CONTINUING GIGS
- Tue:
- Al Webber's Arcadians, 7:30 with Diva Ponti Lynch, vocalist, King's Court Tavern, 2-C Loudoun St SW, Leesburg, VA, 703-777-7747.
- Tue:
- Mike Flaherty's Dixieland Direct with Henning Hoehne, Bob Boguslaw and Josh Bayer, 8:00-11, Col. Brooks Tavern, 901 Monroe St NE, 202-529-4002.
- First Wed:
- Big Bertha's Rhythm Kings, 9:00, Bertha's, 734 S. Broadway, Fells Point, Balt. 410-327-5795.
- Thu:
- Not So Modern Jazz Qt + (jam session), 7:30, St. Elmo's, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA, 703-739-9268.
- Tue:
- Greg Harrison Trio, 6:00, Mon Ami Gabi, 7239 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD, 301-654-1234.
- First Wed:
- Yamomanem, 9:00-after midnight, sit-ins welcome, Wonderland Ballroom, 11th and Kenyon, DC, May event is dedicated to Hear Mount Pleasant.
- Second Thursday 7-9:
- Jazz Quintet w/ Gary Gregg, Bangkok 54, Arlington, VA.
- Fri:
- Greg Harrison Trio, 6:30, Bethesda North Marriott, 5701 Marinelli Rd, N. Bethesda, MD, 301-822-9200.
- First Sat:
- Olney Big Band, Bringing Back Swing to Sandy Spring, $15.00, dance lesson 7:30, dance from 8-11, School of Ballet Arts, 17810 Meeting House Road
- Sun:
- Mike Flaherty's Dixieland Direct, featuring Henning Hoehne and Bob Boguslaw, 11-2, brunch, Market Inn, 200 E St SW, 202-554-2100.
- Sun:
- Brooks Tegler's Hot Jazz, 5:30-8:30, Irish Inn at Glen Echo, 6119 Tulane Ave., Glen Echo, MD, (301) 229-6600
- Sun:
- Perry Conticchio's Quartet, 8:00, (jam-mainstream), Roy's, 2 E. Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg, $5, 240-477-2286.
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ONE OR MORE TIMES
- July 2
- Dixie Power Trio, Rockville Town Square, 6:00
- July 3
- Bayside Big Band, Glen Burnie Town Cntr, free, 7-9
- July 4
- Dixie Power Trio, The Mainstay, Rockhall, MD
- July 4
- Olney Big Band, 6-7:30, Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
- July 4
- New Line Brass Band, New Orleans Style Brass Band. The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall, MD 21661. 410-639-9133. $15, 8 PM. (More info at: http://www.mainstayrockhall.org/)
- July 5
- Capital Focus Jazz Band, worship service, Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Bethesda
- July 9
- Dixie Power Trio, Lake Anne Plaza, Reston
- July 10
- Mount Vernon Swing Band, Goodwin House, Alexandria, 7:30-9:30
- July 11
- A Midsummer Night's Dance with Sam's Jazzy Swing Band, in memory of Ann Hennessy. The Mainstay, 5753 Main Street, Rock Hall, MD 21661. 410-639-9133. $10, 8 PM. (More info at: http://www.mainstayrockhall.org/)
- July 12
- Normandie Farm jam session, 3:00, price has gone up slightly to $10.00 for all non-jammers
- July 12
- Swingtime Big Band, Mt. Airy Wild Wood Park public concert, 6:15-8:00
- July 12
- Village Jazz Band, 12:00, Reston Festival, Pavilion Stage at Reston Town Center
- July 12
- Blue Sky 5, lead by Craig Gildner, Concert, 7-8:30, Baker Park, Frederick
- July 12
- Dixie Power Trio, Montgomery Village, MD 7:30
- July 17
- Mount Vernon Swing Band, Hollin Hall Sr. Center, 7:30-9:30
- July 19
- Mount Vernon Community Band, Ft. Hunt, 7:00
- July 19
- Northern Virginia Ragtime Society presents ragtime/stride pianist *Stephanie Trick*. 2:00, Jordan Kitts, Fairfax. Call 202 685-1931. Reservations required.
- July 25
- Tom Cunningham Orch., Swing Dance, Glen Echo ballroom, 9-12, $15.00
- July 26
- A memorial tribute to Carol Palmer and Don Farwell, Rockville Elks, 2-6, featuring Federal Jazz Commission
- July 30
- Mount Vernon Swing Band, Paul Springs, 7:00
- July 31
- Dixie Power Trio, National Gallery of Art, DC, 5
- August 2
- Dixie Power Trio, Baker Park, Frederick, 7:00
- August 7
- Dixie Power Trio, Rio Center, Rockville, 6
- August 8
- Dixie Power Trio, Silver Spring, 6:30
- August 9
- Capital Focus JB, Castaways, Ocean City, MD
- August 10
- Capital Focus JB, Bethany Beach Bandstand, Bethany Beach, DE
MARK YOUR CALENDAR-Upcoming PRJC events
- July 26
- A tribute to Carol Palmer and Don Farwell, Rockville Elks, 2-6
- August 8
- Capital Focus Jazz Band (PRJC youth band) with leader Dave Robinson, Rockville Elks, 8:00
- September 12
- PRJC Annual Picnic at Blob's Park with Hal's Bayou, Ben Maugher's Vintage Jazz Band, and the Washington Conservatory Jazz Ensemble.
- Oct 17
- New Traditional Jazz Band, Rosensteel Knights of Columbus
- November Date TBA
- PRJC Annual Meeting featuring the Not So Modern Jazz Quartet (plus a few), Keena Temple Annex, Fairfax, VA
- December Date TBA
- two band night together with the Big Band Society in large ballroom at Keena Temple Annex.
CATS ON THE KEYS
- Thursdays / Fridays:
- Reinhardt Liebig, 8:00pm, Maplewood Grill, 132 Branch Rd, Vienna, VA, 703-281-0070, often featuring guest musicians.
- Fridays / Saturdays
- Darryl Ott, 7-10, Fish Market, Old Town Alexandria
UP THE ROAD A PIECE
- July 12
- PA Jazz Society, Annual JazzFest, 11:45-6:30. Call 610 740-9698, Rio Clemente Trio, David Ostwald's Gully Low JB, Robbie Scott and his Dixie Dealers, Easton PA.
- July 13
- The Blue Skies Octet (a spinoff of Silver Starlite Orchestra), plays similar material from the 1930s and 1940s, but concentrates on the hotter selections. At Morristown's Bickford Theatre, Columbia Turnpike/Road (County Road 510) at the corner of Normandy Heights Road, east of downtown Morristown. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at (973) 971-3706. $15 in advance, $18 at the door, 8-9:30PM.
- July 19
- Tri-State Jazz Society, Al Harrison's Dixieland Band, Brooklawn Am Legion Hall
- July 20
- The Midiri Brothers Sextet. At Morristown's Bickford Theatre, Columbia Turnpike/Road (County Road 510) at the corner of Normandy Heights Road, east of downtown Morristown. Tickets may be purchased via credit card over the phone by calling the box office at (973) 971-3706. $15 in advance, $18 at the door, 8-9:30PM.
- July 27
- Living legend guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, swinging bassist Jerry Bruno, and hot jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein present an evening of nothing but strings. At Morristown's Bickford Theatre, Columbia Turnpike/Road (County Road 510) at the corner of Normandy Heights Road, east of downtown Morristown. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at (973) 971-3706. $15 in advance, $18 at the door, 8-9:30PM.
- Aug. 17
- Clarinetist Allan Vache will focus on those really hot small group swing numbers that defined the Goodman style. At Morristown's Bickford Theatre, Columbia Turnpike/Road (County Road 510) at the corner of Normandy Heights Road, east of downtown Morristown. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at (973) 971-3706. $15 in advance, $18 at the door, 8-9:30PM. (Also playing August 19 at OCC Library, 8PM, $13/$15. www.ocean.edu).
FESTIVAL INFO
- July 30 - August 2
- The premier American jazz festival dedicated to the life, music and legacy of New Orleans' native son, Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong. This FREE community event will take place at the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint in historic French Quarter neighborhood. For more information go to: http://www.fqfi.org/satchmosummerfest/
- April 23-25, 2010
- Jazz In The Olympics - 2010 Festival, in Port Angeles, WA. More information for the 2010 festival will be posted soon on their their website at: www.jazzolympics.com
For info on upcoming fests, see Mississippirag.com, Americanrag.com
OTHER MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS
Northern Virginia Ragtime Society:
703-684-3522
www.nvrs.org
Big Band Society:
301-598-0831
Folklore Society of Greater Washington:
202-546-2228
www.fsgw.org
Washington Swing Dance Committee:
301-340-WSDC
www.wsdc.org
Duke Ellington Society:
spmachare@yahoo.com
www.depanorama.net/desociety/index.htm
New Jersey Jazz Society:
www.NJJS.com
Tri-State Jazz Society:
856-234-5147
www.tristatejazz.org
Pennsylvania Jazz Society:
610-740-9698
www.pajazzsociety.org
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