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A Cool Yule with Mark Meadows and the Movement at BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD 20874

December 16, 2022 from 7pm to 9pm
Have a yule that's cool with acclaimed jazz composer, pianist, music director, vocalist, jazz instructor, & actor, Mark G. Meadows.Meadows is a man on a mission: to create a unifying sound that breaks through social barriers. There is something for everyone in his music, which harmonizes pop, gospel, R&B, hip hop, funk, and jazz. With his lyrics, suffused with meaning, and his velvet voice, Meadows cuts through the noise to speak to all. You can hear his genius in his 4 self-produced…See More
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Swinging the American Songbook with Rob Patrick & Friends at BlackRock Center for the Arts

July 30, 2022 from 6pm to 8pm
Join us for a nostalgic evening in BlackRock's beautiful BlackBox!Tickets: https://ci.green.prod.ovationtix.com/35806/production/1128625Rob Patrick is an American singer specializing in American Standards, show tunes, popular music and jazz. Rob Patrick began his singing career in 2003 in piano lounges in the Washington Metropolitan Area (Maryland, D.C, and Virginia). Although Rob has been around…See More
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Adalia Tara + The Laissez Foure

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I fully endorse this institution and encourage anyone that is fond of Jazz to visit the Washington D.C. Jazz Network; today and become a member or make a donation to a worthy cause.

Sincerely!!!

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Belgium

 

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