Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival at University of the District of Columbia

Monday, April 25, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival
UDC Jazz Ensemble (dir. Allyn Johnson)
Howard University Jazz Ensemble (dir. Fred Irby, II)
University of Maryland (dir. Chris Vadala)

The Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival celebrates 25 years of world-class jazz at the University of the District of Columbia. The Big Band sound returns to UDC for a remarkable 25th anniversary as the powerhouse 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) once again cap off Jazz Appreciation Month with a with a hand-clapping, finger-snapping, foot-stomping good time. Produced by UDC’s Jazz Studies Program and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, the festival began in 1987 as part of a city-wide tribute to Duke Ellington, and it remains one of the most anticipated events on Washington, DC’s jazz calendar. Scholarship Benefit Series. ...

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Monday, April 25, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival
UDC Jazz Ensemble (dir. Allyn Johnson)
Howard University Jazz Ensemble (dir. Fred Irby, II)
University of Maryland (dir. Chris Vadala)

The Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival celebrates 25 years of world-class jazz at the University of the District of Columbia. The Big Band sound returns to UDC for a remarkable 25th anniversary as the powerhouse 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) once again cap off Jazz Appreciation Month with a with a hand-clapping, finger-snapping, foot-stomping good time. Produced by UDC’s Jazz Studies Program and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, the festival began in 1987 as part of a city-wide tribute to Duke Ellington, and it remains one of the most anticipated events on Washington, DC’s jazz calendar. Scholarship Benefit Series.

Tickets are $20 (general admission), $15 (seniors), and $10 (students) and can be purchased in advance at the UDC Music Program, Building 46-West or online at InstantSeats.com.
http://www.jazzarchives.org/jazzalive

More info: (202) 274-5803 | [email protected]
http://www.jazzarchives.org/bigbandfest

UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM (Performing Arts - Bldg. 46 East)

Metro: Red Line - VAN NESS-UDC http://www.wmata.com/rail/station_detail.cfm?station_id=9

Links:

UDC-University of the District of Columbia Jazz Studies (dir. Allyn Johnson)
http://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/jazzstudies.php

HU-Howard University Jazz Studies (dir. Fred Irby, II)
http://www.coas.howard.edu/music/huje/index.htm

UMD-University of Maryland Jazz Studies (dir. Chris Vadala)
http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/jazz_bands

Tickets INSTANTSEATS:
http://tiny.cc/InstantSeats_UDC

Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) 2011:
http://tiny.cc/Smithsonian_JAM_2011

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