Sip & Stroll

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.

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.

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

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

A jazz vocalist and arranger, originally from Catlett, VA, Sarah Moyers has shared the stage with Patti LuPone and others and performed at top venues like Blues Alley.

Allyn Johnson is a musician, composer, arranger, and producer whose trademark sound gives brilliance and fortitude to the art of jazz improvisation.

California native Jennifer Krupa is an active trombonist in the Washington, DC area. A member of the United States Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble since 2004, Jen also performs regularly with multiple groups and orchestras.

The Marshall Keys Group is an internationally recognized quartet of supremely versatile musicians.

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.

Formerly a member of the US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, bandleader and saxophonist Joseph Henson performs regularly in the D.C. and Richmond area with a wide variety of groups.