Take Five! Free Jazz Concert

Kogod Courtyard at Smithsonian American Art Museum

Submitted by Greg on May 28, 2011 - 11:58am

Venue Address: 

8th and F Streets, NW

Washington, DC 20005

United States

See map: Google Maps

http://americanart.si.edu/visit/about/architecture/kogod/

Kick back with live jazz, cool drinks, and fun board games in the breathtaking Kogod courtyard!

Continuing Take 5!s summer celebration of Thelonious Monk, drummer Harold Summey takes the stage. Summey is the winner of the 1992 Thelonius Monk Competition, a member of The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own," and professor of jazz studies at Howard University. Summey will be joined by Bob Butta, piano, James King, bass, Leslie Simpson-Summey, vocalist, Tom William, trumpet and Charlie Young, saxophone.

FREE; no ticket required. Event link: http://americanart.si.edu/calendar/event.cfm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D99786419

Food and beverages available for purchase in the Courtyard Café, and board games available to borrow!

ArtJamz painting activity available for a fee; registration at www.artjamzdc.com.