Free AFES Opportunities
Free transportation and tickets for following field- trips and in-school performances are available for schools registered Key Communicators
Jazz for Young People Concert
Presented by: Washington Performing Arts
This program investigates the origins of jazz music and addresses immigration and migration in our country. Folk forms, the blues, spirituals, and more will be addressed in an interactive concert that showcases the complex origins of America's music and its journey from New Orleans to New York City. Teacher's resources available here.
Date: May 28, 2015
Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 1 hour
Location: Stuart Hobson Middle School
410 E St NE
Washington, DC 20002
Discipline: Music
Curriculum Connections: History/Geography
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th-7th, 8th
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Jazz Meets Hip-Hop
Presented by: The DC Jazz Festival
Saxophonist and former Assistant Professor of Music and Jazz Ensemble Director at American University, Dr. William E. Smith, an ethnomusicologist, is currently an Assistant Professor of Music Technology at Bowie State University. Smith is also a renowned jazz musician who has performed with James Moody, Kenny Burrell and Donald Byrd. He also gives lectures on jazz and hip-hop in DCPS and DC public charters schools and at the University of Maryland, University of Delaware, Howard University, and others. Additional musicians include: Tyler Sherman (bass); Abinnet Berhanu (drums); Noble Jolley (piano).
Date: 6/9/2015
Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 1 hour
Location: THEARC
1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Discipline: Music
Curriculum Connections: History/Geography
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th-7th, 8th, 9th-12th
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Note: Limited free transportation available. If your school can provide transportation, please let me know and I will register you.