Celebrating 20 years!
Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival
Monday, April 24, 2006 at 8 PM
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month at the 20th anniversary of the Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival, renamed in memory of the great Calvin Jones, director of the jazz studies program at UDC and a legendary figure in the Washington, D.C. community.
The BIG BAND sound returns to UDC as the powerhouse jazz ensembles of 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) celebrate a remarkable 20th anniversary. Produced by UDC's Jazz Studies Program and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, the festival began in 1987 as part of a citywide tribute to Duke Ellington, and it remains one of the most anticipated events on Washington, DC's jazz calendar.
Tickets are $20 (general admission) and $15 (senior/student) and can be purchased in advance at the Department of Mass Media, Visual & Performing Arts, Building 46-West, UDC Van Ness Campus, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008 (Metro’s Red line: Van Ness-UDC), or online at InstantSeats.com. FREE parking on the night of festival (garage entrance on Van Ness Street).
For more information, contact Judith Korey at 202-274-5803 or
JazzAlive@udc.edu.
Location: UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM, UDC Van Ness Campus, Bldg. 46-East, 4200 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC. 20008.
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