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Date
June 17, 2010
- Time 6 and 7:15 p.m.
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Price
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The Charlie Porter Quartet
Photograph by Frank Stewart for JALCThis prestigious series, a collaboration between Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U. S. State Department, features top performers of jazz, urban, and roots music, selected from applicants from around the country to represent American music and culture at venues overseas.
Presented with generous support from WPFW 89.3 FM
6 p.m. – Charlie Porter Quartet Offering a fiery and intelligent approach to jazz that is both forward-thinking and steeped in tradition, the Charlie Porter Quartet interprets standards and original music with boundless creativity and imagination. Formed in 2005, the group’s governing elements and influences include expressive music that communicates with audiences, while honoring the legacy of such original jazz ambassadors as Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie.
7:15p.m. – The Student Loan With a sound both familiar and innovative, this progressive bluegrass quartet incorporates jazz, rock, jam, and classical styles, reaching new musical heights through original songwriting and methods. Since their formation in 2005, The Student Loan has been testing audiences’ perceptions of bluegrass and newgrass music, with a unique sound that defies genre distinctions.
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Free jazz, urban, roots, gospel and pop concerts at Geographic headquarters.
Jazz and Gospel come together as this popular series of free concerts continues.
The 2010 Rhythm Road series concludes with an evening of multidimensional jazz and great American pop.
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