The 2019 National Gallery of Art’s Jazz in the Garden concert series kicks off this afternoon at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m.
This year’s lineup includes diverse tunes ranging from African fusion and go-go to New Orleans Dixieland and salsa, with perfomances by Black Masala, Son del Caribe, and the Funky Dawgz Brass Band, Rob Curto’s Forró for All, Adwela & the Uprising, and The Bailsmen. The series continues every Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. through August 23, 2019.
2019 Performance Schedule
May 17- Rob Curto’s Forró For All (Brazilian folk jazz)
May 24- Futurist (Alternative modern)
May 31- Billy Price (Blues)
June 7- Shannon Gunn* (Jazz Trombone) *in collaboration with the DC Jazz Festival
June 14- Adwela & the Uprising (Reggae)
June 21- Black Masala (Ethno-funk)
June 28- Hendrik Meurkens Quartet (Jazz harmonica and vibraphone)
July 5- The JoGo Project (Jazz and go-go)
July 12- Elikeh (African fusion jazz)
July 19- Miles Stiebel (Jazz violin)
July 26- Incendio (Instrumental world guitar)
August 2- Son del Caribe (Pan-Caribbean salsa)
August 9- The Bailsmen (Gypsy jazz and vintage swing)
August 16- Dixie Power Trio (New Orleans Dixieland jazz)
August 23- Funky Dawgz Brass Band (Funk and hip-hop)
Courtesy – National Gallery of Art
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