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

SEPTEMBER 2017

• JAZZforum: YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN'—Film Screening and Discussion

  Wednesday, September 13, 2017
  7:00 p.m.

  JAZZforum partners with DC Jazz Festival to present a film screening of MBowie and The Blast's: "You Haven't Done Nothin'." The film is a multimedia performance that through vibrant vocal & instrumental music explores themes of social justice and oppression. A panel discussion will follow the screening featuring Musical Director Michael Bowie, Lead Videographer Adili Ailixier, Executive Director Sunny Sumter and moderated by Willard Jenkins, DC Jazz Festival Artistic Director.
  This project is made possible by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Peter Gillon and Lisa Hook, the CrossCurrents Foundation; and in partnership with the University of the District of Columbia JAZZforum and Atlas Performing Arts Center.
  LIBRARY AUDITORIUM (Arts & Sciences—Bldg. 41-A03)

  
  
• Allyn Johnson and Meet the Artist on the Bandstand—Anthony Nelson

  Tuesday, September 19, 2017
  12:30 p.m.

  Favorite pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson presents an up close and personal session of conversation and performance featuring saxophonist, composer/arranger and band leader Anthony Nelson.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  

OCTOBER

• 2017 Archives Fair: Performance and Preservation

  Saturday, October 21, 2017
  11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  The Smithsonian Institution Archives and Special Collections Council, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, District of Columbia and Maryland Caucuses, and the National Archives Assembly invite you to celebrate American Archives Month at the 2017 Archives Fair. Archivists and experts from a wide array of institutions across the region (including the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives) will be on hand to share their collections, answer questions and discuss the challenges and opportunities they face every day.
  This year's theme - Performance and Preservation - highlights the ways in which the preservation of archival collections translates into the preservation of culture through the performance and artistry of individuals and communities across the United States and around the world.
  National Museum of American History ● Coulter Performance Plaza and SC Johnson Conference Center ● 14th St and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20560
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• Jazz Concert: Allyn Johnson Ensemble

  Tuesday, October 24, 2017
  12:30 p.m.

  Pianist Allyn Johnson serves up one of the highlights of the Fall season.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  

NOVEMBER

• Allyn Johnson and Meet the Artist on the Bandstand—Howard "Kingphish" Franklin, Jr

  Tuesday, November 14, 2017
  12:30 p.m.

  Favorite pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson presents an exciting session of conversation and performance featuring DC's swingin' drummer, bandleader and UDC Jazz Studies Alumnus, Howard "Kingphish" Franklin, Jr.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  
• Jazz Concert: UDC Small Jazz Ensembles & Junior Recital—LaMarione Shepard, vocalist

  Tuesday, November 21, 2017
  12:30 p.m.

  Vocalist and jazz studies major LaMarione Shepard presents her Junior Recital followed by a Thanksgiving celebration featuring the Small Jazz Ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  
• Jazz Concert: Junior Recital —Samuel Munguia, piano

  Tuesday, November 28, 2017
  12:30 p.m.

  Pianist, composer-arranger and jazz studies major Samuel Munguia presents his Junior Recital.
  RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West)

  
  

DECEMBER

• Annual Holiday Concert

  Thursday, December 7, 2017
  7:30 p.m.

  The University of the District of Columbia presents its annual holiday gift to the Washington, D.C. community. The UDC Chorale directed by Richard Odom, starts the evening with a program of choral music followed by the gospel sounds of The Voices, directed by Gerry Gillespie. The UDC Jazz Ensemble directed by Allyn Johnson closes the program with big band jazz sure to spread the holiday spirit.
  UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM (Theatre of the Arts—Bldg. 46-East)

  
  

SAVE THE DATE

• Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival

  Monday, April 30, 2018
  8:00 p.m.

  The Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival celebrates 32 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 Chris Vadala) once again cap off Jazz Appreciation Month 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 citywide tribute to Duke Ellington, and it remains one of the most anticipated events on Washington, DC's jazz calendar. Scholarship Benefit Series.
  UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM (Theatre of the Arts—Bldg. 46-East).
  
  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.

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Past Events Fall 2016-Spring 2017

Events Information

Telephone: 202-274-5803

Email: JazzAlive@udc.edu

Locations

Recital Hall, (Performing Arts - Building 46-West)
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008

University Auditorium, (Performing Arts - Building 46-East)
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008

UDC Van Ness Campus Map

Directions

By car: Mapquest or Google Maps

(Parking garage entrance on Van Ness Street.)

By metro: Metro Trip Planner (Van Ness—UDC stop on red line)