“Blues Alley may be closed for the Labor Day holiday weekend but please attend, contribute, and support live music during the annual DC Jazz Festival".

“Blues Alley may be closed for the Labor Day holiday weekend but please attend, contribute, and support live music during the annual DC Jazz Festival".

“Blues Alley may be closed for the Labor Day holiday weekend but please attend, contribute, and support live music during the annual DC Jazz Festival".

“Blues Alley may be closed for the Labor Day holiday weekend but please attend, contribute, and support live music during the annual DC Jazz Festival".

His sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs, relinquish a conventional stereotype that exemplifies much of the Latin music landscape. Born Alexis Puentes in Artemisa, Cuba, was immersed in music at a very young age, joining his father’s group of 24 guitarists. Alex then went on to study electric [...]

His sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs, relinquish a conventional stereotype that exemplifies much of the Latin music landscape. Born Alexis Puentes in Artemisa, Cuba, was immersed in music at a very young age, joining his father’s group of 24 guitarists. Alex then went on to study electric [...]

Guitarist Dani Cortaza returns to Blues Alley for this year’s Brazilian Jazz Series, featuring pianist and composer Marinho Boffa Jr, directly from São Paulo, Brasil, for a memorable evening of Brazilian classics and original tunes. Dani Cortaza, guitar Marinho Boffa Jr, piano Rafael Barata, drums Mikel Coms, [...]

Guitarist Dani Cortaza returns to Blues Alley for this year’s Brazilian Jazz Series, featuring pianist and composer Marinho Boffa Jr, directly from São Paulo, Brasil, for a memorable evening of Brazilian classics and original tunes. Dani Cortaza, guitar Marinho Boffa Jr, piano Rafael Barata, drums Mikel Coms, [...]

All Brazilian Quartet, featuring the great Chico Pinheiro on guitar, playing Helio's originals and Brazilian standards. A native of São Paulo, Brazil, pianist Helio Alves combines the rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of contemporary jazz. A resident of NYC since the '90s, Alve [...]

All Brazilian Quartet, featuring the great Chico Pinheiro on guitar, playing Helio's originals and Brazilian standards. A native of São Paulo, Brazil, pianist Helio Alves combines the rhythmic complexity of modern Brazilian music with the edgy energy of contemporary jazz. A resident of NYC since the '90s, Alve [...]

Authentic Brazilian Jazz DUDUKA DA FONSECA Drummer/Percussionist/Author/Producer Born in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time GRAMMY® Award Nominee Drummer. He has appeared on over 250 albums alongside American Jazz icons as well as Brazilian Jazz Icons, including 25 albums as a leader/co-leader, making him [...]

Authentic Brazilian Jazz DUDUKA DA FONSECA Drummer/Percussionist/Author/Producer Born in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a 4-time GRAMMY® Award Nominee Drummer. He has appeared on over 250 albums alongside American Jazz icons as well as Brazilian Jazz Icons, including 25 albums as a leader/co-leader, making him [...]

Gerald Veasley’s musical odyssey has taken him to the top of the contemporary music world as a bassist, bandleader, composer, producer, educator, and curator. His performance as a six-string bassist has been top shelf, as his extensive body of work attests. Veasley has recorded or performed with many of the world’s top [...]

Gerald Veasley’s musical odyssey has taken him to the top of the contemporary music world as a bassist, bandleader, composer, producer, educator, and curator. His performance as a six-string bassist has been top shelf, as his extensive body of work attests. Veasley has recorded or performed with many of the world’s top [...]

Gerald Veasley’s musical odyssey has taken him to the top of the contemporary music world as a bassist, bandleader, composer, producer, educator, and curator. His performance as a six-string bassist has been top shelf, as his extensive body of work attests. Veasley has recorded or performed with many of the world’s top [...]

Gerald Veasley’s musical odyssey has taken him to the top of the contemporary music world as a bassist, bandleader, composer, producer, educator, and curator. His performance as a six-string bassist has been top shelf, as his extensive body of work attests. Veasley has recorded or performed with many of the world’s top [...]

Soul Trombonist Herm Hopkins ignites a soul explosion with his soul big band   Herman Burney - Bass Noble Jolley - Piano Pete Mouldoon - Guitar Kal Cooper - Trombone Herb Scott - Alto Sax Trey Sorrells - Alto Sax BJ Simmon - Tenor Sax Elijah Balbed - Tenor Sax Jack Irby - Baritone Sax Donvonte McCoy - Trumpet Josep [...]

Soul Trombonist Herm Hopkins ignites a soul explosion with his soul big band   Herman Burney - Bass Noble Jolley - Piano Pete Mouldoon - Guitar Kal Cooper - Trombone Herb Scott - Alto Sax Trey Sorrells - Alto Sax BJ Simmon - Tenor Sax Elijah Balbed - Tenor Sax Jack Irby - Baritone Sax Donvonte McCoy - Trumpet Josep [...]

Brandon Showell, The Voice (Season 13), is a VA/Washington D.C. based R&B and Pop artist. The two-time Wammie Award Winner was born in Virginia Beach, where he debuted with the group 4Shore, gaining attention with powerful covers. As a contestant on The X-Factor and most recently The Voice, Brandon continues to record and perfo [...]

Brandon Showell, The Voice (Season 13), is a VA/Washington D.C. based R&B and Pop artist. The two-time Wammie Award Winner was born in Virginia Beach, where he debuted with the group 4Shore, gaining attention with powerful covers. As a contestant on The X-Factor and most recently The Voice, Brandon continues to record and perfo [...]

LiV Warfield returns to Blues Alley to celebrate the release of her new highly anticipated studio album, The Edge. A LiV Warfield show is like no other. It’s like watching Tina Turner, Sade, and James Brown all in one, but she is uniquely her own artist. LiV’s powerful vocals and enormous stage presence is why she ha [...]

LiV Warfield returns to Blues Alley to celebrate the release of her new highly anticipated studio album, The Edge. A LiV Warfield show is like no other. It’s like watching Tina Turner, Sade, and James Brown all in one, but she is uniquely her own artist. LiV’s powerful vocals and enormous stage presence is why she ha [...]

“This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of jazz while creating an entirely new jazz language for the 21st century.” — MacArthur Foundation Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of [...]

“This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of jazz while creating an entirely new jazz language for the 21st century.” — MacArthur Foundation Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of [...]

“This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of jazz while creating an entirely new jazz language for the 21st century.” — MacArthur Foundation Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of [...]

“This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and social tradition of jazz while creating an entirely new jazz language for the 21st century.” — MacArthur Foundation Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of [...]

GRAMMY winner and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Cuban-born Dafnis Prieto’s revolutionary drumming techniques and compositions have established him as one of the most important artists of his generation. Since arriving in New York in 1999, a moment compared to an asteroid hitting the city, Prieto has work [...]

GRAMMY winner and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Cuban-born Dafnis Prieto’s revolutionary drumming techniques and compositions have established him as one of the most important artists of his generation. Since arriving in New York in 1999, a moment compared to an asteroid hitting the city, Prieto has work [...]

GRAMMY winner and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Cuban-born Dafnis Prieto’s revolutionary drumming techniques and compositions have established him as one of the most important artists of his generation. Since arriving in New York in 1999, a moment compared to an asteroid hitting the city, Prieto has work [...]

GRAMMY winner and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Cuban-born Dafnis Prieto’s revolutionary drumming techniques and compositions have established him as one of the most important artists of his generation. Since arriving in New York in 1999, a moment compared to an asteroid hitting the city, Prieto has work [...]

Contemporary Andean Music The band RAYMI was formed in 1996 by a group of young musicians from Peru and Bolivia to bring the haunting sounds and mystic power of the Andes to the rest of the world. RAYMI’s passion for its Andean roots is reflected in its music, which combines traditional Andean instruments, such as zampo&ntil [...]

Contemporary Andean Music The band RAYMI was formed in 1996 by a group of young musicians from Peru and Bolivia to bring the haunting sounds and mystic power of the Andes to the rest of the world. RAYMI’s passion for its Andean roots is reflected in its music, which combines traditional Andean instruments, such as zampo&ntil [...]

Embassy Series Chile Edition feat. Mauricio Miranda Chilean singer and multi-instrumentalist Mauricio Miranda has a Master of Arts in Music Theory from the National Conservatory of the Universidad de Chile and was the winner of the prestigious FONDART price/scholarship. Over the last 10 years living in Washington DC, Maurici [...]

Embassy Series Chile Edition feat. Mauricio Miranda Chilean singer and multi-instrumentalist Mauricio Miranda has a Master of Arts in Music Theory from the National Conservatory of the Universidad de Chile and was the winner of the prestigious FONDART price/scholarship. Over the last 10 years living in Washington DC, Mauricio ha [...]

Sabeth Pérez (voice) Dabin Ryu (piano) Kris Monson (upright bass) Jimmy Macbride (drums) Sabeth Pérez is a German-Argentinian jazz vocalist living in NYC. As a skilled composer and arranger, she leads her own ensembles and sings in multiple languages with natural proficiency. Her voice is characterized by its si [...]

Sabeth Pérez (voice) Dabin Ryu (piano) Kris Monson (upright bass) Jimmy Macbride (drums)   Sabeth Pérez is a German-Argentinian jazz vocalist living in NYC. As a skilled composer and arranger, she leads her own ensembles and sings in multiple languages with natural proficiency. Her voice is characterized by [...]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming he [...]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming he [...]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming he [...]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming he [...]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming he [...]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming he [...]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming he [...]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Albright was already an accomplished saxophonist by the time he enrolled at the University of Redlands, but he switched to bass after he saw Louis Johnson in concert. A few months after graduating from college, he joined jazz pianist/R&B singer Patrice Rushen, who was in the process of forming he [...]

The U.S. Army Blues is pleased to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Special Guest pianist, composer and arranger Hilario Duran.  Hilario Duran: Cuban Canadian Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader and Educator Hilario Durán is one of the world’s most innovative Afro Cuban music & Latin Jazz creato [...]

The U.S. Army Blues is pleased to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Special Guest pianist, composer and arranger Hilario Duran.  Hilario Duran: Cuban Canadian Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Bandleader and Educator Hilario Durán is one of the world’s most innovative Afro Cuban music & Latin Jazz creato [...]

Tim Armacost is leading the group on a tour to celebrate the release of their new recording, The Inevitable Note. After a life of travel and discovery on three continents, Grammy winning saxophonist, composer and author Tim Armacost has established himself as one of the most important improvisers on the New York scene today. Armac [...]

Tim Armacost is leading the group on a tour to celebrate the release of their new recording, The Inevitable Note. After a life of travel and discovery on three continents, Grammy winning saxophonist, composer and author Tim Armacost has established himself as one of the most important improvisers on the New York scene today. Armac [...]

About the Orchestra: Fran Vielma Jazz Orchestra features an outstanding cast of musicians from the Mid-Atlantic and East-Coast Area performing his own writing, as well as works by contemporary Pan-American jazz arrangers and composers. Hailing from the Venezuelan Andes, Vielma is a critically acclaimed and multi award-winning percu [...]

About the Orchestra: Fran Vielma Jazz Orchestra features an outstanding cast of musicians from the Mid-Atlantic and East-Coast Area performing his own writing, as well as works by contemporary Pan-American jazz arrangers and composers. Hailing from the Venezuelan Andes, Vielma is a critically acclaimed and multi award-winning percu [...]

“It’s Jazz. It just doesn’t sound like it.” This is how virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy describes his intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b. Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli [...]

“It’s Jazz. It just doesn’t sound like it.” This is how virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy describes his intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b. Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli [...]

“It’s Jazz. It just doesn’t sound like it.” This is how virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy describes his intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b. Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli [...]

“It’s Jazz. It just doesn’t sound like it.” This is how virtuoso guitarist Oz Noy describes his intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b. Born in Israel, Oz started his professional career at the age of 13 playing jazz, blues, pop and rock music. By age 16, he was playing with top Israeli [...]

Venerable virtuosic guitar and vocals duo entering its fifth decade For over 44 years, this unique, genre-crossing vocal/guitar duo has cast its passionate musical spell worldwide, capturing the hearts of lovers, the respect of jazz buffs and the jaw-dropping awe of guitarists and singers. Their recording career took off with 1988 [...]

Venerable virtuosic guitar and vocals duo entering its fifth decade For over 44 years, this unique, genre-crossing vocal/guitar duo has cast its passionate musical spell worldwide, capturing the hearts of lovers, the respect of jazz buffs and the jaw-dropping awe of guitarists and singers. Their recording career took off with 1988 [...]