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Joshua Bayer Jazz
Saturday, May 22, 7 pm and 8:30 pm
Washington Conservatory at Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd. South Arcade Glen Echo, MD 20812 301-320-2770 | Directions www.washingtonconservatory.org
Free (reservations suggested) | donations accepted
Two free concerts by Joshua Bayer Jazz will be presented on Saturday,
May 22 at 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm at the Washington Conservatory of Music at
Glen Echo Park. Tickets are free, but reservations are suggested. Donations will be accepted at the door. Joshua
Bayer Jazz will perform
the premiere of a collection of new jazz works composed by Joshua Bayer in the
traditions of Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, and J.S. Bach. Guitarist Joshua Bayer will be joined by Paul
Carr, saxophone, Chris Battistone, trumpet, Bob Sykes, piano, Steve Novosel,
bass, and Dominic Smith, drums. Joshua
Bayer is a Washington DC jazz guitarist, bassist, and composer who has performed at
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Detroit Opera House, Blues
Alley, The Harlem Renaissance Festival, The World Jazz festival, The Phillips
Collection, The Contemporary Theater Festival, The One Step Down, New York
Museum of Modern Art, National Public Radio, and Philadelphia's Chris's Jazz
Caf�. Besides being featured on BET on Jazz and performing original new
jazz with the Joshua Bayer Quartet, Bayer has played with jazz artists Neal
Creque, Dick Lurie, Gary Thomas, Ron Holloway, Marty Nau, The Walter Bell Latin
Jazz Unit, The Federal Jazz Commission,
and Chris Vadala. His compositions have been published by C.F. Peters and
LightHouse Music. Bayer is Musician in
Residence at American University where he directs the AU Jazz
Band and teaches studio guitar and bass. Bayer has received grants and awards from National Endowment for the Arts,
ASCAP, Prince George's Arts Council, Montgomery County Arts Council, Maryland
Summer Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts, Loyola Composition
Competition, and Bascom Little Fund. Bayer is a former faculty member of the Washington Conservatory. Saxophonist
Paul Carr has performed
at venues including Blues Alley, Twins Jazz, Takoma Station, John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing
Arts, Smithsonian Jazz Cafe, and Corcoran Gallery of Art. Carr's 1993 recorded
debut as a leader on "PC10" was received with critical praise from the
Washington Post, Houston Post, and USA Today, as well as DownBeat, Cadence, and
JazzTimes magazines. Carr has performed at the White House for Presidents
Clinton and Bush, as well as for the late King Hussein of Jordan.
Trumpeter
Chris Battistone has performed with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Danny
Gatton Band, as well as with performers
including Ron Holloway, James Moody, Harry Connick Jr., Nancy Wilson, Maureen
McGovern, Jack Jones, and Government Mule. Pianist
Bob Sykes has
performed with notable jazz artists Debbie MacFarland, Nicky Ryan, Carter
Jefferson, Ron Holloway, Danny Gatton, Marshall Keyes, and Pam Bricker. Bob has played at major jazz venues in
Washington DC and the Mid-Atlantic region such as Blues
Alley, One Step Down, Lisner Auditorium, and the Carter Barron
Amphitheater. Bassist
Steve Novosel is heard on over 60 recordings. A jazz veteran, he has performed
with many jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Clark Terry,
and Sonny Rollins, and has accompanied many singers including
Betty Carter, Anita O'Day, Roberta Flack, Joe Williams, Billy Eckstein, and
Shirley Horn. Drummer
Dominic Smith has been a fixture on the DC jazz scene for the past 15 years. He has performed with jazz notables such as
Eric Alexander, Harold Mabern, James Williams, and Phil Woods, to name a
few. He has recorded with dozens of DC
area jazz musicians.
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Who We Are
The Washington Conservatory is a nationally accredited community music school that serves the greater Metropolitan DC and Bethesda area from two sites: Westmoreland Circle in Bethesda, MD (the border of the District of Columbia and Maryland) and in Glen Echo Park, in Glen Echo, MD. With our exceptional international artist faculty, we offer a personal approach to music for young children, teens, and adults. No audition required. Lessons on all instruments, including voice - ensembles - jazz - early childhood classes - and much more. For lesson information: www.washingtonconservatory.org
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