Sep 20 Friday
Join Triple Dip for an evening of Jazz at An die Musik Live! Two sets at 7pm and 8:30pm!
Russ Lossing - pianoBilly Mintz - drumsSB - trombone
Triple Dip, featuring New York pianist Russ Lossing and drummer Billy Mintz, presents a collection of compositions that explore the interplay of space, melody, and contrast. Their music bridges the gap between the abstract, lyrical chamber jazz of Jimmy Giuffre with its improvisational spirit, and a harmonic language influenced by diverse 20th-century art music traditions from both Europe and America. The result is a highly colorful and dynamic musical experience.
In-person seats: $25 / $10 studentsAttendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Streaming passes: $15The link will remain active through Sept 27
Donations Welcome!
Opera in Williamsburg presents: Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. live fully-staged opera with world-class singers and with orchestra. A tragic love story in the Scottish highlands. Conductor: Jorge Parodi. See details at https://www.operainwilliamsburg.org
Jonathon Heyward, conductorYo-Yo Ma, cello
Music Director Jonathon Heyward opens the classical season in Baltimore and North Bethesda, featuring one of the most acclaimed artists of our time, Yo-Yo Ma, in two incredible back-to-back concerts. As the Orchestra's largest fundraiser of the season, expect surprise moments and special guests — including talented student musicians from BSO OrchKids and the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras. For Sponsorship packages (tables of 10) and individual VIP tickets, please visit BSOmusic.org/Gala.
Please note that you must be a 2024-25 BSO Season subscriber to purchase individual tickets for Yo-Yo Ma Joins Jonathon Heyward.
Sep 21 Saturday
Whiskey on the Waterfront is back!
2024 Schedule: May 18th, June 15th, July 20th, August 17th, September 21st, October 19th – 12:00pm-6:00pmJoin us at our waterfront distillery for live music, food trucks, and delicious whiskey cocktails.
Saturday, May 18th
Enjoy live music by Jerry Wade and the Smokin’ Jays from 1PM-5PM.
Sip craft cocktails in Nineteen O' Nine all day.
Local vendors featuring B’More Greek, Urban Oyster, Mexican on the Run, Boordy Vineyards and Palo Santos Popsicles
All guests 21 and older will need to present a valid ID to receive a wristband to drink on campus.
This outdoor event occurs the third Saturday of each month, May through October, weather permitting.
Whiskey on the Waterfront is free and family friendly. We encourage guests to bring blankets and chairs for the waterfront lawn. A limited number of picnic tables and Adirondack chairs are available. No outside alcohol or coolers are permitted. Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash.
Additional Showtimes:Saturday at 8:30pmSunday at 5pm and 7:30pm
Kendall Isadore - ViolinDawn Johnson - ViolaÉlise Sharp - Cello
Praised for its authentic, soulful, and orchestral sound, The String Queens (TSQ) is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel, and imagine! With an array of repertoire spanning from the Baroque era to the Jazz Age to today’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart, TSQ performs versatile programs that take listeners on a rousing musical journey through time and a multitude of musical genres.
Based in Washington, D.C., TSQ has been featured in performances at renowned concert halls and venues across America, including Carnegie Hall in New York City and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the nation’s capital. Notable appearances include a special performance dedicated to Vice President Kamala Harris at the “We Are One” Presidential Inauguration Concert in January 2021 and rendering a spotlight presentation of TSQ’s electrifying arrangement of Harry Styles’s hit song “Golden” for the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament “The Championships, Wimbledon” in June 2021. As an ensemble who frequents the D.C. jazz scene, other headlining performances include multiple appearances at the DC Jazz Festival and the Capital Jazz Fest.
Join Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri at An die Musik Live as they celebrate the release of thier album "Transylvanian Dance" on ECM!
On their second ECM duo album Romanian pianist Lucian Ban and US violist Mat Maneri find fresh inspiration as they follow the trail of Béla Bartók, revisiting the folk music that spurred the imagination of the great Hungarian composer who, in the early 20th century, collected and transcribed numerous pieces from Transylvania. For the duo these songs have become “springboards and sources of melodic material” for arrangements “that capture the spirit of the original yet allow us to improvise and bring our own world to them. If you go deeper into the source material, new vistas open up. These folk songs teach us many things.” (Steve Lake, album liner notes).
Recorded live in October 2022 in the context of the Retracing Bartók project in Timi?oara, these performances also bear testimony to the finely attuned understanding that Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri have achieved in their long-running musical partnership.
More than a decade since they started working together as a duo, Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri are renowned for their amalgamations of Transylvanian folk with improvisation, their mining of 20th Century European classical music with jazz, and for their pursuit of a modern chamber jazz ideal
In-person seats: $25 /$10 studentsIn-person attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Streaming passes: $15Link will remain active through Sept. 28
Sep 22 Sunday
Join the Russel Kirk All Stars Band for an afternoon of Jazz at An die Musik Live!
Russell Kirk, saxAlex Norris, trumpetJeff Reed, bassE.J. Strickland, drums
Saxophonist/Composer Russell Kirk is a distinguished musician, an innovative force in the industry who offers a fresh approach that is both evocative and richly balanced. His expressive musical style punctuates his nuanced compositions, and nowhere is it more evident than in his latest release “To Journal Square”.
A native of Baltimore, Russell received his undergraduate degree from the Peabody Institute. Following graduation he traveled with the USO, performing across several continents. While still on tour with the USO, he applied for and received a scholarship from the Eubie Blake Foundation, allowing him to pursue his graduate studies at New York University. While earning his master's degree, Russell was an adjunct faculty member at Steinhardt School of Culture, where he headed a music outreach program for inner city youths in Harlem and the East Village, interned at Saturday Night Live and played with various ensembles and artists such as John Scofield, Chris Potter, and Lenny Pickett. Being in New York in the heart of jazz central provided him the opportunity to listen to, and to meet some of the most progressive musical geniuses that would later have an influence on the direction of the music he was composing.
After graduating from NYU he toured Japan with his long-time mentor Gary Thomas. Russell has performed and recorded with a widely diverse and celebrated list of musicians and orchestras.
Baltimore Magazine selected him “Best Arranger” and featured him in the “Best of Baltimore” issue for his arrangement of Gary Thomas' “Who's In Control?”, performed by The Peabody Jazz Orchestra.
Streaming passes: $15The link will remain active through Sept 29
Sep 24 Tuesday
Obasi Akoto and prominent members of the Greater Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Jazz Community will lead us in world-class performances every Tuesday, 7-10pm. Surround yourself with great company, soul lifting music, and wonderful food! Click HERE to read our Bright Moments Jam Session Newsletter, written by Obasi Akoto every week.
"A jazz renaissance is happening right here and right now at Keystone Korner." - Obasi Akoto
Free admission, unless otherwise indicated. Reservations are required. Two item food & beverage minimum.
Join the Peter Beets Trio for "Classics Meets Jazz: The Best of Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff & More" at An die Musik Live!
Peter Beets, pianoTom Baldwin, bassByron Landham, drums
As one of the most sought-after jazz artists of our time, PETER BEETS has attracted a devoted international audience, performing regularly at major jazz festivals and venues throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. He has shared the stage with jazz greats such as Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Toots Thielemans and Benny Golson.
From birth, Peter was surrounded by music: classical from his mother who is a music pedagogue, and jazz from his father who instilled in his son his own great love of Oscar Peterson and Art Blakey. His brothers Marius and Alexander also became professional musicians, double bass and tenor saxophone respectively. Since 1985, the brothers have performed together as The Beets Brothers.
In-person seats: $30 / $10 studentsAttendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Streaming passes: $15The link will remain active through Oct 1