Big Band Jazz Ensembles from the University of the District of Columbia, Howard University and the University of Maryland at Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival at University of the District of Columbia
If this listing is incorrect, contact Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives.
Where
When
Mon, April 30, 2012
8:00 p.m.
Tickets
General Admission $20 - Senior Citizens $15 - Students $10 (Scholarship Benefit)
Musicians
- Chris Vadala
- Allyn Johnson
- UDC Jazz Ensemble
- Howard University Jazz Ensemble
- Fred Irby
- University of Maryland Jazz Ensemble
About
Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival
The Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival celebrates 26 years of world-class jazz at the University of the District of Columbia. 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 and UNESCO’s FIRST International JAZZ Day 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.
University Auditorium (Performing Arts - Bldg. 46-East).
Tickets:
$20 (general admission)
$15 (seniors)
$10 (students)
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the UDC Music Program, Building 46-West or online at InstantSeats.com. [direct link: http://bit.ly/H4sDDy ]
Flyers:
PDF: http://bit.ly/H0ACjT
JPEG: http://bit.ly/H0AIbh
Videos:
Howard University Jazz Ensemble
‘The Creator Has a Master Plan’
http://youtu.be/FQ6DA2VrxB4
University of Maryland Jazz Ensemble
‘Night Owl Suite’
http://youtu.be/AzpmAXAj9Ok
UDC Jazz Ensemble
‘Hard Times’
http://youtu.be/YhRSIK7H6fA
Jazz Studies Programs:
University of the District of Columbia (dir. Allyn Johnson)
http://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/jazzstudies.php
Howard University (dir. Fred Irby III)
http://www.coas.howard.edu/music/huje/index.htm
University of Maryland (dir. Chris Vadala)
http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/jazz_bands
Associate Links:
Jazz Appreciation Month
http://www.smithsonianjazz.org
UNESCO International Jazz Day
http://bit.ly/HsgF5W
More info:
JAZZAlive, University of the District of Columbia
(202) 274-5803
http://www.BigBandJazzFest.org
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