The JAZZAlive calendar is full of concerts and educational forums. Please visit the JAZZAlive events calendar online here for full descriptions of events. ALL events are FREE, OPEN to the public (unless otherwise noted) and METRO accessible.

JAZZAlive has cancelled all public events through April 30, 2020.


Enjoy a selection of past programs on our UDCJAZZ YouTube Channel



FEBRUARY 2020

• Jazz Concert: UDC Small Jazz Ensembles

  Tuesday, February 25, 2020
  12:30 p.m.

  Join the jazz ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson for our Black History Month celebration.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  

MARCH

• JAZZforum —Fred Irby, III and Rusty Hassan
  

  Monday, March 2, 2020
  7:00 p.m.

  Musician and educator Fred Irby, III is a prominent figure in the Washington, D.C. music scene. He will share his background and experiences with veteran broadcaster Rusty Hassan, which include forty-five years as director of the internationally acclaimed Howard University Jazz Ensemble
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  


• Allyn Johnson and Meet the Artist on the Bandstand —Davey Yarborough

  Tuesday, March 24, 2020
  12:30 p.m.

  Favorite pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson invites woodwind specialist, composer-arranger, bandleader and dedicated educator, Davey Yarborough for a lively session of conversation and performance.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  
• JAZZAlive: Tom Teasley —A Global View of Jazz Percussion
  

  Tuesday, March 31, 2020
  12:30 p.m.

  World percussionist, composer and educator Tom Teasley presents a program describing, combining and demonstrating applications of jazz to music from different cultures
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  

APRIL — JAM 2020 (Jazz Appreciation Month)@UDC



• JAZZAlive: Senior Recital —Theresa Watson, vocalist
  

  Thursday, April 2, 2020
  7:00 p.m.

  Vocalist and jazz studies major Theresa Watson presents her Senior Recital.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  


• JAZZforum —Larry Appelbaum and Rusty Hassan
  

  Monday, April 6, 2020
  7:00 p.m.

  Music reference and jazz specialist in the Music Division at the Library of Congress, former Supervisor of the Library's Magnetic Recording Laboratory, writer and long time radio host on WPFW-FM, Larry Appelbaum, will discuss his extraordinary career with veteran jazz broadcaster Rusty Hassan.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  


• Allyn Johnson and Meet the Artist on the Bandstand —Ben Sands, Jr.
  

  Tuesday, April 7, 2020
  12:30 p.m.

  Pianist Allyn Johnson invites saxophonist, playwright and dedicated educator Ben Sands, Jr. for a lively session of conversation and performance. Ben is celebrating thirty-seven years at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School in Washington, D.C.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  


• Jazz Concert: UDC Small Jazz Ensembles

  Tuesday, April 14, 2020
  12:30 p.m.

  Jazz ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in a variety of flavors.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  


• Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival

  Monday, April 27, 2020
  8:00 p.m.

  The Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival celebrates 34 years of world-class jazz at the University of the District of Columbia. The Big Band sound returns to UDC 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 Tim Powell), once again cap off Jazz Appreciation Month 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 citywide 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, Performing Arts-Bldg. 46-West or online at InstantSeats.com.

  
  






Please note that all events, dates, and times listed are subject to change. Additional events may be scheduled throughout the year. Unless otherwise noted, all programs are FREE and OPEN to the public.