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Deanna Bogart to perform with special guest Magic Dick, harmonica player of the J. Geils Band (boogie-woogie/jump blues and swing) August 5th at Reston Pavilion

Leigh Pilzer Startet

September 13

Deanna Bogart to perform with special guest Magic Dick, harmonica player of the J. Geils Band (boogie-woogie/jump blues and swing) August 5th at Reston Pavilion

Bob Boguslaw and The Way

September 20

Deanna Bogart to perform with special guest Magic Dick, harmonica player of the J. Geils Band (boogie-woogie/jump blues and swing) August 5th at Reston Pavilion

CantoSur

September 27

Deanna Bogart to perform with special guest Magic Dick, harmonica player of the J. Geils Band (boogie-woogie/jump blues and swing) August 5th at Reston Pavilion

Paul Carr Legacy Quartet

October 4

Deanna Bogart to perform with special guest Magic Dick, harmonica player of the J. Geils Band (boogie-woogie/jump blues and swing) August 5th at Reston Pavilion

George Mason Jazz Faculty

October 11

Deanna Bogart to perform with special guest Magic Dick, harmonica player of the J. Geils Band (boogie-woogie/jump blues and swing) August 5th at Reston Pavilion

Darden Purcell

October 18

3rd Season of Jazz with Sip & Stroll! See Rules

Call 703-435-6600 and press 2 for day-of weather cancellations

  • Full lineup below (with links) and on our downloadable RTCA Cultural Calendar
  • FREE and open to all; FREE garage parking on site
  • Sip & Stroll with Bartaco, Crafthouse, Pisco y Nazca, and Jinya Ramen Bar — purchase your beverage of choice at a participating restaurant and bring it to the concert (you may not bring your own alcohol to the concert)
  • Lineup curated by Darden Purcell, a national jazz recording artist and Director of Jazz Studies at George Mason University

Sip & Stroll Map and Rules

  • Sip & Stroll will be allowed only within the green-shaded, barricaded area indicated on the map (no vehicular traffic).
  • Sip & Stroll starts at 5:00pm, last call at 6:30pm. (Concerts start at 5:30pm and end at 6:45pm.)
  • You may not bring your own alcohol. All alcohol must be purchased at, and consumed in cups provided by, the participating establishments — Bartaco, Crafthouse, Pisco y Nazca, and Jinya Ramen Bar.
  • See complete Sip & Stroll Rules.
2024 Sip & Stroll map with boundaries (red blocks) for Darden & Friends concert events.
View Sip & Stroll Rules

Concert Schedule

24 May Friday

Project Locrea

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

World/Folk/Fusion

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31 May Friday
7 Jun Friday

Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Vocal Jazz

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14 Jun Friday

SINÉ QUA NON

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

“Transoul” Jazz

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21 Jun Friday

Guitar Summit

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Modern Jazz Guitar

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28 Jun Friday

Sara Jones

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Jazz Vocalist/Pianist

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13 Sep Friday

Leigh Pilzer Startet

5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Four stellar musicians come together for a performance that will swing you into the next galaxy, playing selections from the Great American Songbook, jazz standards, and tuneful originals.

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20 Sep Friday

Bob Boguslaw and The Way

5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

A modern jazz quintet conceived by White House Pianist Bob Boguslaw to play original jazz compositions with elements of classical music, Latin music, R&B, and gospel.

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27 Sep Friday

CantoSur

5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

A Brazilian and Latin Jazz group engaging in rhythms and songs in both Portuguese and Spanish, such as Bossa Nova, Bolero and Samba.

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4 Oct Friday

Paul Carr Legacy Quartet

5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

The Legacy Quartet will take you on a jazz journey with traditional and contemporary jazz, plus original music from their latest CD.

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11 Oct Friday

George Mason Jazz Faculty

5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

The All-Star George Mason University Jazz faculty, seasoned performers and educators, pay tribute to America's Indigenous Art-form, JAZZ!  

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18 Oct Friday

Darden Purcell

5:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Vocalist Darden Purcell closes out the series with performances of Jazz standards, classics from the Great American Songbook and Brazilian hits.

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