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Jazz and swing meets Tchaikovsky in a splendid rendition of Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker Suite", featuring jazz interpretations of the 1892 ballet The Nutcracker and Henrik Ibsen's 1867 allegorical drama Peer Gynt, as well as other Christmas selections performed by Charles Funn & The Funn Big Band on December 3rd, 2024!

Charles Funn, a graduate of Morgan Stage College is a retired band instructor (44 years) with the BCPSS. In addition to being a music instructor, he was and is a practicing professional musician having played behind and with Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr., Gladys Knight, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Dells, Clark terry, Dizzy Gillespie, The Morgan State university Concert & Jazz Bands and The Howard University Jazz Ensemble.

Charles awards include numerous Mayoral Citations, Jazz Journalist’s Association Jazz Hero Award for 2015, The Benny Golson Jazz Masters Award for 2018 presented by Howard University and The Baltimore Jazz Alliance Award for 2022. Funn started, trained and developed countless future musicians as he nurtured and guided the musical development of Baltimore’s youth.

Join the Warren Wolf Quartet at An die Musik Live featuring the talented pianist Lawrence Fields!

Lawrence Fields. piano
Claudio Silva, drums
Will Hazlehurst, bass
Warren Wolf, vibes

St. Louis native Lawrence Fields has solidified his standing as a prominent figure among emerging jazz pianists by skillfully merging traditional principles with a modern approach. His notable recognition in the keyboardist category of Downbeat Magazine’s Rising Stars critics poll underscores the profound impact he is creating. Fields plays a crucial role in various bands, many of which are led or co-led by his avid supporter, Joe Lovano, including the Classic Quartet, the Sax Supreme Quartet, and the Sound Print Quintet. These ensembles showcase Fields’ unique blend of composition and performance.

Despite growing up without a consistent music teacher and being unaware of jazz camps and specialized schools, Fields realized that musical expertise requires persistent effort and is not something that happens overnight. He was raised in a household where both parents possessed some musical talent, but neither of them pursued it professionally. His father taught him the blues scale, and his mother provided a year’s worth of introductory piano lessons. Fields was initially encouraged to pursue more conventional career paths, so he never considered the potential of music leading to a profession. However, after dedicated practice and collaboration with local musicians in St. Louis, he set his sights on a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. The decision to leave his job in software marked a transformative turning point in his career.

Fields has shared the stage with renowned artists like Nicholas Payton, Jeff Watts, Branford Marsalis, and Terri Lyne Carrington. Now, he stands as a living testament to the transformative force of following one’s musical passion. His debut album, To the Surface, featuring his trio and solo performances, was released in February.

"Getting better means reconciling the joy of momentary success with emotional swings that come from wondering whether the next step is impossible. Coming out on the other side of this — and learning to do it consistently — is one of the most rewarding experiences in life. When you push through a ceiling, and realize that you were capable all along, it’s like experiencing a burst of electricity. Great artists fight hard for this!" — Lawrence Fields

In-person seats: $25 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will remain active through Dec. 10

Donations Welcome!

Join LUNO for an evening of jazz at An die Musik Live!

Lucas Netto, saxophone/clarinet
Leo Sandoval, guitar/voice
Will Hazel, bass
Devron Dennis, drums

Luno is a Jazz group led by saxophonist/clarinetist Lucas Netto and guitarist/vocalist Leo Sandoval, with a focus on original music taking-in a wide range of influences from Rock to R&B, straight ahead jazz, classical music, Brazilian music and more. This will be their debut performance at the An Die Musik Live! They all perform regularly in D.C and Maryland and are committed to uplift all who listen. They hope to transport listeners to a fascinating world they have never visited before.

The music they will present will feature a diverse array of new original compositions as well as music they all enjoy. Prepare for a very special night of music that will linger long after it ends. Bring your friends and share the experience. We can't wait to see you there!

Limited in-person seats: $20 / $10 students
In-person attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week after the concert.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will remain active for one week

Donations welcome!

Celebrate this holiday season with Jazmin Ghent’s Holiday Soul!

Dr. Jazmin Ghent is an award-winning international jazz saxophonist and educator. Over her brief career, she has become a decorated leader for the new generation of jazz, R&B, and gospel. Jazmin has 6 top 5 Billboard singles, including “Kickin’ It Up”, “Stride”, “Amends”, “Work Wit It”, “Heat” and “Compared to What.” In 2019, Jazmin was nominated for Smooth Jazz Network’s Best Artist of the Year and was voted 2017’s Best New Smooth Jazz Artist. Jazmin is also an accomplished music educator.

Join the AMP'T Organ Band for an evening of Jazz at An die Musik Live!

The AMP'T Organ Band features the incredible B3 sounds of Akiko Tsuruga, and a stellar cast of East Coast musicians. Taking their inspiration from old school blues and funk, they add plenty of swing and scads of attitude. An all-star band with a heavy dose of groove and fun.

Jeff Antoniuk - tenor sax
Sherrie Maricle - drums
Shawn Purcell - guitar
Akiko Tsuruga - B3 Organ

This isn't just a concert, it's a groove revolution. Grab your tickets now and don't miss out!

In-person seats: $25/$10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will remain active through Dec. 13

Donations welcome!

"I Love R&B” A Tribute to Musiq Soulchild & D'Angelo featuring Trey Jones

Performing all your favorite songs like "So Beautiful", "Buddy", "LOVE", "Just Friends", "Half Crazy"," LADY", "Cruisin”, "Brown Sugar" and many more!

Musiq Soulchild is one of the most influential R&B singers of his generation. Weaned on Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway, Musiq pioneered the "neo-soul" movement of the early millennium. Musiq went from signing on the street corners of Philadelphia in the late go's, to landing a big record deal with Def Jam in 2000: ushering in a new age sound of his own.

D'Angelo established himself as an unwitting founder and leading light of the late-'90s neo-soul movement, which aimed to bring the organic flavor of classic R&B back to the hip-hop age. Modeling himself on the likes of Marvin Gaye, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, and Al Green, D'Angelo exhibited his inspirations not only with his vocal style -- albeit with a stoned yet emotive twist all his own -- but also wrote his own material, and frequently produced it, helping to revive the concept of the all-purpose R&B auteur.

Trey Jones, the vocal virtuoso, is a singer, songwriter, and vocal arranger celebrated for his awe-inspiring vocal range, effortlessly spanning from the depths of bass/baritone to the heights of falsetto. His meteoric rise began with the release of the chart-topping single, “Before We Say Goodnight,” mesmerizing audiences since its debut in July 2022.

Join Colla Parte at An die Musik Live!

“Colla Parte…bridges beautifully the territory between jazz and contemporary art music, a sort of free jazz improvisation taking the form of chamber music. “ Ettore Garzia, Percorsi Musicali

Daniel Barbiero - double bass
Perry Conticchio - woodwinds, percussion
Rich O’Meara - vibes, marimba, percussion

Colla Parte – loosely translated, “with the lead voice” — is an instruction for accompanists to follow the lead of a solo performer. Colla Parte the ensemble brings together three musicians with deep backgrounds in jazz, classical and contemporary art music to create a unique form of improvised chamber music combining elements of contemporary art music and jazz.

Drawing on a broad palette of instrumental color, the ensemble’s winds, double bass and mallet percussion interweave in a free counterpoint of constantly changing lead and counter-lead voices— a braiding of melodies around each other in improvised polyphony moving from expressionistic intensity to reflective introversion and back again. The result is a stimulating sound environment as lyrical as it is challenging.

In-person seats: $20 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will remain active through Dec 14

Donations welcome!

Mark Brine, Santa Claus and Geoffrey Himes will mix holiday songs and new material for the annual Roots Café Christmas Show at An die Musik Live

MARK BRINE grounds himself in the vintage, "pre-Hank" origins of American country music, and he's good enough at it to have won the talent show at the Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival in Meridian, Mississippi, in 1979. His proudest accomplishment, though, was the warm praise he received from Hank Snow, who got him a spot on the Grand Ole Opry to sing "New Blue Yodel," Brine's tribute to Rodgers. Finally fed up with the less savory aspects of Nashville, Brine moved to his wife's hometown of Parkville, Maryland, and began to grace our area with his down-home brand of country, folk and blues. His latest albums are “Rural Notes” and “My Christmas Song for You.” "I could listen to him sing all night long," Roy Acuff once said of Brine; “he does a good job that boy does." www.markbrine.com

SANTA CLAUS is the legendary pioneer of Arctic-rock, which swept the northern latitudes in the 1960s. Borrowing elements of Chet Baker's “cool jazz” and Jerry Butler's “Ice Man” soul, Claus crafted a “snowbilly” sound of pounding piano, jangly “sleigh bell” guitar and “bipolar” bass. His singles for Midnight Sun Records, such as “You Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sled Dog,” “Great Balls of Snow” and “Don’t Step on My Blue Suede Mukluks,” were hits from Helsinki to Anchorage. His band, Santa and the Subordinate Clauses, put on famous live shows in matching red outfits lined with white fur and amplifiers painted in red-and-white candy-cane stripes. Claus himself would enter the stage in a sled pulled by four reindeer, jump from the sled onto the piano bench and begin every show with his signature tune, “I’m the Santa Claus of Love.” Claus has come out of retirement to make this special appearance at An Die Musik Live.

GEOFFREY HIMES: Though he is best known as a music critic for the Washington Post, American Songwriter, Nashville Scene, Jazz Times, No Depression, Paste and many more, Himes is also a longtime singer-songwriter who has co-written songs with Si Kahn, Fred Koller, Walter Egan, Sonia Rutstein, Billy Kemp, Stephen Wade, Jim Patton, Tony Denikos, Alan MacEwan, Ed Pettersen, James von Lenz, Andrew Grimm, Bob Kannenberg and others. His songs have been recorded by Kemp, the Kinsey Report, Denikos, Koller, Mojo Filter, Patton and others. For this show, he will be premiering his new song, “Santa, Elvis and Jesus.” http://www.facebook.com/RootsCafeBaltimore

In-person seats: $15/ $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $12
The link will remain active for one week after the show.

DONATIONS WELCOME!

The JoGo Project is a WAMMIE Award winning band from Washington, DC that fuses many styles of music, but with Jazz harmonies and a driving Go-Go beat at its core. JoGo was founded by DC Native and Jazz Saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed during a residency at Strathmore in 2014. Eight years later, The JoGo Project has become a mainstay in the DC music community and is dedicated as ever to keeping DC's Go-Go music alive while also exploring new sounds and repertoire. Over the years, the band has written several original songs such as "One For Pops", "DC's Been Good To Me", "Dear Draylen", "Too Loud!" and two new songs that will be featured on the band's upcoming EP "Baby Fever" and "Shahid, You Got What I Need". In 2011 when Elijah was a Sophomore at Howard University, he received a life-changing call to perform with the Godfather of Go-Go - Chuck Brown. Elijah performed with Chuck from May of 2011 until the Godfather's death the following year - May 16th, 2012. That year Elijah spent with Chuck instilled a new-found love for Go-Go music, which would forever influence his sound and approach to music. When it was time for Elijah to start a band of his own - he knew it had to be something that brought his Jazz and Go-Go worlds together.

Hence, The JoGo Project.