Monthly Archives: January 2024

Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra Presents a Carnival Celebration

Hylton Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra Saturday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. Hylton Performing Arts Center Carnival Celebration Jim Carroll, artistic director Celebrate Mardi Gras early with Northern Virginia’s own Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra in Carnival Celebration: Music from New Orleans to Rio to the Islands. Dress up in your Mardi Gras beads, don a mask, and enjoy…

Secure your seats for the Ellington celebration of the year!

KC Jazz The Kennedy Center celebrates Ellington 125 Throughout the 2023–2024 season, the Kennedy Center commemorates Duke Ellington’s 125 birthday with institution-wide celebrations of the American icon who changed how the world heard music. An outstanding musician, charismatic band leader, and prolific composer, the Washington, D.C. native was an innovator across an expansive and eclectic…