Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Announces Changes and Additions to 4th Annual Festival October 1-7 and Lifetime Achievement Honoree
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First Year the DEJF Will Present Two Full � and FREE �
Days of Jazz on The National Mall October 4-5
[September 17: Washington , DC ] Today the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (DEJF) announced some changes and exciting additions to the lineup of the 4th annual festival October 1-7. Festival founder and executive producer, Charles Fishman, also announced the Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. The DEJF is a highly anticipated event in the nation�s capital for its impressive mix of local, national and international artists and its presentation of over 100 programs and performances at more than 40 diverse venues in different neighborhoods of Washington , DC . A hallmark of the DEJF is the all-day free concert on the National Mall, which last year attracted more than 25,000 people. The DEJF�s mission is to expose the broadest demographic to jazz; use jazz as a form of arts education; honor DC�s own Duke Ellington and other jazz greats; and add to the city�s rich jazz history by entertaining thousands with local and world-class jazz talent.
1) *NEA Jazz Masters Concert on October 4 to Feature Duke Ellington Orchestra for the First Time. The annual NEA Jazz Masters concert presented by the DEJF will feature the Duke Ellington Orchestra with special guest, Paquito D�Rivera, who serves as artistic advisor to the DEJF. Also joining the Duke Ellington Orchestra as special guests will be local sax legends, Buck Hill and George Botts and vocalist Sharon Clark, who will perform separately with her quintet. Michael Bowie and his DC Bass Choir will open the concert with internationally-renowned bassist, Christian McBride, as special guest. *Note: Ramsey Lewis had to withdraw from the festival due to personal reasons.
2) Jazz Impresario George Wein to Receive the DEJF Lifetime Achievement Award. After intermission of the NEA Jazz Masters Concert on October 4, the DEJF will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to jazz impresario George Wein, founder of Festival Productions (now the Festival Network). Commented Fishman, �First George Wein is a jazz pianist and a lifelong lover of jazz. But professionally, he�s been the pivotal force promoting jazz around the world through the festival circuit he created. We are proud to honor his enduring legacy.� Also being honored is saxophonist Roger �Buck� Hill , a Washington , DC , living legend who has been dazzling audiences in the greater Washington area for over 40 years.
3) The DEJF Presents Its First Concert at 930 Club, One of 34 Venues Participating in the DEJF�s Jazz in the �Hoods Nighttime Series This year marks the first time that the DEJF will present a concert at the nationally-regarded 930 Club. Fishman noted, �This is a great occasion for us as we continue to expand the number of partner venues we have here in Washington , DC . The 930 Club is one of the most outstanding clubs in the country, and our concert there with Baltimore�s Fertile Ground, DC�s Chopteeth and the Latin all-star band, La Timbistica, promises to be a highlight of the festival.� When the DEJF premiered in 2005, eleven clubs and restaurants presented jazz. This year, the number of participating partner venues has more than tripled to 34 clubs, restaurants, hotels and galleries, one third of which are in the historic U Street Corridor. Included are Bohemian Caverns, Busboys and Poets, Twins, Utopia, The Islander and Jo Jo�s. High-end restaurant venues include Cashion�s Eat Place, Georgia Brown�s, Johnny�s Half-Shell, Blues Alley and Proof. Peformances will be presented in all four quadrants of the city. A complete listing for Jazz in the �Hoods can be found at
www.dejazzfest.org
4) Jazz �n Families Fun Day Moved to The National Mall / The DEJF Now Offers Full Weekend of Free, Great Music on The Mall from October 4-5. One of the few jazz festivals in the world to have a program officially dedicated to families, the DEJF decided to combine all of its Jazz �n Families Fun Day concerts and activities into one event to be held at the Sylvan Amphitheater on The National Mall. With this change, the DEJF is now offering two free and full days of outstanding jazz on The National Mall, also known as America �s lawn. Jazz �n Families Fun Day is Saturday, October 4, from 12-6pm and will be headlined by the Louisville Leopard Percussionists, a band of 7 to 12-year-olds who have been featured on HBO. Other featured artists are La Timbistica, the Berklee College of Music�s award-winning Latin Jazz All-Stars; the U.S. Army Blues Band; Na�Rimbo, a dazzling Mexican Mariachi marimba band; children�s artists Cathy and Marcy; and performer/story-teller Ms. Lucy Lion. The event is an extension of the DEJF�s educational outreach program, which will directly reach more than 2,000 District children this year through student concerts, master classes and other activities. The next day, October 5, will be the DEJF�s free, annual all-day Jazz on the National Mall extravaganza from 12-7:30pm. Featured artists are Afro Blue, Howard University�s award-winning a capella choir; legendary blues artist Taj Mahal; the Christian McBride Quartet; Conrad Herwig�s Latin Side Project, with the DEJF�s artistic advisor Paquito D�Rivera as a special guest; the incomparable McCoy Tyner and his quartet; and Grammy Award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater.
The schedule for the 4th Annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival October 1-7 is as follows:
Note: Venue addresses are listed at end.
Wednesday, October 1
Benito Gonzalez @ Kennedy Center Millennnium Stage- 6pm FREE
Invitational Sponsors Opening Gala Reception & Concert @ Inter-American Deveopment Bank � Reception - 6:00pm; Concert-Paquito D�Rivera & the Turtle Island String Quartet � 7:30pm
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Jamie Broumas @ Blues Alley - 8/10pm $20
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Luis Faife @ Twins - 8/10pm $15
Thursday, October 2
Student Concert: Berklee College of Music Latin Jazz All Stars @ Duke Ellington School of the Arts - 9:30am FREE
Student Concert: Step Afrika & W.E.S. Group @ Atlas Performing Arts Center - FREE
Master Class: Berklee College of Music Latin Jazz All Stars @ Duke Ellington School of the Arts - 1:00pm FREE
Student Concert: Origem @ Sitar Arts Center - 5:30pm FREE
Bar J Wrangers @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage - 6pm FREE
Spoken Word: Kenny Carroll & DC Writers Corp @ Busboys & Poets � 7:00/9:00pm $15
Yardena @ Goldman Theater, DCJewish Community Center - 7:30pm $25 / $20 JCC Memberrs
Step Afrika & W.E.S. Group @ Atlas Performing Arts Center - 7:30pm $25
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley - 8/10pm $27.50
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Luis Faife @ Twins - 8/10pm $15
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Meeting French-American Jazz Quintet
featuring Pierrick Henuau and Paul Steinbeck @ Bohemian Caverns 9/11pm $15
Friday, October 3
Student Concert: W.E.S. Group Jazz Meets Hip Hop @ Lincoln Theatre - 10:30am FREE
Master Class: Paquito D'Rivera @ George Washington University Department of Music - 12pm FREE
Fr�d�ric Yonnet Quintet @ National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden - 5pm FREE
Alex Han & Beyond the Construct @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage - 6pm FREE
La Timbistica ( Berklee College of Music's Latin Jazz All Stars)/Chopteeth/Fertile Ground @ 9:30 CLUB - 7pm $20
Anat Cohen @ National Museum of Women in the Arts - 7:30pm $25
Step Afrika & W.E.S. Group @ Atlas Performing Arts Center - 7:30pm $25
Ricky Padron @ Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm � 7:30pm FREE
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Dana Leong Quartet @ Ebenezer's Coffeehouse - 7:30/9:30pm $20
Music for Strings: Michael Bowie Sextet @ 87 Florida - 8pm $15
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley - 8/10pm $27.50
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Winard Harper Sextet @ Bohemian Caverns - 9/ 11pm $20
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Time for Three @ Busboys & Poets - 9pm $15
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Sonny Fortune Quartet @ Twins - 9/11pm $20
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Michael Thomas Quartet @ Indigo at the Atlas Performing Arts Center - 9:30pm/11pm $15
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Midnight Jam: Antonio Parker Quartet @ Busboys & Poets - Midnight $15
Saturday, October 4
FREE Jazz n' Families Fun Day: * NEW * FULL DAY EVENT ON THE NATIONAL MALL featuring the Louisville Leopard Kid Percussionists / La Timbistica (Berklee College of Music Latin All-Stars)/ U.S. Army Blues / Miss Lucy Lion / Na'Rimbo Mexican Marimba Mariachi ensemble / Marcy Marxner & Cathy Fink @ Sylvan Ampitheatre, National Mall - 12 to 6pm * Face painting, story telling, instrument petting zoo, jazz band family portraits*
Christian Sands Quartet @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage - 6pm FREE
Winard Harper Sextet @ Atlas Center - 7:30pm $25
Steve Herberman @ Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm - 7:30pm FREE
Grady Tate @ Kennedy Center Jazz Club - 7:30pm / 9:30 pm $25
NEA Jazz Masters Concert: Duke Ellington Orchestra with special guests Paquito D'Rivera, Buck Hill, George Botts, and Shar�n Clark / DC Bass Choir with special guest: Christian McBride @ Lincoln Theatre - 8pm $25
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley - 8/10pm $27.50
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Jazz �n Salsa Jam @ Bohemian Caverns - 9/11pm $15
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Dana Leong Quartet @ Busboy's & Poets - 9/11pm $15
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Sonny Fortune Quartet @ Twins - 9/11pm $20
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Tarea Anderson @ Atlas Center - 9:30pm /11pm $15
Sunday, October 5
FREE Jazz on The National Mall featuring Taj Mahal / McCoy Tyner / Dee Dee Bridgewater / Christian McBride / Conrad Herwig Latin Side Project / Afro Blue @ Sylvan Ampitheatre, National Mall - 12 to 7pm
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Monty Alexander @ Blues Alley - 8/10pm $27.50
After Mall Festival Celebration@Bohemian Caverns - from 8:30pm $15
Monday, October 6
Student Concert: Na'Rimbo @ Mexican Cultural Institute - 10:30am FREE
Master Class: Christian McBride @ Duke Ellington School of the Arts - 2pm FREE
Master Class: Dana Leong @ Howard University Department of Music - Noon FREE
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Alex Brown Trio @ Blues Alley - 8/10pm $15
Jazz in the 'Hoods: Thad Wilson Big Band @ Bohemian Caverns - 8:30pm $15
Tuesday, October 7
Student Concert: Nasar Abadey Legacy @ THEARC - 10:30am FREE
Na'Rimbo @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage - 6pm FREE
Paquito D'Rivera Presents Vivas Las Americas @ Cohen Auditorium, Voice of America 7:00 pm FREE *Reservation Required:
rsvp@dejazzfest.org subject: Viva Las Americas RSVP
VENUES
87 Florida
87 Florida Avenue NW
www.87florida.com
930 Club
815 V Street NE
202.393.0930
www.930.com
701
701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
202-393-0701
www.701restaurant.com
1331 Bar and Lounge
JW Marriott Hotel
1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
202-393-2000
www.1331lounge.com
THEARC
1901 Mississippi Avenue SE
202.889.5901
www.thearcdc.org
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE
202.399.7993
www.atlasarts.org
Blues Alley
1020 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
202.337.4141
www.bluesalley.com
Bohemian Caverns
2001 11th Street
202.299.0800
www.bohemiancaverns.com
Busboys & Poets
2021 14th Street, NW
202-387-7638
www.busboysandpoets.com
Cashion�s Eat Place
1819 Columbia Road, NW
202-797-1819
www.cashionseatplace.com
Club Bossa
2463 18th Street, NW
202-667-0088
http://www.bossaproject.com
Columbia Station
2325 18th Street, NW
202-462-6040
http://washington.dc.diningguide.com/data/d102513.htm
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
3500 R Street, NW
202.282.0123
www.ellingtonschool.org
Duke's City
1208 U Street, NW
202-986-9400
www.dukescity.com
Ebenezer�s Coffeehouse
201 F Street, NE
202.558.6900
www.ebenezerscoffeehouse.com
Eighteenth Street Lounge
1212 18th Street, NW
202-466-3922
www.eslmusic.com
Georgia Brown�s
950 15th Street, NW
202-393-4499
www.gbrowns.com
The George Washington University
Department of Music
801 22nd Street, NW, Room B-120
phone: (202) 994-6245
http://www.gwu.edu/~music/
Goldman Theater
DCJewish Community Center
1529 16th St NW
202.518.9400
www.washingtondcjcc.org
Henley Park Hotel � Blue Bar & Lounge
926 Massachusetts Avnue, NW
202-638-5200
www.henleyparkhotel.com
Howard University
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Music
Childers Hall Bandroom, Room B-002.
2455 6th Street, NW
202.806.7082
http://www.coas.howard.edu/music/
Indigo at the Atlas-Atlas Performing Arts Center
1313 H Street, NE
202-265-8001
www.atlasarts.org
Inter-American Development Bank
1300 New York Avenue NW
202. 623.1000
www.iadb.org
The Islander
1201 U Street, NW
202-234-4971
www.islandercaribbeanrestaurant.com
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm
1632 U Street NW
202.483.8600
www.smithfarm.com
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
202.467.4600
www.kennedy-center.org
Johnny's Half Shell
400 N. Capitol Street, NW
202-737-0400
www.johnnyshalfshell.net
JoJo's Restaurant Bar
1518 U Street, NW
202-319-9350
www.jojoresandbar.com
Left Bank
2424 18th Street, NW
202-464-2100
www.leftbankdc.com
Lincoln Theatre
1215 U St NW
202.328.6000
www.thelincolntheatre.org
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
1330 Maryland Avenue SW
202-554-8588
www.mandarinoriental.com
Mexican Cultural Institute
2829 16th Street NW
(202) 728 1647
http://portal.sre.gob.mx/imw/
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
National Mall at 7th & Constitution Avenue NW
202.737.4215
http://www.nga.gov/programs/jazz
Cafe Nema
1334 U Street NW
202 667 3215
www.cafenema.com
Proof
775 G Street . NW
202-737-7663
www.proofdc.com
Rumba Cafe
2443 18th Street . NW
202-588-5501
www.rumbacafe.com
Rumberos
3345 14th Street, NW
202-232-6006
www.rumberos-dc.com
Sala Thai Restaurant
1301 U Street, NW
202-462-0965
www.salathaidc.com
Sylvan Amphitheater on the National Mall
15th Street & Constitution Avenue ,NW
Tabard Inn
1739 N Street. NW
202-833-2668
www.tabardinn.com
Twins
1344 U Street, NW
202-234-0072
www.twinsjazz.com
Utopia Bar & Grill
1418 U Street, NW
202-483-7669
www.utopiaindc.com
Voice of America
Wilbur J. Cohen Building Auditorium
3300 Independence Avenue, SW
To reserve a seat:
rsvp@dejazzfest.org Subject: Viva Las Americas RSVP
www.voanews.com
Vinoteca
1940 11th Street, NW
202-332-9463
www.vinotecadc.com
Westminster Presbyterian Church
400 I Street, SW
202-484-7700
www.westminsterdc.org
Zoo Bar
3000 Connecticut Ave. NW
202-232-4225
www.zoobardc.com
*subject to change / check website for complete schedule
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