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Come join the jam this Sunday (6/4/23) as trumpeter Kenny Rittenhouse headlines the session to kick off our month of #BadassBuglers, featuring some of the area’s top trumpet players! Kenny will be joined by a special house band of Hope Udobi (keys), Pete Muldoon (guitar), Eliot Seppa (bass), and Will Stephens (drums).

Kenny has distinguished himself as a current professor of trumpet at Morgan State, a 30-year (!) veteran of the U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble until 2020, and as a current member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, among other accomplishments and ensembles.

So come sit in with Kenny and the rest of our special First Sunday house band! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

**Please mark your calendars for the great jams coming up, including our #BadassBuglers all through June:**

  • June 11: Joe Herrera (trumpet)
  • June 18: NO JAM (Juneteenth Weekend)
  • June 25: Thad Wilson (trumpet)
  • …and stay tuned for more Sunday jams throughout the rest of the summer!

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Just a reminder that there will be NO JAM this Sunday (5/28/23) because of the Memorial Weekend holiday. But in the meantime, we could really use your help spreading the word about DC Jazz Jam. We are trying to increase our mailing list and social media following and make sure folks know the jam is back up and running at our new home, Haydee’s. If you could take a couple minutes, please invite your friends to…

THANK YOU FOR HELPING!

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**Then… please mark your calendars for our lineup of #BadassBuglers in June**

  • June 4: Kenny Rittenhouse
  • June 11: Joe Herrera
  • June 18:  NO JAM (Juneteenth Weekend)
  • June 25:  Thad Wilson
  • …and stay tuned for more jams throughout the summer!

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Come join the jam this Sunday (5/21/23) as Monthly Master jazz artist and trombonist Jen Krupa headlines the session to wrap up our month of #BoneThugsnHarmony, featuring some of the area’s top trombonists! (Big thanks to trombonists Greg Boyer and Reginald Cyntje for hosting the sessions earlier this month.) Jen will be joined by a special house band of Terry Marshall (keys), Dave Manley (guitar), Grant Le (bass), and Keith Butler (drums).

Among many other accolades and experiences, Jen has been called the Best Trombonist in DC and has played with some of the area’s top ensembles, including the Navy Band and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra.

So come sit in with Jen and the rest of our special Third Sunday house band! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

**Please mark your calendars for the great jams coming up, including our #BadassBuglers all through June:**

  • May 28: NO JAM (Memorial Weekend)
  • June 4: Kenny Rittenhouse (trumpet)
  • June 11: Joe Herrera (trumpet)
  • June 18: NO JAM (Juneteenth Weekend)
  • June 25: Thad Wilson (trumpet)
  • …and stay tuned for more Sunday jams throughout the rest of the summer!

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Come join the jam this Mother’s Day Sunday (5/14/23) as Monthly Master jazz artist and trombonist Reginald Cyntje headlines the session to continuee our month of #BoneThugsnHarmony, featuring some of the area’s top trombonists! Reginald will be joined by a special house band of Tim Whalen (keys), Cristian Perez (guitar), Zoe Jorgenson (bass), and Kevin Kearney (drums).

Reginald has been named Best Trombonist by the Washington CityPaper’s annual “Jazzies” awards, among other accolades, and serves as the jazz director at Duke Ellington School.

So come sit in with Reginald and the rest of our special Second Sunday house band! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

**Please mark your calendars for the rest of our lineup of #BoneThugsnHarmony this month:**

  • May 21: Jen Krupa
  • May 28: NO JAM (Memorial Weekend)
  • …and stay tuned for more Sunday jams throughout the summer!