CapitalBop can’t get enough of the women.
CapitalBop’s guide to the Washington Women in Jazz Festival!
Big shout out to Gio for all of his hard work promoting and documenting the DC Jazz Scene. Everyone has to go to the next CapitalBop JazzLoft because its a great great show.
Melissa and Lena are early favorites for jazz show of the week!
Make sure to buy your passes now through paypal on my blog. Ind. tickets are sold through www.twinsjazz.com.
Excerpt from the CityPaper:
Last week I told you about the First Annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival, organized by local pianist Amy K. Bormet. It begins this week at Twins. The evening’s first set belongs to Melissa Gardiner, a Julliard-educated trombonist whose sound is, put bluntly, badass. It’s a lyrical phrasing and pacing that could fairly be called “classical,” perhaps even “old school,” delivered with a swagger that all but grins at you and just the hint of a growl. The second set is by Lena Seikaly–one of the contenders for D.C.’s best singer, with a rich voice and precise articulation that belies her enormous creativity on the vocal. There’s a crossover element, too: Seikaly will be in Gardiner’s band, and Gardiner in Seikaly’s. They perform at 8 and 10 p.m. at Twins, 1344 U St. NW. $15. —Mike West
More coverage for the WWJF!
A nice write-up on our opening show!
Jazz Setlist, Feb. 24-Mar. 2: Turkish Delight
Melissa Gardiner’s Debut Album
I’m thrilled to have Melissa opening the Washington Women in Jazz Festival! She is simultaneously running a kickstarter campaign to finish the production of her album. Pre-order it for just $10 and you will be ahead of the game. We met at University of Michigan, and she just graduated from Juillard’s highly selective Graduate Jazz program.
What a talented and beautiful woman! Please support her in this project, and at Twins on March 2nd!
Order your tickets now for the inaugural Washington Women in Jazz Festival
$12 adv order here
$40 series pass! order here
You can pick up your pass at Twins at the first show.
Secure your tickets now, only one week away!
CityPaper early coverage for the Washington Women in Jazz Festival!
Having a great time putting together all the finishing details for my first festival! Got a nice phone call from Mike this morning asking me for information to include in the CityPaper’s ArtDesk blog.
Check out Mike West’s coverage here.