Celebrate Van Ness Main Street with the UDC JAZZAlive Trio
Saturday, September 14, 2024 • 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Celebrate Van Ness Main Street with Allyn Johnson and the UDC JAZZAlive Trio at Il Supremo Restaurant's outdoor patio. 4400 Connecticut Avenue, NW.
Celebrate Van Ness Main Street has an exciting lineup of events and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Come out and show your love for local and enjoy the spirit of our community.
JAZZAlive Celebrates Back-to-School Fall 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 • 12:30 p.m.
Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson kicks off our JAZZAlive series for Fall 2024.
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
JAZZforum: Richard Harrington in Conversation with Rusty Hassan
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 • 7:00 p.m.
Writer and music critic Richard Harrington discusses his extraordinary career with veteran broadcaster and historian Rusty Hassan. Harrington has had a prolific career writing about the D.C. music scene, first as editor for the alternative publications Woodwind and Unicorn Times and later as staff writer and music critic for the Washington Post.
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
Allyn Johnson and Meet the Artist on the Bandstand
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 • 12:30 p.m.
Favorite pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson invites vocalist, composer and recording artist Kiyem Ade Ali for a lively session of conversation and performance.
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
Tom Teasley - World-Jazz Meets Charlie Chaplin
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 • 12:30 p.m.
World percussionist, composer & educator Tom Teasley describes his process of combining his world-jazz approach to scoring for American physical comedy. He then performs a live soundtrack to Chaplin's classic film, The Immigrant.
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
Junior Recital - Dejeria Briggmon
Thursday, November 14, 2024 • 12:30 p.m.
Vocalist and jazz studies major Dejeria Briggmon presents her Junior Recital. Ms. Briggmon is the recipient of the Ella Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship.
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
Jazz Concert: UDC Small Jazz Ensembles
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 • 12:30 p.m.
Join the Jazz Ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson for our Thanksgiving celebration.
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
Annual Holiday Concert
Monday, December 9, 2024 • 7:30 p.m.
The University of the District of Columbia presents its holiday gift to the Washington, D.C. community. The UDC Chorale directed by Johnny Butler III and the UDC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Allyn Johnson offer a program sure to spread the holiday spirit.
UNIVERSITY THEATER (Bldg. 46-East) • FREE & Open to the Public
JAZZAlive Celebrates Black History Month
RESCHEDULED to Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The organ trio featuring Allyn Johnson (organ), Elijah Easton (tenor saxophone) and Ynomrah Hicks (drums) will be featured on the Small Jazz Ensemble Concert on April 15th at 2:00 p.m
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
JAZZAlive presents Reginald Cyntje Ensemble
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 • 12:30 p.m.
The award-winning recording artist, composer, producer, and educator Reginald Cyntje will perform with his ensemble and share his plans to record a new album next month. He has recorded seven albums as a leader, with Gentle Touch as his latest release. Cyntje is the Director of Jazz Studies at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and a professor of music at Montgomery College. He is also an alumnus of the UDC Jazz Studies program and the University of Maryland, and has toured the US, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean.
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
Allyn Johnson and Meet the Artist on the Bandstand - Tim Green
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 • 2:00 p.m.
Favorite pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson invites saxophonist, composer/arranger and educator Tim Green for a lively session of conversation and performance. "Based in his native Baltimore, Green has garnered international acclaim while establishing himself as a pillar of his hometown scene. In 2018, he joined the faculty of the esteemed Peabody Conservatory, where he plays a vital role in the innovative Jazz Studies program."
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
JAZZforum & College of Arts & Sciences Lecture Series present
Maurice Jackson: Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience - How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 • 6:00 p.m.
Author and historian Maurice Jackson leads a panel discussion on his recent Georgetown University Press publication with veteran jazz broadcaster Rusty Hassan and UDC Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Patricia Thomas.
In the Nation's Capital, music and sports have played a central role in the lives of African Americans, often serving as a barometer of social conflict and social progress. Readers interested in the history of Washington, DC, the civil rights movement, racial justice, music, and sports will draw important lessons from these stories of the Black men and women who found in sports and music spaces to combat racial prejudice and bring people in the District of Columbia together.
A book signing will follow the presentation.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOM (Bldg. 56) • FREE & Open to the Public
Senior Recital - Dejeria Briggmon
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 • 7:00 p.m.
Vocalist and jazz studies major Dejeria Briggmon presents her Senior Recital. Ms. Briggmon is the recipient of the Ella Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship.
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
Jazz Concert: UDC Small Jazz Ensembles
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 • 2:00 p.m.
Join the Jazz Ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson for our Jazz Appreciation Month celebration. The concert includes the rescheduled organ trio featuring Allyn Johnson (organ), Elijah Easton, (tenor saxophone) and Ynomrah Hicks (drums).
RECITAL HALL (Performing Arts—Bldg. 46-West) • FREE & Open to the Public
Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival
Monday, April 28, 2025 • 8:00 p.m.
The BIG BAND sound returns 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 Mark Williams) celebrate thirty-six years of world-class jazz and honor UDC Professor of Music, ret. Robert "Bobby" Felder for his many years of dedicated service to music education. Produced by the UDC Jazz Studies Program and the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives, the festival began in 1987 as part of a city-wide tribute to Duke Ellington, and it remains one of the most anticipated events on Washington, DC's jazz calendar.
UNIVERSITY THEATER (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. Info: (202) 274-5803 * jazzalive@udc.edu * www.bigbandjazzfest.org
