PRJC Jazz Talk Series
Viewable on the PRJC YouTube Channel
The Jazz talk series was started in 2020 and has brought in some of the best musicians and musical historians throughout the US. These notable jazz musicians, historians and scholars recently have included:
local musician and historian David Sager, author Sam Irwin, local 'clarinet-eater' Seth Kibel, Preseretvation Hall Music Director Wendell Brunious, Deano Assunto, Gunhild Carlin, Smithsonian Curator Emeritus John Hasse, John McCusker, and many more. Most of these presentations are available on the PRJC YouTube Channel. Be sure to stop by, listen and like our videos, and please share with fellow jazz lover friends!
TRAD BANDS--CONTINUING GIGS
Please call venue to confirm
- Tuesdays (trying for at least once a month - call in advance)
- Al Webber's Arcadians, 7:30-10pm at the newly refurbished King's Court, 19 S. King Street, Leesburg, VA, 703-777-7747.
- Thurs
- Not So Modern Jazz Qt+ (jam session), 6:30-8:30, St. Elmo's, 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA, 703-739-9268.
- Sun
- Brooks Tegler's Trio, 5:30-8:30, Irish Inn at Glen Echo, 6119 Tulane Ave., Glen Echo, MD, 301-229-6600
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Upcoming PRJC EVENTS
- Jan 19, 2025
- PRJC Jam Session with The Conservatory Classic Jazz Band,
Cancelled
- Feb 2
- PRJC Jam Session with The Conservatory Classic Jazz Band, 2:30-5pm, at
Alfio's La Trattoria, 4515 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD. Ph: 301 657-9133. $10.
Ticket Purchase
- Feb 10
- PRJC Zoom Jazz Talk: Stride Piano, Keys to Harlem's Renaissance featuring Tom Roberts
7pm. Free, ONLINE via Zoom. Registration by 5pm on the day of the event is required:
Zoom registration link
- Feb 23
- PRJC Mardi Gras Concert with Orleans Express Jazz Band at Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Avenue Silver Spring, MD, from 1:30-4pm
Ticket Purchase
- Mar 9
- PRJC Jam Session with The Conservatory Classic Jazz Band, 2:30-5pm, at
Alfio's La Trattoria, 4515 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD. Ph: 301 657-9133. $10.
- Mar 16
- from Conway, NH Heather Pierson with an all star local lineup at Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Avenue Silver Spring, MD, from 2pm
- Apr 13
- Halley Shoenberg and her Swingtet at Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Avenue Silver Spring, MD, from 2pm
- May 4
- Seth Kibel and Flo Anito at Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Avenue Silver Spring, MD, from 2pm
- June 8
- PRJC Concert with Alan Dale and his New Legacy Jazz Band at Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Avenue Silver Spring, MD, 2pm
- July 13
- TBD
- Sept 14
- The Djangolaya Band recreates the Gypsy Jazz sounds pioneered by Django Reinhart in Europe that started craze over "New Music" at Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Avenue Silver Spring, MD, from 2pm
- Nov
- Marcel Penzes's Peabody Pals Rosensteel Hall, 9707 Rosensteel Avenue Silver Spring, MD, from 1"30-4:30pm
- Dec 14
- TBD
ONE OR MORE TIMES
- 2025
- Every Saturday Night
- Hot Jazz Saturday Night returns to WAMU 88.5 FM radio, 7-10pm - they heard our voices!
- Every Sunday Night
- Radio/Online jazz show, "Jazz Gumbo" hosted by jazz trumpeter/historian/educator, Dave Robinson, on WKHS-FM (Worton, MD) 90.5 from 8-10pm! Jazz Gumbo can also be heard online at that time at whksradio.org
- Jan 18
- David Chappell Band at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 8-9pm, Music 9-Midnight, $20 advance/$30 at door, $15 students/military.
- Jan 19
- DJANGOLAYA at the Waltz at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 2:34-6pm, $15/person (45/students)
- Jan 25
- SWINGTOPIA at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 8-9pm, Music 9-Midnight, $20 advance/$30 at door, $15 students/military.
- Jan 26
- Orleans Express fundraiser at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 6509 Sydenstricker Rd., Burke, VA 22015. 7-8pm
- Jan 26
- DC Ambiance (gypsy jazz) at Bourbon Blvd, 4301 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA 20151, 6-9pm
- Jan 28
- SWING 5 at Hank Dietles, 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8-10pm
- Feb 1
- Ray GELATO and CITY RHYTHM ORCHESTRA at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 8-9pm, Music 9-Midnight, $20 advance/$30 at door, $15 students/military.
- Feb 1
- Rock-A-Sonics and Hot Club of Brookmont, Brookmont Winter Dance Party Fundraiser at Brookmont Church Social Hall, 4000 Virginia Pl, Bethesda, MD 20816. 7:30-11pm (doors open at 6:30). Advanced tickets $25
- Feb 8
- Rock-A-Sonics at Hank Dietles, 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 9pm
- Feb 15
- Wear red for the Hot Club of Baltimore at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 8-9pm, Music 9-Midnight, $20 advance/$30 at door, $15 students/military.
- Feb 27
- Rock-A-Sonics at JVs Restaurant, Annandale, VA, 8pm
- Mar 8
- Battle of the bands with BIG JOE AND THE DYNFLOWS vs. THE NIGHTHAWKS at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 8-9pm, Music 9-Midnight, $20 advance/$30 at door, $15 students/military.
- Mar 22
- Pittsburgh's Dr. Zoot at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 8-9pm, Music 9-Midnight, $20 advance/$30 at door, $15 students/military.
- Mar 29
- London's Jive Aces at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 8-9pm, Music 9-Midnight, $20 advance/$30 at door, $15 students/military.
- Apr 5
- Josh CHRISTINA Band at Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD, with free dance lesson from 8-9pm, Music 9-Midnight, $20 advance/$30 at door, $15 students/military.
UP THE ROAD A PIECE
- Jan 19, 2025
- Award-winning Italian jazz pianist Rossano Sportiello, 2:00-4:30pm, at Wallingford Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA 19089 and online. Visit Tri-State LINK
- Feb 9
- <>Glenn Crytzer Quartet at Haddonfield United Methodist Church, 29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ. 2:00 pm.
Also online at: Tri-State LINK
- March 2
- Ben Mauger and the Vintage Jazz Band Mardi Gras event at Congregation Brith Sholom, 1190n West Macada Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18017. $15-$20, pajazzsociety.org
- March 9
- Neville Dickie with Joe and Paul Midiri, at Haddonfield United Methodist Church, 29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ. 2:00 pm.
Also online at: Tri-State LINK
- April 6
- Annie and the Fur Trappers (20s-30s jazz), 2:00-4:30pm, at Wallingford Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA 19089 and online. Visit Tri-State LINK
- May 18
- Stephanie, Paolo and Friends, at Haddonfield United Methodist Church, 29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ. 2:00 pm.
- June 22
- David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, 2:00-4:30pm, at Wallingford Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA 19089 and online. Visit Tri-State LINK
- July 20
- The Tri-State All-Stars, at Haddonfield United Methodist Church, 29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ. 2:00 pm.
- Aug 17
- Richard Barnes' Blackbird Society Orchestra, 2:00-4:30pm, at Wallingford Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA 19089 and online. Visit Tri-State LINK
- Sept 21
- The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band, at Haddonfield United Methodist Church, 29 Warwick Rd., Haddonfield, NJ. 2:00 pm.
- Oct 19
- Miss Maybell and the Jazz Age Artistes, 2:00-4:30pm, at Wallingford Community Arts Center, 414 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA 19089 and online. Visit Tri-State LINK
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