GEORGE V JOHNSON JR QUINTET featuring Elijah Jamal Balbed @ Twins Jazz Today! Sunday, May 15th 3pm

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Asia Heritage Foundation

 

TWINSJAZZ

A Member of the Washington DC Jazz Network

 

 

Dive into Twins Jazz Lounge on a cool Sunday afternoon to enjoy musical performances while contributing to Japan’s rebuilding efforts.

All proceeds from door will be donated toward Japan Earthquake Relief Efforts!

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Emy Tseng, Vocalist

Emy Tseng is a DC-based jazz singer who performs bossa nova and jazz
standards. "Lithe and graceful, with a sharp rhythmic sense, Emy's voice is
honest and sublime", says Miles Willis, WPFW jazz radio. Emy moved from the
Bay Area in 2009, and has performed in jazz clubs and other venues
throughout DC and San Francisco areas.Singing bossa nova standards in
Portuguese, Emy is noted for her Brazilian sound and feel. Emy began
classical piano at age four and started singing in high school. She studied
classical voice at the Longy School of Music and sang in early music ensembles in Boston and New York.

 

 

GEORGE V JOHNSON JR QUINTET

 

 

GEORGE V JOHNSON JR

Executive Director & Founder

Washington DC Jazz Network

 

The Art of Jazz Vocalese

Writing and Singing lyrics to improvised solos

 

Vocalist, lyricist, actor, playwright, producer, Born in Washington DC, George V Johnson Jr. mentored for 15 years under John Malachi, pianist for Sarah Vaughn, Billy Eckstine, Al Hibler, Carmen McRae,
Billy Holiday, Pearl Bailey, Etta Jones, etc. Background includes 8-year
stint with James Moody 1980-88. Debut CD with Pharoah Sanders as featured vocalist on the LP "REJOICE". Original lyrics to John Coltrane's classic "Moments Notice".

 

 

Considered by many as "Next In Line" and Heir Apparent to Eddie Jefferson, Innovator and Creator of Jazz Vocalese. Also performed with Lou Donaldson, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Golson, Don Sickler, David 'Fathead' Newman, Wes Anderson, Clifford Jordan, George Coleman, Dr. Art Davis, Keter Betts, Calvin Jones, Zoot Simms, Al Cohn, Herman Foster, Harold Mabern, Rueben Brown, Marshall Hawkins, John Hicks, Barry Harris, Kirt Lightsey, Philly Joe Jones, Idris Muhammad, Larry Ridley and the Jazz Legacy Ensemble and many more. Johnson has entertained and performed at clubs, festivals, concert halls worldwide. His list of works includes lyrics to over 30 Charlie Parker compositions and most recently penned lyrics to over 40 Hank Mobley's classic compositions. One of the most exciting vocalist on the jazz scene today!

 

 

Elijah Jamal Balbed - sax

"His muscular tone immediately grabs your attention, so it was no wonder he was named D.C.'s Best New Jazz Musician by the City Paper"
-Fritz Hahn, Washington Post

Bernard Samuel

 

James King - bass

A member of the Washington DC Jazz Network

James King, born in Houston Texas has made the Washington DC area his musical home for the last 30 years. Working with both local and national acts such as Stanley Turrentine, Gary Bartz, Buck Hill, Shirley Horn, John Malachi, Sharon Clark, Max Roach, Sonny Fortune, Candido, Harold Mabern, Gary Thomas, Geri Allen, Ronnie Mathews, Ronnie Burrage, John Hicks, James Williams, Jon Hendricks, Junior Cook, James Moody, Pharoah Sanders, Eddie Henderson, Steve Williams, Barry Harris, Rueben Brown, Dick Morgan, Freddy Cole, George V Johnson Jr, to name a few.

James King is a very gifted composer with a lyrical bass style and one of the most sort after bassist in the Metropolitan area. He can be found at one of the many National and International Jazz festivals that keep on the forefront of the Jazz scene. James King currently performs and tours with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra

 

 

Nasar Abadey - drums

A member of the Washington DC Jazz Network

Drummer and Composer Nasar Abadey is the founder, leader and driving force of SUPERNOVA^®. His debut CD, Mirage was released in 2000 on the Amosaya Record Label, and a follow-up CD is planned to be released later this year (2006). He has performed with Amiri Baraka, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Rouse, Gary Bartz, David Sanchez, Cyrus Chestnut, Sonny Fortune, Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, Kenny Kirkland, Gary Thomas, Stanley Turrentine, Sun Ra, Frank Morgan, Bobby Hutcherson, Pharaoh Sanders, Malachi Thompson and many others. Additionally, he has appeared in various festivals including, San Remo (Italy), Montreal (Canada), Cap City (DC), Virgin Island (Caribbean), JVC (NYC), Morocco (Africa), Chicago Jazz Festival, Iowa City Jazz Festival, D.C. Loft Jazz Festival, Atlanta Jazz Festival, Mellon Bank Jazz Festival, (Philadelphia), The East Coast Jazz Festival, the Free World Jazz Festival (DC), International Children's Festival (Seattle), Guatemala City Jazz Festival, among others.

 

 

 

 

 

Julie Mack, Vocalist

Julie Mack performs regularly in the Washington, DC area singing jazz and
Brazilian music. A proud New Jersey native, Julie spent years in Boston,
New York and Asia before moving to this area in 1998. She is delighted to
make her musical home in the DC jazz community. Julie counts among her
musical influences legends such as Blossom Dearie, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita
O'Day and Sarah Vaughan, contemporaries such as Holly Cole, Stacey Kent and
Tierney Sutton, and Brazilian vocalists including Paula Morelenbaum and Gal
Costa.

About Twins Jazz Club

Twins Jazz Club is voted Downbeat Magazine's "Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the
World". Twins offers its own atmospheric vibes - a hip spot for great
international food, creative cocktails, and live music. "No matter where you
sit, you're practically with the band!"For over two decades, Twins Jazz has
worked to develop a friendly environment wherein Jazz lovers can congregate
in geniality and ambiance sharing our love and celebration of a common style
of music called JAZZ. We are a laidback club and full-service restaurant
that attracts major artist clientele like music legend Stevie Wonder,
American comedian and social activist Dick Gregory, jazz vocalist Shirley
Horn, and many others. We have attracted significant national media
recognition from The Washington Post, Washington Times, Boston Globe, New
York Times, USA Today , Essence Magazine, Washingtonian, Downbeat Magazine,
AOL, and more. Learn more at www.TwinsJazz.com

 

February 28, 2011

 

Si Fu Derek Johnson

Director of Jow Ga Kung Fu Athletic Association

A Member of the Washington DC Jazz Network

 

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