**UPDATE:  Saxophonist Sarah Hughes will be headlining tonight’s jam instead of Mercedes Beckman!**

Sarah has been a member of the jazz scene since undergrad at Maryland, has a master of music from New England Conservatory, and was a long-time member of the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, among many, many other achievements and artistic talents.

[Photo from Sarah’s website]

ORIGINAL POST:

Note: No jam on 4/16/23 (karaoke night)!

For our first month of a relaunched jazz jam session, we are going to continue a lineup of outstanding sax players (thanks again to Tedd Baker, Lionel Lyles, Herb Scott, and Elijah Balbed) for a month of much-needed #SaxualHealing.

So come join the jam this Sunday (4/23/23) as Monthly Master jazz artist and saxophonist Mercedes Beckman headlines the session, along with a special house band of Shawn Purcell (guitar), Hope Udobi (keys), Delorean Fullington (bass), and Tyler Leak (drums).

Mercedes came to the DC scene shortly before the pandemic and can be seen playing all around town, including with the U.S. Army’s Jazz Ambassadors.

Come sit in with Merrcedes and the rest of our special Fourth 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 full #SaxualHealing lineup**

• April 30: Jordon Dixon
• …and stay tuned for our lineup of special guest trombones during May’s “Bone Thugs & Harmony” lineup!

For our first month of a relaunched jazz jam session, we are going to continue a lineup of outstanding sax players (thanks again to Tedd Baker, Lionel Lyles, and Herb Scott) for a month of much-needed #SaxualHealing.

So come join the jam this Easter Sunday (4/9/23) as Monthly Master jazz artist and saxophonist Elijah Balbed headlines the session, along with a special house band of Steve Arnold (bass), Simone Baron (keys), Alex Martin (guitar), and Darrel Reddix, Jr. (drums).

Elijah has been a regular at the jam for years and is frequently named among the best (or *the* best) of the terrific tenor sax players we have in the area, and definitely one of the hardest-working players around. Elijah can also be seen moonlighting on upright bass for a tune here and there.

Come sit in with Elijah 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 full #SaxualHealing lineup**

• April 16: No jam (karaoke night @ Haydee’s)
• April 23: Mercedes Beckman
• April 30: Jordon Dixon
• …and stay tuned for our lineup of special guest trombones during May’s “Bone Thugs & Harmony” lineup!

A really cool-looking high five to everyone who came out to Haydee’s for our test run of the jam in March. We did it! Haydee’s agreed to have the jam on a regular basis, doing three Sundays a month, starting this Sunday (April 2).

To kick off the regular jam sessions right, we are going to continue a lineup of outstanding sax players (thanks again to Tedd Baker and Lionel Lyles) for a month of much-needed #SaxualHealing.

Come join the jam this Sunday as Monthly Master jazz artist and saxophonist Herb Scott headlines the session, along with a special house band including Wes Biles (bass), Oren Levine (keys), Adam Fluger (guitar), and Will Stephens (drums). Herb has joined the jam on many occasions and is the organizer of the Wednesday eve Capitol Hill jazz jam at Mr. Henry’s, and also founding Executive Director of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation.

Come sit in with Herb 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 full #SaxualHealing lineup**

• April 2: Herb Scott
• April 9: Elijah Balbed
• April 16: No jam (karaoke night @ Haydee’s)
• April 23: Mercedes Beckman
• April 30: Jordon Dixon
• …and stay tuned for our lineup of special guest trombones during May’s “Bone Thugs & Harmony” lineup!