California College of Arts and Crafts, transferring to Berklee College of Music and graduating in 1990. Since moving to New York, Turner has worked and recorded with musicians including Kurt Rosenwinkel,

TEDBROWN/BRADLINDEQUARTETSaxophonists Ted Brown and Brad Linde perform and conduct a master class on the music of Lester Young, Charlie Parker, and the Tristano School.

Ted Brown, Tenor Saxophone; Brad Linde, Tenor Saxophone; Tom Baldwin, Bass; Tony Martucci, Drums

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Dave Holland, Paul Motian, Brad Mehldau, John Pattitucci, Dave Douglas, Billy Hart, Lee Konitz, and James Moody.

Mark Turner, Tenor Saxophone; Ambrose Akinmusire, Trumpet; Joe Martin, Bass; Marcus Gilmore, Drums

RODNEYRICHARDSONTRIOWITHLENASEIKALYThe Rodney Richardson Trio is one of the few organ trios in Washington, DC, featuring original compositions, jazz standards, and adaptations of modern jazz and rock songs. With Will Rast on organ and Larry Ferguson on drums two of DCs top players the guitar-led trio has a truly unique sound. Vocalist Lena Seikaly has been dubbed one of the local jazz scenes most promising performers and brightest voices in jazz by The Washington Post. Lena is making her mark as both a revivalist of traditional jazz vocals, as well as an innovator in contemporary vocal jazz styles.

Rodney Richardson, Guitar; Todd Simon, Hammond B-3 Organ; Larry Ferguson, Drums; Lena Seikaly, Vocals

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8 PM $25/$15 (STUDENT)PerformanceMark Turner Quartet

JUNE 6 | 6 PM - FREE, No RegistrationMasterClassRodney Richardson and Lena Seikaly.


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SATURDAY, JUNE 2 SCHEDULE

10:00 AM 5 PMSant Building LL2

Young Artist Exhibition: Art Links to Learning features works of art by District of Columbia Public School students

Permanent Collection: Pick up a Discovery Pack at the admission desk or in the art workshop for family activities as you explore the collection and special exhibitions. Be sure to see Pierre-Auguste Renoirs Luncheon of the Boating Party, Jacob Lawrences The Migration Series, and the sculptures in the courtyard!

10:00 AM 4:30 PM Art Education Workshop, Sant Building LL2

Art Workshop: Create prints inspired by the special exhibition Jasper Johns: Variations on a Theme.

Sant Building LL2 Instrument Petting Zoo: Try your hand at playing an instrument!*Instruments made possible by Sitar Arts Center

10 AM 4:00 PM Courtyard, Sant Building L1 and Museum Shop Goh Annex Floor 1

Tent Sale: Dozens of items from the museum shop are on sale.

11:00 AM Music Room, House Floor 1

Performance: Paul Bailey Quartet

Noon Performance: Herman Burney Trio featuring students from Jazzin at Sitar

12:30 PM Outside the Museum Shop, Goh Annex Floor 1

Gallery Talk: Its Painting Cats and Dogs: Animals at the Phillips

1:15 PM Music Room, House Floor 1

Performance: Xavier Davis Duo

1:30 PM Goh Annex

Improvised Jazz: Herman Burney improvises on the upright bass in the galleries in response to works of art

2:00 PM Auditorium, Sant Building LL2

Lets Get Jazzed: Tony Small and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Performance Troupe, Victor Provost, and DCPS students from the Washington Performing Arts Society Capitol Jazz Project


Performance: Marianne Solivan Quartet

3:30 PM Goh Annex Improvised Jazz: David Schulman improvises on violin in the galleries in response to works of art


Performance: Brian Settles Quartet

The Phillips Collection,160021stStreet,NWJune 2 & 3 - FREEPresented by the Phillips Collection; Proudly sponsored by The Washington Posts Kids Post; Washington Parent is the official parenting magazine of the DC Jazz Festival.


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Marianne Solivan Quartet Herman Burney Heidi Martin Trio Brian Settles Sin Qua Non

SUNDAY, JUNE 3 SCHEDULE

Live Performances in the Music Room Presented by UnitedHealth Group

11:00 AM 6 PM Sant Building LL2

Young Artist Exhibition: Art Links to Learning features works of art by District of Columbia Public School students

Permanent Collection: Pick up a Discovery Pack at the admission desk or in the art workshop for family activities as you explore the collection and special exhibitions. Be sure to see Pierre-Auguste Renoirs Luncheon of the Boating Party, Jacob Lawrences The Migration Series, and the sculptures in the courtyard!

11:00 AM 5:30 PM Art Education Workshop, Sant Building LL2

Art Workshop: Create prints inspired by the special exhibition Jasper Johns: Variations on a Theme

Sant Building LL2 Instrument Petting Zoo: Try your hand at playing an instrument!

11:30 AM 5 PM Courtyard, Sant Building L1 and Museum Shop Goh Annex Floor 1

Tent Sale: Dozens of items from the museum shop are on sale

Noon Music Room, House Floor 1

Performance: Janelle Gill, Solo Piano

12:30 PM Outside the Museum Shop, Goh Annex Floor 1

Gallery Talk: Learn about highlights from the collection


Performance: Heidi Martin Trio

1:30 PM Goh Annex

Improvised Jazz: David Schulman improvises on violin in the galleries in response to works of art

1:45 PM Library, Sant Building LL1

Storytelling: Susan Priester tells an enchanting story! Listeners of all ages are welcome


Performance: Elijah Jamel Balbed Quartet

3:20 PM Performance: Michael Bowie and Sin Qua Non

3:30 PM Auditorium, Sant Building LL2

NEA Jazz Masters Live! Meet the Artist: A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron and interview with Jazz Historian Rusty Hassan This program is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest and the Humanities Council of Washington DC. NEA Masters Live is a program of the National Endowment of the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.


Performance: Sin Miedo, Salsa

The Washington Post is proud to support the DC Jazz Festival and celebrate the rich history and vibrant future of jazz.

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MICHAELTHOMASQUINTETA TRIBUTE TO MILES DAVIS

A native of Las Vegas, NV and a graduate of Grambling State University, Michael Thomas is a multi-faceted performer. At Grambling, he studied French horn under Conrad Hutchinson and trumpet under Dr. Joseph Miller. He also performed with Frank Foster, who was then directing the Count Basie Orchestra. Michael later moved to New York, where he organized his first quintet and became well recognized in local clubs and jam sessions; then relocated to the DC area, where he and his quintet perform regularly. To date, Michael has played with a number of celebrated artists, including as Betty Carter,

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Keter Betts, Jimmy Heath, Larry Willis, Shirley Scott Webster Young, Gary Bartz, Joe Williams, and DC luminaries Nasar Abadey and Buck Hill, among others.

Michael Thomas, Trumpet; Zach Graddy, Tenor Saxophone; Darius Scott, Piano; Kent Miller, Bass; Frank Williams IV, Drums


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June 2 MATTWIGLERTRIOMatt Wigler is a jazz pianist, B3 organist, singer, and composer from Ellicott City, MD. At age 17, Matt has performed at notable venues including The Kennedy Center, Strathmore Music Center, and Blues

Alley. He has also played at festivals in the U.S. and Canada, including the Telluride Jazz Festival (CO), Monterey Blues Festival (CA), ArtScape (MD), and Beaches International Jazz Festival (Toronto). Matts music is an original blend of jazz, blues, and funk; and his band includes top musicians from the DC area.

Matt Wigler, Piano; Mike Aubub, Drums; Jeff Reed, Bass

June 3 FROM THE BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC

THEERENATERAKUBOQUARTETBorn in Sapporo, Japan in 1992, Erena Terakubo started on piano at six years old, and began playing the saxophone when she was nine. She was a member of the Sapporo Junior Jazz Orchestra from 2002 to 2007 where she attended clinics with internationally acclaimed figures such as Herbie Hancock, Tiger Okoshi, Terumasa Hino and Masato Honda. Erena was the youngest musician to receive the Boston Berklee Award, when she was age 13, followed by a full scholarship to attend the Summer Program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, she was selected as the first Japanese musician to attend the Berklee Summer Jazz Workshop. Erenu has since performed with her own quartet

and notable artists including Sadao Watanabe, Yosuke Yamashita, Tiger Okoshi, and Eddie Gomez.

Erena Terakubo, Alto Saxophone; Takeshi Ohbayashi, Piano; Zach Brown, Bass; Roberto Giaquinto, Drums

June 4KRISFUNN&CORNERSTOREKristopher Funn, one of DCs finest bassists, was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. He began playing the trumpet at age four and took up the double bass at age 14. Kris early accomplishments include winning the Unsung Hero Fish Middleton Jazz Competition at the East Coast Jazz Festival. Through the instruction and support of his father Charles Funn, Kris performed his first professional gig the same year he began learning the instrument. At age 18, he attended Howard University, where graduated with a degree in study Computer Science while performing in the Howard University Jazz Ensemble. Kris was determined to pursue a career as a professional jazz musician, performing in several venues in Baltimore and Washington. At age 23, Kris began touring internationally with celebrated alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett, with whom he performed for four years at major jazz festivals around the world. Kris continues to perform in the DC area, and is a frequent bassist-of-choice for renowned artists when they perform in the area. He has recorded and currently tours with the Christian Scott Quintet.

Kris Funn, Bass; Samir Moulay, Guitar; John Lamkin, Drums


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June 5BOHEMIANCAVERNSJAZZORCHESTRA

The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (BCJO), a 17-piece ensemble founded by baritone saxophonist Brad Linde and club owner Omrao Brown, just celebrated its second anniversary, primarily performing every Monday night at the famed club. Directed by Linde and trumpeter Joe Herrera, the Orchestra presents a variety of music from big band literature and features some of the Districts best musicians, presenting the music of Ellington, Basie, Strayhorn, Thad Jones, Oliver Nelson, Maria Schneider, as well as original compositions by band members who embrace the tradition and challenge of big band repertoire.

June 6ORIGEM*BOSSA DUKEOrigem brings awareness of Brazilian culture through music. The group, under the leadership of Leonardo and Alejandro Lucini, performs Brazilian renditions of Duke Ellingtons most well known compositions using traditional music styles from Brazil, such as Partido Alto, Bossa Nova, Samba, Frevo and Baiao. The groups compositions include In a Sentimental Mood, It Dont Mean a Thing If It Aint Got That Swing, and Caravan.

Origem has performed at numerous music festivals and venues, such as the Kennedy Center, The Sculpture Gardens at the National Galley of Art, Smithsonian Folk Life Festival, Blues Alley Jazz Club, and Taste of DC Festival, among others.

Highly-respected artists including Frederico Pena, Gregoire Marett, Benito Gonzales, Alex Brown, Alex Han, Vince Evans, Leo Gandelman, Raul Mascarenhas, Dan Reynolds, and Peter Fraize have performed with the group. Origems second recording will be released in September, 2012.

Alejandro Lucini, Drums/Percussion; Leonardo Lucini, Bass; Alex Han, Saxophone; Federico Pea, Piano

June 8 MALIKAZARRAMoroccan vocalist/composer Malika Zarra is a multi-cultural shape-shifter who leaps effortlessly between languages and traditions, fusing them while utilizing each to further enrich the others. Her rare ability to communicate in Berber, Moroccan Arabic, French, and English, enthralls audiences wherever she performs.

Malika was exposed a wide variety of musical styles growing up. While steeped in Moroccan musical traditions, she also absorbed influences from all over the Arab world while listening to recordings of Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby McFerrin, Thelonious Monk, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. In 2004, Malika relocated to New York. Having crafted a repertoire that incorporates her native Berber, Gnawa, Chaabi, French pop, plus free-wheeling jazz rhythms and techniques, Malika has performed in Europe, Canada and the U.S. Malikas debut album, On the Ebony Road, showcased a richly diverse bouquet of references, fusing East and West, into a lively, sensual, fresh, and deeply poem of inclusion.

Malika Zarra, Vocals; Francis Jacob, Guitar; Jean-Christophe Maillard, Saxophone; Mamadou Ba, Bass; Harvey Wirht, Drums

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THECLASSICALJAZZQUARTETAs high-concept jazz groups go, few have been as fun, laid-back, and boisterous as the Classical Jazz Quartet. Taking classical compositions and transforming them into upbeat jazz anthems, the group isnt afraid to make drastically unique changes to the music they cover. The Quartet came together when bassist Ron Carter contacted pianist Kenny Barron to work together. Discussing the prospect of covering Tchaikovskys Nutcracker Suite, vibraphonist Stefon Harris and drummer

Lewis Nash were soon called, and the group went ahead with the project. Released in 2001, their rendition of the classic Christmas ballet was a playful reinvention that swung hard. A year later, The Classical Jazz Quartet Plays Bach did the same for the 17th century baroque composer, and later released The Classical Jazz Quartet Plays Rachmaninoff.

Kenny Barron, Piano; Ron Carter, Bass; Stefon Harris, Vibraphone; Lewis Nash, Drums

RONCARTERThe epitome of class, elegance, and prodigious technique, Ron Carter is a brilliant rhythmic and melodic player who has been a world-renowned bassist and cellist since the 60s. He is also accomplished in the classical music world, and has performed with symphony orchestras all over the world.

Carter began playing cello at ten, and later switched to bass. He attended the Eastman School of Music, where he performed with the schools philharmonic orchestra, earning his degree in 1959. He then moved to New York and played in Chico Hamiltons quintet, while studying at the Manhattan School of Music, from which he earned a masters degree in 1961. Carter played with Eric Dolphy, Don Ellis, Randy Weston, Thelonious Monk, and Jaki Byard in the early 60s. He also toured and recorded with Bobby Timmons, and played with Cannonball Adderley and Art Farmer before being tapped to become a member of Miles Davis classic band. Carter remained with Davis until 1968, appearing on every pivotal mid-60s recording, and teaming with Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams to craft a new, freer rhythm section sound.

Carter is heard on an unprecedented number of recordings and is widely considered to be the most recorded bassist in jazz history. The list of luminaries with whom hes recorded is simply too

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great to be accurately and completely cited.

Carter has led his own bands since 1972. He even invented his own instrument, a piccolo bass. Among his classic recordings are The Bass and I (1997), So What (1998), Orfeu (1999), When Skies Are Grey (2001), Stardust (2002), a tribute to the late bassist Oscar Pettiford, and Dear Miles (2006), dedicated to Miles Davis.

KENNYBARRONIn addition to a distinguished career as soloist and leader, Kenny Barron has served as one of the most in-demand and dependable sidemen in post-bop mainstream modern jazz. More than 40 albums have appeared under his name, and Kennys presence on literally hundreds of recordings by other musicians paints a panoramic picture of his lifelong devotion to music.

Born in Philadelphia, Barron began piano at the age of 12. Three years later, recommended by his big brother, saxophonist Bill Barron, Barron joined Mel Melvins Rhythm & Blues band. The aspiring pianist gained experience while working with drummer Philly Joe Jones and saxophonist Jimmy Heath, as well as multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef. Saxophonist/flautist James Moody also played an important role in Barrons career, first hiring him to perform at the Village Vanguard, and then bringing him into Dizzy Gillespies band, with which he remained until 1966.

Barrons extensive discography includes recordings with Moody, Freddy Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Booker Ervin, Ron Carter, and Buster Williams among numerous others. He also toured extensively with Stan Getz during Getzs twilight years.

Barron composed the score for Spike Lees film Do the Right Thing, and performed on numerous tribute albums. He was a founding member (with

Charlie Rouse, Buster Williams, and Ben Riley), of the definitive Monk legacy band, Sphere. Barron has a remarkable ability to blend with and complement a broad spectrum of artists, such as Lee Morgan, Chet Baker, Woody Shaw, Terence Blanchard, Benny Carter, Gary Bartz, Regina Carter, Dave Holland, Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson, and Roy Haynes. His collaborations with vocalists include Jackie Paris Janis Siegel, Sheila Jordan, Teresa Brewer, Mark Murphy, Jimmy Scott, Roberta Flack, Jane Monheit, Jon Lucien, Abbey Lincoln, and Ann Hampton Callaway.

A highly-respected educator who taught at Rutgers University for over 20 years, Juilliard, and the Manhattan School of Music, Barron continues to create music of exceptional quality and substantial depth, something he has done for half a century whether using the Fender Rhodes electromechanical keyboard, a plugged-in harpsichord, a synthesizer, or his lifelong companion and fundamental jazz instrument, the piano.

STEFONHARRISVibraphonist/percussionist Stefon Harris planned to pursue his musical ambitions as a member of the New York Philharmonic, but his first exposure to the music of Charlie Parker convinced him to play jazz instead.

A 1991 graduate of Albany High School, Harris earned his bachelors degree in 1995 and masters degree in 1997 from the Manhattan School of Music in New York. He credited his high school teachers, saying they recognized his passion for music early on, and offered lessons and the chance to bring home instruments to practice. Stefon has stated that music and performances in ensembles, like the Empire State Youth Orchestra, exposed me to other cultures and genres. He also credits the Manhattan School of Music, The

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school gave me the opportunity to explore the diversity of both classical and jazz music and find the direction I wanted to go artistically.

Emerging during the mid-90s on sessions led by Steve Turre, Charlie Hunter, and others, Harris made his solo debut in 1998 with the Blue Note release A Cloud of Red Dust. Grammy-nominated Black Action Figure came out a year later, followed by a collaboration with pianist Jacky Terrasson that was a defining moment for him. Their weeklong showcase at the Village Vanguard in 2001 was a great success, encouraging both artists to work together in the studio and releasing Kindred (2001).

The Grand Unification Theory (2003) pushed Harris boundaries yet again. The 12-piece ensemble jazz suite earned Harris the prestigious Martin E. Segal Award from Jazz at Lincoln Center. Dates with the Kenny Barron Quintet coincided with the spring 2004 release of Evolution, followed by African Tarantella (2006) and Urbanus (2009).

Conceived by Harris and saxophonist David Snchez, the Cuban-American ensemble 90 Miles is a three-piece group, plus piano, bass and percussion, consisting of Harris, Snchez, and trumpeter Christian Scott. The collaboration of

these three outstanding musicians has created a unique collection of songs, blending traditional bebop with Latin and afro-Caribbean influence. Their highly acclaimed CD was recorded in Havana, Cuba over the course of a week.

Harris regularly tours with his celebrated group, Blackout.

LEWISNASHAlthough Lewis Nash has played drums on more than 200 recordings, he has only one CD, recorded in 1989, under his own name. The title says it all: Rhythm Is My Business. Born in 1958 in Phoenix, AZ, Nash was destined to leave his hometown to play with some of the greatest artists in the history of modern jazz.

Nash moved to New York in 1981, where he had the good fortune to join Betty Carters band

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when he was just 23 years old, giving him the opportunity to hone his chops with world-class musicians like Benny Green, Stephen Scott, and Don Braden. Carter was known for her insistence on the absolute best from her musicians, and Nash grew as a musician and as a performer under her tutelage. He appeared on many of her recordings, including the Grammy Award-winning CD, Look What I Got (1988).

Nash may be best known, however, for a decade with the Tommy Flanagan Trio. The legendary Flanagan is on record as having preferred to work with the intuitive, always-ready Nash more than any other drummer. With Flanagan on piano and Peter Washington on bass, the trio created some of the most memorable jazz recordings of the 1990s Sea Changes (1996), Lady Be Good...For Ella (1994), and Live At the Village Vanguard (1998) are just three of the trios outstanding albums.

During the 90s, Nash also performed with a veritable whos who of jazz luminaries, including Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Wynton Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Branford Marsalis, Jackie McLean, Cyrus Chestnut, and Horace Silver, to name only a few.

Providing inspiration and expertise to students is an important part of Nashs career. Nash formed the Lewis Nash Ensemble in the late 90s. Among the groups many accomplishments is a two-year stint with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Program, performing in the New York public school system. In 2001, he became a member of the faculty at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music.

PAQUITODRIVERACo-Artistic Director of the DC Jazz Festival, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, and winner of 10 Grammy Awards, Paquito DRivera defies categorization. He is celebrated for both his artistry in Latin and straight-ahead jazz, and his achievements as a classical musician and composer.

Born in Havana, Cuba, the child prodigy performed at age 10 with the National Theater

Orchestra, studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and, became a featured soloist with the Cuban National Symphony at age 17. As a founding member of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, DRivera directed the group for two years, while playing both the clarinet and saxophone with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, with which he premiered works by notable Cuban composers.

DRivera was a founding member and co-director of the innovative musical ensemble Irakere. With its explosive mixture of jazz, rock, classical, and traditional Cuban music never before heard, Irakere toured extensively throughout America and Europe, won a Grammy in 1979, and received a Grammy nomination in 1980.

In 1988, DRivera became a founding member and musical director, with Slide Hampton, of the United Nation Orchestra, a 14-piece All-Star ensemble organized by Dizzy Gillespie and his manager Charles Fishman, to showcase the fusion of Latin and Caribbean influences with jazz. The ensemble won a Grammy in 1992.

DRiveras numerous recordings include more than 30 solo albums. While his discography reflects his dedication and enthusiasm for jazz, bebop and Latin music, his contributions to classical music are impressive. They include performances with the London Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, National


Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, the Costa Rica National Symphony, and the Simn Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, among many others.

In his passion to bring Latin repertoire to greater prominence, DRivera has successfully created, championed, and promoted all types of classical compositions, including three chamber works recorded live in concert with distinguished cellist Yo-Yo Ma in New York (2003). Merengue garnered him a seventh Grammy Award. His diverse interests and versatility also included tours with the famed guitar duo Sergio and Odair Assad.

In addition to his extraordinary career as a virtuoso instrumentalist, DRivera has gained a reputation as an accomplished composer. His works reveal his widespread and eclectic musical interests, which range from Afro-Cuban rhythms and melodies, influences encountered during his many travels, and his classical origins. His numerous commissions include compositions for Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Library of Congress, the National Symphony Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic.

DRiveras many honors include a Lifetime Achievement Award from Carnegie Hall for his contributions to Latin music (1991); a special award recognizing his contributions to the arts, and humanity, and his defense of rights and liberties of artists around the world from the Universidad de Alcal de Henares (1999); the National Medal of the Arts (2005); the Living Jazz Legend Award from the Kennedy Center (2007); A John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition (2007); two Honoris Causa Doctorate degrees in Music (Berklee School of Music and the University on Pennsylvania); the Jazz Journalist Associations Clarinetist of the Year Award (2004, 2006); The International Association for Jazz Education Presidents Award; the Frankfurter Musikpreis; Medal of Honor from the National Arts Club (2009); and the African American Classical Music Award from

Spellman College (2007). He is also the first artist to win Latin Grammys in both the Classical and Latin Jazz categories for Stravinskys Historia del Soldado (LHistoire du Soldat) and Brazilian Dreams.

Paquito DRivera, Clarinet; Michael Philip Mossman, Trumpet; Alex Brown, Piano; Oscar Stagnaro, Bass; Mark Walker, Drums; Pernell Saturnino, Percussion

MICHAELPHILIPMOSSMANMichael Philip Mossman has been active on the international scene since the age of 17. He has conducted the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra in Spain, and has composed and arranged scores for the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Louisiana Philharmonic, Joe Hendersons Grammy Award-winning Big Band album, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra, The Charles Mingus Orchestra, Tito Puente, Mario Bauza, Slide Hampton and the Jazz Masters, Paquito DRivera, Orchestra of Finland, the NDR Big Band of Hamburg, and the HGM Bigband of Zagreb. Mossman also scored music for the films Bossa Nova and Chico and Rita, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2012. His ballet Beneath the Mask was performed by Jon Faddis and the Chicago Jazz Orchestra with the Deeply Rooted Dance Company, choreographed by Mayte Vicens.

Following stints as lead trumpeter with the Machito Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Mossman joined the Horace Silver Quinte. He has also toured and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, McKoy Tyner, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Zawinul, Slide Hampton, the Chico OFarrill



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Orchestra, and the Jimmy Heath Big Band, among many others.

Mossman has been a key performer in Latin Jazz since his days with Machito, performing and recording with Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Chico OFarrill, Ray Barretto, Israel Cachao Lopez, Paquito DRivera, Michel Camilo, and as arranger and trumpet soloist for the legendary innovator of Latin Jazz, Mario Bauza and his Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra. Michael was also featured in Fernando Truebas highly-acclaimed documentary on contemporary Latin Jazz, Calle 54, as both performer and commentator.

Mossman was featured as lead trumpet and arranger on OFarrills Grammy Award-winning album, Song for Chico, as well as on Un Noche Inolvidable and 40 Acres and a Burro. His solo releases include Springdance, Mama Soho, The Orisha Suite, Missa Afro-Cubana, Soul con Timba Live at Bohemian Caverns and Mambo Nights. Each recording features his much sought-after work as composer/arranger in Afro-Cuban and Brazilian jazz.

Mossman is currently professor and director of Jazz Studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in New York City. The Hal Leonard Corporation publishes his music and he performs on Yamaha instruments.

ALEXBROWNSetting the tone for the second decade of the 21st century, pianist Alex Brown kicked off 2010 with a feature article in the January issue of Keyboard Magazine. A member of Paquito DRiveras ensembles since 2007, he shared in that ensembles 2010 Grammy nomination, Jazz-Clazz. His reputation continues to expand, including performances with saxophonist Miguel Zenon, Wynton Marsalis, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.

Brown naturally and infectiously builds in his diverse music influences classical, rhythm & blues, straight-ahead, hip-hop, Afro-Caribbean, and Brazilian styles in his music. This versatility

contributed to his collecting an array of student and young composer awards from ASCAP, DownBeat magazine, and BMI, all of which propelled him towards a professional career. In his rear-view mirror, are appearances at leading jazz venues and festivals, including Jazz at Lincoln Centers Rose Theater, Birdland, the Blue Note in New York and Tokyo, Bohemian Caverns, the Heineken Jazz Festival (Puerto Rico), and Israels Red Sea Jazz Festival. Brown graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Danilo Perez and Charlie Banacos, among others.

OSCARSTAGNAROOriginally from Lima, Peru, Oscar Stagnaro studied at the Conservatory of Music in Lima, did studio work, and performed with many artists and local bands before moving to the United States in 1979.

Stagnaros mastery of different music styles from jazz and fusion, to Latin jazz, Brazilian and South American music has helped him travel the world performing with the very best Latin jazz artists.


Since 2006, he has been a contributing writer for the Musico Pro magazine with a monthly column, Latin Bass Masters and Bass Concepts.

Stagnaro has been a professor at the Berklee College of Music since 1988, where hes been largely responsible for the schools development of Latin Bass education, instituting several courses on Latin and world bass styles. He has represented Berklee at Jazz Educators conferences and has conducted clinics all over the world.

Stagnaro also teaches Latin Jazz Ensembles and Jazz Improvisation in the Latin Jazz at the

New England Conservatory of Music. He has been a member of the Jazz Studies Faculty at the Rivers Conservatory of Music since 2001, and is the co-author of The Latin Bass Book and The Afro Cuban Slap Book. Stagnaro is currently working on a new book for bass, drums and piano called, New Trends in Latin Jazz, an intensive study of Latin American rhythms from Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Uruguay, and their application to Latin Jazz.

Paquito DRiveras bassist for over twenty years, Stagnaro has shared four Latin Grammys and four Grammy nominations.

MARKWALKERGrammy Award-winning drummer/percussionist/composer/educator Mark Walker was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He began playing drum set at age 10, and at age 16 studied with the Dean of Percussion Roy C. Knapp until Knapps death in 1979.

Walker played his first professional club, concert, and recording gigs barely out of high school. He gained valuable experience performing an extremely wide range of styles in the Chicago area, and later became a first-call session drummer and percussionist, playing on film scores, jingles, and record dates. He also performed with pianist Lyle Mays, touring the US, South America, and Europe.

While living in Chicago in the 1990s, Walker began a long stint with saxophone/clarinet virtuoso Paquito DRivera, with whom he continues to tour throughout the world. He has also played on many of DRiveras Grammy Award-winning recordings.

Walker moved to New York in 1995, immediately establishing himself on the session scene and going on the road with the Caribbean Jazz Project. He recorded and toured with Michel Camilo, Dave Liebman, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Diane Schuur, and Ivan Lins.

In 1997, Walker began a long association with Oregon, featuring Ralph Towner. The band has earned five Grammy nominations, including in the category of Best Instrumental Composition in 2008 for Walkers composition, Deep Six. Walker has also performed with Vince Mendoza, Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Dizzy Gillespie, Chucho Valdes, Bebo Valdes, Jerry Gonzalez, Diane Reeves, Joo Bosco, and Leny Andrade; and appeared with Paquito DRivera in Fernando Truebas Latin jazz documentary, Calle 54.



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Walker taught at the Berklee College of Music since 2001, and was appointed professor in 2008. He has conducted master classes, clinics and workshops in countries around the world. Students and educators worldwide utilize his instructional book and CD, World Jazz Drumming. Walker also teaches an Afro-Cuban online drum set course he authored for Berkleemusic.com.

Walkers ensemble, The Rhythm of the Americas, presents original jazz compositions with rhythms deeply rooted in the Afro-Latin styles of North America, the Caribbean, and South America. Walker has earned the Indie Award and the Jazz Award (German record manufacturers) for his work with Oregon, and he won Best Latin Jazz Album as drummer/composer for Funk Tango with the Paquito DRivera Quintet.

PERNELLSATURNINOGrammy Award-winning percussionist Pernell Saturnino is known for his virtuosity, flexibility, and knowledge of various rhythms around the world. He is a perfectionist who plays every rhythm as close as possible to its origin, whether that rhythm is from Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Peru, or Curaao. He has demonstrated his prodigious talents on recordings and performances with Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Paquito DRivera, Andy Narell, Danilo Prez, David Snchez, and Miguel Zenon, among others.

Born in Curaao (formerly Netherlands Antilles), Saturnino started to play percussion when he was nine. At age 18, he joined one of the best folkloric groups of Curaao, Nos Antias (Our Antilles). A year later, he began studies at The Foundation Institution of Music (F.I.M.), graduating in 1986. In 1988, Pernell began studies at the Berklee College of Music, where he won two awards Most Outstanding Percussionist (1992) and the Latin Percussion Award (1994).

While at Berklee, Saturnino had opportunities to perform with numerous invited artists, including Joe Zawinul, Hermeto Pascoal, Chucho Valdez, Cachao, Gilberto Gil, and Danilo Prez. After

graduating from Berklee in 1995, Saturnino began working with Paquito DRivera, with whom he has been performing and recording with to this day. In 1996, Saturnino was invited by Wynton Marsalis to perform at the Atlanta Olympics with an All-Star Big Band and with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a collaboration with The Alvin Alley American Dance Theater. In 1997, Saturnino joined the David Snchez Quintet, with which he toured the world and recorded five CDs. In 2003, Chick Corea invited Saturnino to join him with The Electric Band, with which he recorded on the CD, To the Stars.

Over the years, Saturnino has performed and recorded with Bebo Valdz, Edward Simon, Andy Narell, Dave Samuels, Antonio Hart, Danilo Prez, Dave Liebman, and Miguel Zenon, among others. Sixteen CDs on which he recorded were nominated for Grammy Awards, and five won.

Saturnino also recently returned to his native island of Curaao and opened the first percussion school in the country, The Percussion Creed School of Percussion. While a full-time teacher/clinician at Percussion Creed, he still travels and performs with renowned artists all around the world. Currently, Saturnino is performing and recording with Dee Dee Bridgewater and Makoto Ozone, and is the first-call percussionist with The WDR Big Band in Germany. During his travels around the world, Saturnino conducts clinics and workshops.


AKUAALLRICHJazz vocalist and DC-native Akua Allrich has proven herself a musician of extraordinary talent and crowd-moving passion. With finesse and charisma, this vocalist, composer and teacher, has successfully etched out a place for her unique musical expression, electrifying audiences in and around the nations capital with sold-out performances.

Allrichs style is fluid and ever evolving. Her musical roots run deeply into blues, soul, and rhythm and blues, with a clear grounding in jazz and pan-African music. She sings in numerous languages, including Portuguese, French, Spanish, English, Xhosa, and Twi. Given her ability to capture the essence of a broad range of musical genres, Allrich is often likened to legendary artists such as Oscar Brown, Jr., Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone. She has developed popular tribute programs involving the latter two women and other great African-American women of jazz.

Allrich earned her Bachelors degree in jazz vocals and a Masters degree in social work from Howard University, where she was taught, coached and mentored by talented musicians such as world-renowned singer/drummer Grady Tate, vocalist Kehembe V. Eichelberger, and pianist Charles Covington.

In addition to focusing on her own engaging compositions, Allrich keeps an ear to the rest of

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June 1 | 8:30 PMAkua Allrich Randy Weston Trio

June 2 | 8:00 PM & 10:30 PMLes Nubians

June 2 | 12:30 AMThe Jolley Brothers

June 3 | 10:00 AM & 12:30 PMGospel Jazz Brunch with Lori Williams

June 3 | 7:30 PMCharlie Seplveda & The Turnaround David Snchez Quintet

June 4 | 7:30 PMBen Williams & Sound Effect Jonathan Batiste & The Stay Human Band

June 5 | 7:30 PMAntonio Hart Organ Quartet Jimmy Heath Quintet

June 6 | 7:30 PMMarshall Keys Group: The Soulful Side of Cannonball AdderleyRoy Hargrove Quintet

June 7 | 7:30 PMCyrus Chestnut Trio Roberta Gambarini

June 8 | 8:00 PMThe Brass-A-Holics: A New Orleans Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Chuck Brown

June 9 | 6:30 PM & 8:30 PMEtienne Charles & Kaiso Monty Alexanders The Harlem-Kingston Express

June 9 | 12:30 AMVictor Provost Steel Pan Quartet

June 10 | 10:00 AM & 12:30 PMWashington Performing Arts Societys Men and Women of the Gospel Choir

June 10 | 7:30 PMThe John Scofield Trio The tour engagement of David Snchez is funded through the American Masterpieces program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts


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the world, as well as other eras and artists. She has inspired music lovers who enjoy her exceptional artistry and eagerly await her next offerings. Says Franz Matzner, at AllAboutJazz.com, Akua Allrichs music flows with a free, natural energy as engaging as her equally ingenuous personality.

RANDYWESTONAfter contributing six decades of musical direction and genius, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Randy Weston remains one of the worlds foremost pianists and composers today. He is a true innovator and visionary.

Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1926, Weston didnt have to travel far to hear the early jazz giants that influenced him. He cites Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Art Tatum and, of course, Duke Ellington as his piano heroes.

Encompassing the vast rhythmic heritage of Africa, Westons global creations musically continue to inform and inspire. The Storyteller, Westons first recording with the whole African Rhythms ensemble since 2002, was recorded live at Jazz at Lincoln Centers Dizzys Club Coca-Cola. The set features drummer Lewis Nash with members of Westons regular quintet trombonist Benny Powell, alto saxophonist TK Blue, bassist Alex Blake, and percussionist Neil Clarke.

Zep Tepi, Westons first trio album in many years reflects the arc of his musical journey from old favorites to new works. Ancient Future, a meditation on musics origins, is a two-disc solo piano recording that combines 16 solo piano recordings with 7 solo piano recordings from 1984. Spare, contemplative Ancient Future is evocative of William Grant Stills Africa (A Poem for Orchestra in Three Movements.

Randy Weston, Piano; Alex Blake, Bass; Neal Clarke, Percussion

LESNUBIANSIn a world in which people young and old, in West Africa, Europe, the United States, Caribbean, Latin American, and Asia can share videos and mp3s on YouTube, a Sri Lankan urbanite is transformed by jazz, blues, hip-hop, and an American deejay re-mixes sounds out of a Brazilian favela, it is undeniable that the completely interconnected global village has arrived. As a result, a new wave of artists, conversant with and connected to ancient traditions, as well as the latest technology, has emerged, mixing and matching musical genres and cultural experiences.

One of the most appealing and innovative artists on the urban music scene is Les Nubians, led by bi-cultural sisters Hlne and Clia Faussart. Born in Paris, they lived as teenagers in a small town in Frances rural Bordeaux region, and after several years residence with their parents a French father and Cameroonian mother in Chad, Africa. A chance meeting with jazz legend Abbey Lincoln encouraged the sisters to sing, and led to the formation of Les Nubians. Their unique sound led to the debut recording, Princesses Nubiennes (1998, Virgin). The albums innovative mix of hip hop, neo soul, and African music found an audience in America.

Their second album, One Step Forward (2003), exhibited a conscious evolution of their style and maturity. Their highly-anticipated, just-released, N Revolution, fully delivers on the promise of their breakthrough efforts with a relentlessly enchanting and energized mix of African music, R & B, hip-hop, and other world elements.

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Les Nubians has earned massive media attention, world-wide tours, a Grammy nomination, nominations for two NAACP Image Awards and two Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards, including Best New Artist Group or Duo (1999).

Helene Faussart and Celia Faussart, Les Nubians; Alexis Juliard, Vocal; Queen Aminaah, Vocals; Masaharu Shimizu, Guitar; John Roggie, Keyboards; Shaun Kelly, Drums; Fred Doumbe, Bass

LORIWILLIAMSLori Williams is the lead vocalist of the Washington, DC-based jazz ensemble Lori Williams & Friends. She has recorded and performs regularly with The Saltman Knowles Group, Sherry Winston, the Blackbyrds and Collaboration.

Lori is a graduate of Hampton University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. She is currently pursuing a Jazz Studies degree at The University of the District of Columbia. Lori is former director of programs and the National Jazz Choir director for the Best Friends Foundation. Lori has taught music in Washington, DC Public Schools since 1995, and is the current director of Vocal Music, and the former Music Department chairperson, at Woodrow Wilson High School.

Lori Williams, Vocals; Tracey Cutler, Saxophone; Weldon Hill, Piano; Michael Bowie, Bass; Mark Prince, Drums

CHARLIESEPLVEDA&THETURNAROUNDAttracted to the trumpet from recordings of Louis Armstrong and Herb Alpert, Charlie Seplveda attended La Escuela Libre de Msica, where he began formal trumpet lessons. He began playing professionally at the age of 15, performing with practically every salsa band in Puerto Rico. At age 18, while studying at the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico, he was invited to play with Bobby Valentn, with whom he recorded four albums.

Seplveda later moved to New York and was hired to perform with legendary percussionist Ray Barretto. Two years later, he became lead trumpet player in Eddie Palmieris band, with

whom he toured regularly for a number of years, and continues to occasionally.

In 1991, Seplveda formed The Turnaround, and released The New Arrival (1991) and Algo Nuestro (1993). He also played dates with Sergio George, La India, Marc Anthony, Tito Nieves, and Jose Alberto El Canario. That same year, he was invited to join Dizzy Gillespies All-Star United Nation Orchestra, with which he toured in the US, South America and Europe.

During the 1990s, Seplveda recorded with Steve Turre, Hilton Ruiz, Dave Valentn, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Palmieri, Danilo Perez, the Fania All-Stars, the Talking Heads, and David Byrne. He also worked on soundtracks Q & A, The Mambo Kings, and The Last Emperor. He has credits on more than 100 recordings as a sideman, and 8 recordings as a leader.

Seplveda has received two Latin Grammy Nominations Best Latin Jazz Album (2008 and 2009) in the Best Latin Jazz Album category for Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround and Sepulveda Boulevard.

Seplveda teaches at Puerto Ricos Music Conservatory, which is offering a degree in Jazz and Caribbean music for the first time.

Charlie Seplveda, Trumpet; Norberto Ortz, Saxophone; Eduardo Zayaz, Piano; Gabriel Rodriguez, Bass; Ral Maldonado, Drums; Gadwin Varga, Percussion

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DAVIDSNCHEZQUINTETLatin Grammy Award-winner David Snchez has been hailed as the most profound young tenor saxophonist working today. Snchez has engendered claim and respect from critics, music lovers and fellow artists throughout the world as he continues to push the frontiers of mainstream jazz to incorporate a compelling and rich array of Latin and Afro-Caribbean influences, while remaining true to the tenets of the jazz genre.

Born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Snchez began playing percussion and drums at age 8 before migrating to tenor saxophone four years later. He studied at the prestigious La Escuela Libre de Msica in San Juan. The bomba and plena rhythms of Puerto Rico, along with Cuban and Brazilian traditions, were among the biggest influences on Snchezs early taste in music.

Following two years at the Universidad de Puerto Rico in Rio Pedras, Snchez was awarded a scholarship to study at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where Kenny Barron mentored him. He quickly became a fixture in New Yorks swirling jazz scene, performing with, among others, Eddie Palmieri, Cachao, Claudio Roditi, and Paquito DRivera. In 1990, Dizzy Gillespie invited the young saxophonist to join his All-Star United Nation Orchestra. In 1991, Snchez also toured in the US and Europe with Gillespies and Miriam Makebas memorable collaboration, Live the Future. He continued to perform with his mentor in various formats until Dizzys death in 1993.

Snchez then began touring with jazz greats such as Kenny Barron, Roy Haynes, and Elvin Jones; recording with Barron and Haynes. His recording debut as a leader, The Departure, earned critical kudos, as did his next albums, Sketches of Dreams and Street Scenes. His next recording, Obsesin, garnered the saxophonist his first Grammy nomination. Snchez followed with two Grammy-nominated and Latin Grammy-nominated recordings, Melaza and Travesa, which also received rave reviews from jazz cognoscenti.

His 2001 recording, Coral, earned him his fourth Grammy nomination, and won a Latin Grammy for Best Instrumental Album of 2005 by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

A most ambitious manifestation to date of his continuing expansion of the frontiers of mainstream jazz to incorporate Afro-Latin influences was a recording with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, in which he explored obscure works composed by giants of the Latin American classical genre Antonio Carlos Jobim, Alberto Ginastera, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

A prolific composer, Snchez was a 2005 grant recipient of Chamber Music Americas New Works: Creation and Presentation Program, for which he was commissioned to create and present a multi-movement work for jazz sextet.

Whether with Gillespie, Palmieri, Haden, Pat Matheny, Roy Hargrove, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Dee Dee Bridgewater, or his own groups, Snchez continues to tour extensively, bringing his mix of mainstream jazz with Afro-Latin influences to delighted audiences throughout the world.

David Snchez, Saxophone; Edward Simon, Piano; Ricky Rodriguez, Bass; Henry Cole, Drums; Pernell Saturnino, Percussion


JONATHANBATISTE&THESTAYHUMANBANDAt age 25, Jonathan Batiste is considered to be one of the most exciting and progressive new talents on the jazz scene today. Coming from a celebrated lineage of musicians, he is an iconic artist, unique in this generation. With his voice on piano and dapper sense of style, Batiste has ignited the NYC music scene and beyond. He has performed in more than 40 countries, including at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Kennedy Center.

Batistes recordings, among them Times In New Orleans, Live In New York: At The Rubin Museum Of Art, My N.Y, The Amazing Jon Batiste EP, and In The Night EP, have received critical acclaim. In 2008, Batiste was featured in the televised NBA All-Star Game Half-Time Show, the HBO series Treme, and Spike Lees Red Hook Summer. He has collaborated with Wynton Marsalis, Prince, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Connick Jr, Roy Hargrove, and Cassandra Wilson, among others.

Batiste is the founder and leader of The Stay Human Band, a modern jazz ensemble noted for their world-class music, high energy and uplifting spirit. He has performed at innumerable prestigious events and venues across the world. His modern take on the American songbook, through the channels of a virtuosic pedigree in jazz and classical music, has attracted critical acclaim as well as from audiences across all demographics.

In his role as co-director and music curator at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Batiste has programmed yearlong educational workshops for hundreds of students. He is also a traveling ambassador for the New York based non-profit organization Music Unites, founded by Michelle Edgar. He collaborates on various projects with Edgar throughout the year dedicated to bring music education to children. As an international educator and humanitarian, Batiste has also conducted clinics and master classes worldwide.

Batiste is a Movado Future Legend Award recipient and a Steinway Performing Artist.

Jonathan Batiste, Piano; Eddie Barbash, Alto Saxophone; Philip Kuehn, Bass; Ibanda Ruhumbika, Tuba; Joe Saylor, Percussion

BENWILLIAMS&SOUNDEFFECTBassist Benjamin James Williams, a DC-native, also performs on electric bass and piano. His musical influences are rooted in various genres of music including jazz, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, and classical.

A recent graduate of the Michigan State University School of Music where he majored in Music Education with an emphasis in Jazz, Ben studied with Rodney Whitaker and Jack Budrow. He plans to pursue a Masters degree in Jazz Studies at the Juilliard School.

Ben has won several competitions, including the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Competition (2010). He is also a two-time winner of the Fish Middleton Jazz Scholarship Competition at the East Coast Jazz Festival; a two-time winner of the DC Public School Piano Competition; and a 2002 recipient of the Duke Ellington Society Annual Scholarship Award. Ben also took first place in the 2005 International Society of Bassists (ISB) competition in the category of jazz.

Ben has performed nationally and internationally with such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller, Cyrus Chestnut, Ron Blake, Stefon Harris, Karreem Riggins, Hamiett Bluiette, James Williams, Bobby



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Watson, Winard Harper, Buster Williams, John Hicks, Anthony Wonsey, MeShelle Ndegeocello, Gene Lake, Wycliffe Gordon, and Delfeayo Marsalis. He has also opened for artists such as John Legend, Kirk Franklin, and Eric Roberson.

Ben Williams, Bass; Marcus Strickland, Saxophone; Christian Sands, Piano; Matt Stevens, Guitar; Justin Brown, Drums

ANTONIOHARTORGANQUARTETDouble-degreed, Grammy-nominated alto saxophonist Antonio Hart has certainly come a long way since elementary school, when he chipped his first reed by carrying it around in his sock. Born in 1968 in Baltimore, Hart decided when he was young that he wanted to play alto sax and took lessons until music was cut at his high school. A friend got him an audition at the Baltimore School of Arts, and he was accepted. At first only classically trained, Hart did not become interested in jazz until right before college.

Hart studied jazz and education at the Berklee College of Music, and upon graduation teamed up with classmate Roy Hargrove to tour and record for three years. During that time, Hart earned a Masters degree in music composition

and performance from Queens College, studying with the likes of Jimmy Heath and Donald Byrd.

In 1991, Hart made his debut on RCA/Novus with For the First Time. Since then, he has made three other albums for RCA/Novus Dont You Know I Care (tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, 1992), For Cannonball And Woody (1993), and Its All Good (1994). Hart switched to Impulse! for Here I Stand (1997). He has also appeared on recordings with Nat Adderly, Slide Hampton, the Dizzy Gillespe Alumni All-Stars, and numerous others.

Hart is currently working to complete his doctoral degree from Columbia University.

Antonio Hart, Alto Saxophone; Bobby Floyd, Hammond B-2 Organ; Yotam Silberstein, Guitar; Steve Williams, Drums

JIMMYHEATHQUINTETNEA Jazz Master and 2011 DCJF Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Jimmy Heath has long been recognized as a brilliant instrumentalist and a magnificent composer and arranger. Jimmy is the middle brother of the legendary Heath

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Brothers (Percy Heath, bass and Tootie Heath, drums), and is the father of the late percussionist/composer Mtume. He has performed with nearly all the jazz greats of the last 50 years, including Howard McGhee, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis. In 1948 at the age of 21, Jimmy performed in the First International Jazz Festival in Paris with McGhee, sharing the stage with Coleman Hawkins, Slam Stewart, and Erroll Garner. One of Heaths earliest big bands (1947-1948) in Philadelphia included John Coltrane, Benny Golson, Specs Wright, Cal Massey, Johnny Coles, Ray Bryant, Nelson Boyd, Charlie Parker, and Max Roach.

During his career, Jimmy has performed on more than 100 record albums including seven with The Heath Brothers and twelve as a leader. He has written more than 125 compositions, many of which have become jazz standards and have been recorded by other luminaries including Art Farmer, Cannonball Adderley, Clark Terry, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, James Moody, Milt Jackson, Ahmad Jamal, Ray Charles, Dizzy Gillespie, JJ Johnson, and Dexter Gordon. Jimmy has also composed extended works seven suites and two string quartets. He premiered his first symphonic work, Three Ears (1988), at Queens College (CUNY) with Maurice Peress conducting.

After having concluded eleven years as professor of music, and director of Jazz Studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, Jimmy maintains an extensive performance schedule, and continues to conduct workshops and clinics throughout the US, Europe, and Canada. He has taught Jazz Studies at Jazzmobile, Housatonic College, City College of New York, and The New School for Social Research. In 1997, two of his former students, trumpeters Darren Barrett and Diego Urcola, placed first and second in the Thelonious Monk of Jazz Competition.

Jimmy Heath, Saxophone; Cyrus Chestnut, Piano; John Lee, Bass; Yotam Silberstein, Guitar; Greg Hutchinson, Drums

ROYHARGROVEQUINTETTrumpeter Roy Hargrove has firmly established himself among the premier musicians who traverse the worlds of straight-ahead, swingin and the funky underground. Ever-stretching into more challenging and colorful ways to flex his musical chops, Roy has left indelible imprints in a vast array of artful settings.

Hargrove was born in Waco, Texas. Inspired by the gospel music he heard in church on Sundays, and R&B and funk music that played on the radio, he began learning the trumpet in the fourth grade. At age 16, he was studying music at Dallas prestigious Booker T. Washington School for the Visual and Performing Arts, when, midway through his junior year, he was discovered by Wynton Marsalis, who was conducting a jazz clinic at the school. Impressed, Marsalis invited Hargrove to sit in with his band at Ft. Worths Caravan of Dreams Performing Arts Center. Subsequently, he returned to the venue over a period of the next three months, sitting in with Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, and Bobby Hutcherson. Word of Hargroves talent reached Paul Ackett, founder and director of The North Sea Jazz Festival, who arranged for him to perform there that summer, which led to a month-long European tour.

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his solo debut, Diamond in the Rough, in 1990, recording four albums for Novus/RCA, each documenting his growth as a young lion to watch. In 1994, his recording, With the Tenors of Our Time, showcased him with renowned saxophonists Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Johnny Griffin, Joshua Redman, and Branford Marsalis. Roy has performed and recorded with artists ranging from jazz legends Sonny Rollins and Jackie McLean; to vocal stylists Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, and Abbey Lincoln; from pop veterans Diana Ross, Steve Tyrell, and Kenny Rankin; to younger stars John Mayer and Rhian Benson; to the crme de la crme of jazz divas, Carmen McRae and Shirley Horn.

In 2003, Hargrove introduced The RH Factor, his own hip-hop/jazz collective, with the ground-breaking CD Hard Groove. This was followed by Strength, and Distractions. Bringing all this RH Factor funk to life is a unique and exciting ensemble under Roys direction that unequivocally get audiences movin & groovin.

Roy Hargrove, Trumpet/Flugelhorn; Justin Robinson, Saxophone; Sullivan Fortner Jr., Piano; Ameen Saleem, Bass; Quincy Phillips, Drums

MARSHALLKEYSSEXTETTHE SOULFUL SIDE OF CANNONBALL ADDERLEY

A DC-native, Keys began his training with the DC Youth Orchestra Program, then went on to the Jazz Studies Program at historic Howard University. He cut his teeth playing with local

bands before getting his first professional experience with the chart topping eighties soul/jazz group, The Blackbirds. Keys has a long, ongoing association with the great blues organist Jimmy McGriff, with whom he has recorded and toured extensively.

Keys has also worked and/or recorded with Lionel Hampton, Stevie Wonder, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Rouse, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Jimmy Witherspoon, Steve Allen, Al Grey, Brandford Marsalis, Cyris Chestnut, Kenny Kirkland, Hank Jones, Groove Holmes, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Reuben Wilson, Milt Hinton, Keter Betts, Big Joe Turner, Vinny Valentino, Frederico Pena, Paul Jackson, Jr., Tom Schuman, and Scott Ambush.

Marshall Keys, Saxophone; Allyn Johnson, Piano; Eric Wheeler, Bass; John Lamkin, Drums; John Williams, Trumpet; Lori Williams, Vocals

CYRUSCHESTNUTCyrus Chestnut, born in 1963, started playing piano at the Mount Calvary Star Baptist Church at age six in his hometown of Baltimore. By age nine, he was studying classical music at the Peabody Preparatory Institute. In 1985, he earned a degree in jazz composition and arranging from the Berklee College of Music. While at Berklee, Chestnut was awarded the Eubie Blake Fellowship and the Oscar Peterson, Quincy

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Jones, and Count Basie Awards for exceptional performance standards. Since then, Chestnut has toured with jazz icons, including Jon Hendricks, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard, and Betty Carter. He has also played beside numerous other luminaries, like Branford Marsalis, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Regina Carter, Chick Corea, Jimmy Heath, James Moody, and Joe Williams, as well as with Isaac Hayes and Kathleen Battle. Cyrus association with Betty Carter, which began in 1991, significantly affected his outlook and approach to music, confirming his already iconoclastic instincts. Carter advised him to take chances and play things he had never heard.

Cyrus Chestnut, Piano; John Lee, Bass; Greg Hutchinson, Drums

ROBERTAGAMBARINIThe voice musics first instrument has enthralled humans since the beginning of time with its power, beauty, and soul. Singers have always been celebrated for their ability to unite people in a common emotional experience. While the human voice is certainly the most popular musical instrument, modern culture may have rendered great singing into a lost art form. Then, every once

in a while, a truly great singer comes along who possesses the beauty, individuality and talent to remind us, once again, of the magic and majesty of the human voice such as Roberta Gambarini.

Celebrated throughout the world by fans, critics and many of the worlds greatest musicians, Roberta Gambarini became a fast-rising star with the 2006 release of her debut album, Easy to Love, which also garnered her a Grammy nomination. A smashing success on all fronts, Gambarinis debut secured her spot on the international touring

circuit, where she continuously graces the most prestigious venues and festivals. The Boston Globe described her as a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae. Ask Roberta Gambarini who she is, and what she is, and shell simply answer, I am a singer.

Roberta Gambarini, Vocals; Cyrus Chestnut, Piano; John Lee, Bass; Greg Hutchinson, Drums

THEBRASS-A-HOLICSA NEW ORLEANS CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CHUCK BROWN

A major highlight of the 2011 DCJF was New Orleans newest sensation, the Brass-A-Holics, an electrifying ensemble that integrates brass band, jazz, funk, hip hop, and go-go, joining the ranks of the time-honored traditions, culture, and music that have come out of and characterize New Orleans.

The ensemble includes the core New Orleans brass elements adding a full drum set, percussion, keyboard, and electric guitar. The Brass-A-Holics Go-Go Brass Funk Jazz Band transcends the traditional world of brass band music and has electrified audiences wherever theyve performed. Where else can you hear Miles Davis, Nirvana, John Coltrane, Wham, Cyndi Lauper, Kanye West, and Louis Armstrong all in one set?



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