RON CARTER'S GOLDER STRIKER TRIO May 20, 21, 22 @ Bohemian Caverns RSVP Today!

[WASHINGTON DC JAZZ NETWORK]

BOHEMIAN CAVERNS

2001 11th Street
Washington D.C., DC 20001
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In 1926 a little jazz club was opened in the basement of a drugstore located at 11th and U St. called Club Caverns. Club Caverns soon became famous for their floor and variety shows. Washington's elite would come in droves dressed in their most formal attire, to be entertained by the likes of Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway.

In the 1950's Club Caverns soon became known as Crystal Caverns. The club would operate successfully, but it would reach its zenith peak when the club became known as Bohemian Caverns in the late 1950's to early 1960's. Best known for its great Jazz and elegant atmosphere.

In 1962 Ramsey Lewis recorded "The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns." This recording earned accolades and great commercial success. Mr. Lewis would shine another bright light on the corner of 11th and U St. when he won a Grammy for his recording "The In Crowd" recorded on the LP, "The In Crowd, Live at the Bohemian Caverns."

The Caverns has brought a great many artists to its stage, but it was the immortals that built this house and our legacy: Washington's Son Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Billy Holiday, John Malachi, Sarah Vaughn, Louis Armstrong, Ramsey Lewis, Less McCann, Miles Davis, Shirley Horn, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Wynton Marsalis, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and even Bill Cosby

 

 

Presents

 

RON CARTER'S

GOLDER STRIKER TRIO

May 20, 21, 22

Two Shows 8:30 & 10:30

RSVP Today!

 

Featuring

 

 
Mulgrew Miller - piano

 

 

Russell Malone - guitar 

 

PHAROAH SANDERS

MAY 26, 27, 28

Two Shows 8:30 & 10:30

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A Member of the Washington DC Jazz Network

"WE'VE GOT TO HAVE FREEDOM"

"WE'VE GO TO HAVE PEACE AND LOVE"

PHAROAH SANDERS

 

 

 

 

 A Member of the Washington DC Jazz Network 

Save the Date! The 2011 DC Jazz Festival will run from June 1st to the 13th.

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DC JAZZ Festival 2011

Presents Jazz at the Historic Bohemian Caverns

Jazz in the Hoods

CAROLYN MALACHI

June 1,

Two Shows 8:30 & 10:30

2011 Grammy Nominee

"ORION"

Songstress, musician, dancer, spoken word artist, philanthropist-- are just a few titles 2011 Grammy Nominee, Carolyn Malachi holds.

Carolyn is a Washington DC native whose great grand-father happens to be legendary jazz pianist John Malachi. Carolyn was born from musical roots but did not grow into her talent until 2005, when she was a junior at Shepherd University. After taking a course in sound design, Carolyn realized the power of the arts.

Carolyn’s sound is a soothing genre-bending blend of jazz, pop, R&B, and spoken word.The Washington Post describes Carolyn’s infectious musical style as “Hard to put in words” and Urban Network raves, ”[Carolyn] represents a warm yet challenging new presence – one not to be underestimated or denied”. With recent media comparisons to avant-garde soul/R&B artists such as: Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, and Janelle Monae, Carolyn Malachi is quickly becoming a popular international brand in jazz and soul.....

CYRUS CHESNUT

June 3, 4

Two Shows 8:30 & 10:30

Cyrus Chestnut

Jazz Heats Up the Nation's Capital at the 2011 DC Jazz Festival

www.dcjazzfest.org

Born in 1963, Chestnut started his musical career at the age of three, playing piano at the Mount Calvary Star Baptist Church at the age of six in his hometown of Baltimore, MD. By age nine, he was studying classical music at the Peabody Preparatory Institute in Baltimore. In the fall of 1981, Cyrus began jazz education in Boston, MA at the Berklee College of Music. In 1985, he earned a degree in jazz composition and arranging. While at Berklee, Chestnut was awarded the Eubie Blake Fellowship, the Oscar Peterson, Quincy Jones, and Count Basie awards for exceptional performance standards at the college. After Berklee, Cyrus began further honing his craft as a sideman with some of the legendary and leading musicians in the business. Some of these great people include; Jon Hendricks, Michael Carvin, Donald Harrison, Terence Blanchard, , Branford Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Regina Cater, Chick Corea, Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Joe Williams, Isaac Hayes, Kathleen Battle, Betty Carter and, Dizzy Gillespie just to name a few. His association with Betty Carter, which began in 1991 significantly affected his outlook and approach to music, confirming his already iconoclastic instincts. Carter advised him to “take chances” and play things I’ve never heard,” Chestnut says....

Grammy-nominated alto saxophonist Antonio Hart studied music at the Baltimore School of Arts and Berkelee School of Music before recording and touring with classmate Roy Hargrove. The Baltimore native later earned a Masters degree in music composition and performance from Queens College, studying with Jimmy Heath and Donald Byrd.

Since 1991, Hart has released four albums on the RCA/Novus label, while also appearing on the recordings of Nat Adderly, Slide Hampton, and the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All Stars.

JIMMY HEATH & TOOTIE HEATH

June 10, 11

Two Shows 8:30 & 10:30

2011 DC Jazz Festival Pays Tribute to Jazz Legends Jimmy Heath

Jimmy and Tootie Heath are members of one of the the most distinguished families in jazz. Founding the Heath Brothers Quartet in 1976 with brother Percy Heat, both Jimmy and Tootie Heath are accomplished musicians in their own right.

Jimmy Heath is a NEA Jazz Master having been awarded 3 grammy nominations and 3 honorary doctorates. Jimmy was the first jazz artist to receive a doctorate from the Juilliard School of Music. He has played and recorded with John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie.

Albert "Tootie" Smith is a recipient of Yale University's Duke Ellington Fellowship Medal. He was the drummer on John Coltrane's First recording as a leader and the last drummer for the Modern Jazz Quartet. Tootie has played and recorded with Don Cherry, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Frederic Gulda,Nina Simone, Herbie Hancock, Yusef Lateef, Sonny Rollins, and Cedar Walton. Tootie Heath is the leader of the Whole Drum Truth ensemble, which performs innovative all-percussion concerts with a rotating roster of the foremost jazz drummers...