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Willie Jones Quintet III at Blues Alley

Courtesy of Julia Smith | Posted on April 24, 2017

Where

Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Avenue Nw
Washington, DC
Map
202-337-4141

When

Wed, June 28, 2017
10:00 pm

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Willie Jones III, Grammy award winner, brings his drums, musicality, and Quintet to swing at Blues Alley, June 28, for performances at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. Tickets $30 at bluesalley.com.
Willie Jones III, Grammy Award winner, is one of the jazz capital’s most prominent drummers. Jones’ indomitable will to swing infuses each of his six CDs. As Wynton Marsalis puts it, Jones is “ever tasteful”. Collaborator and pianist, Eric Reed, credits Jones with “a West Coast swagger in his swing, with a looseness that isn’t lackadaisical and an edge that isn’t overwhelming”. He applies to every context an abiding musicality and tonal personality....

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