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Date
January 29, 2009
- Time 6 p.m.
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Price
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Avoid rush-hour madness and savor the sounds of American-born music at this program of free concerts for the entire family. For this prestigious series, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U. S. State Department have collaborated to produce a tour featuring top performers of jazz, urban, and roots music. The performers were selected from applicants from around the country to represent American music and culture at venues overseas. Don’t miss this chance to hear some of the country’s finest musicians in advance of their tours abroad.
Presented with generous support from WPFW 89.3 FM
6 p.m. – Vice Verse All Stars Featuring rapping, singing, break dancing, beat boxing, and graffiting, the ensemble creates strong, conscious rhymes that bring hip-hop back to its essence.
7:15 p.m. – The Student Loan mixes traditional bluegrass and folk with elements of rock, jazz, and blues to produce distinctive, diverse musicality.
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The Rhythm Road series of free concerts continues March 19, with Helen Sung and NuGenerations and Chris Byars Quartet.
The Rhythm Road series of free concerts continues April 9, with Hoppin’ John String Band (pictured) and The Ryan Cohan Quartet.
The Rhythm Road series of free concerts continues April 16, with Brian Horton Quartet and Roseanna Vitro and the JazzIAm Band.
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The Rhythm Road series of free concerts concludes June 4, with Duende Quartet (pictured) and Eli Yamin Blues Band.
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