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Summer Jazz CelebrationSaturday, June 21st | 2:00pm-4:15pm
Tickets | $40 Join us to gather in the Sculpture Garden and enjoy an afternoon of live music for our fifth annual Summer Jazz Celebration, with performances by Elijah Jamal Balbed and the Austin Loman Group! In collaboration with Elijah Jamal Balbed, The Kreeger Museum is honored and thrilled to present Jazz at The Kreeger, a series that furthers our mission to share music across the city. Now in its fifth year, this series supports and spotlights the wealth of musical talent in our metropolitan area. Parking will be available next door at the Field School, located at 2301 Foxhall Road NW. This performance will be held outside in the Sculpture Garden. Museum restrooms will be available but the indoor galleries will be closed. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be cancelled and refunds will be distributed. A limited number of 'pay what you can' tickets are available. Please email education@kreegermuseum.org for more information. Please email education@kreegermuseum.org as soon as possible if you plan to cancel so we can give your spot to someone else. No refunds will be issued within the 24 hours before the program. About the ArtistsElijah Jamal Balbed
Over the last decade, Elijah has also established himself as an International Artist; having performed in Japan, the United Kingdom, Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha (Qatar), and on the Capital Jazz Cruise which has taken Elijah all around the Caribbean Islands. In 2018 and 2019, Elijah led cultural diplomacy tours in Russia on behalf of the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Consulate in Yekaterinburg, sponsored by the Forum for Cultural Exchange (FCE). In 2021, Elijah performed at the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival (#PAPJAZZ) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with Trinidadian Steel Pan player Josanne Francis. Elijah currently performs and tours with Saxophonist Mike Phillips, The Chuck Brown Band, & Doug E Fresh, as well as his own various groups. When Elijah is not traveling, he dedicates his time at home to education and passing down the knowledge he's learned to the younger generations who haven't had the chance to connect with the masters of this music the way Elijah has been fortunate to. Elijah is currently the Director of the DC Youth Orchestra Jazz Ensemble. In addition to performing and teaching, Elijah has also dived into the world of curating and organizing - having been appointed the Curator of Jazz at the Kreeger Museum in 2021, a series that Elijah uses to feature the diverse array of musical talent in the DC area. Austin Loman Group
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