Events

Composer, arranger, and saxophonist Steve Williams leads the 11-piece Mighty Little Big Band in original and jazz standard compositions.

Pianist, composer, and producer José Luiz Martins has a reputation for his distinct harmonic sensibility and masterful improvisation.

A rising artist based in Washington, D.C., Clara Campbell was the winner of the 2025 Ella Fitzgerald Competition. She is also a featured vocalist with the U.S. Air Force Airmen of Note, is known for her clear tone, nuanced phrasing, and original arrangements.

Director of Jazz Studies at GMU, national recording artist (Origin Records), and curator of this series, Darden Purcell is a bona fide jazz star, beloved by our audience, and she will close out the 2025 season.

Tedd Baker has worked with and recorded with a wide variety of jazz greats and contemporary artists.

There’s an ethereal journey that pianist Janelle Gill, brings listeners on that transcends the boundaries of jazz. Through her work of self-exploration as it exists in music, she has tapped into a vein of fluidity that heals with sound.

The Capitol Bones was forged in 1990 into a trombone band like no other. The Capitol Bones has performed concerts at schools, concert halls, and festivals for over 30 years.