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Allyn Johnson
Native Washingtonian, ALLYN JOHNSON, is a multi-talented musician, composer, arranger and producer whose trademark sound gives brilliance and fortitude to the art of jazz improvisation. Allyn, a prodigy who began playing piano at the tender age of five, got his start playing piano for the youth choir in his uncle's church. There he honed his inner musical gift. While a student at the University of the District of Columbia, Allyn was mentored by the late great jazz legend Calvin Jones, a venerable figure in the international jazz community. At UDC, Allyn was the first recipient of the Felix. E Grant Scholarship Award in jazz performance
Beatin' the Odds
By Leigh Pilzer
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: SKCC; Lin; Waterkress; The Platinum Taxi; Beatin’ the Odds; And Then It Stopped; Last Year,
Lost Year; How Much Longer; Where Will We Go?
Journey In Black
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Ancestral Folk Song, Grief, How It Ends, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Always Stay, Influence, The Things You Do (feat. Marquis Hill), Invitation, Brother Sister,
Walk Spirit Talk Spirit
Label: Your Majesty Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. Knarrative Will Set Us Free
(Spirit
Talk Spirit)
McCoy Tyner | GVJ Lyrics
2. All Aboard The Gravy Train
(Gravy
Train)
Lou Donaldson | GVJ lyrics
3. Square Stay Out (No Room For
Squares)
Hank Mobley | GVJ lyrics
4. Music Around the World (Road
Song)
West Montgomery | GVJ lyrics
5. Come Fly Away With Me (Fly
With
The Wind)
McCoy Tyner | GVJ lyrics
6. Canteloupe Island
Herbie Hancock | Mark
Murphy
7. Go Moose The Mooche (Moose
The
Mooche)
Charlie Parker | GVJ lyrics
8. Do the Samba (Jive Samba)
Nat Adderly | GVJ lyrics
Take Five with Kristin Callahan
by AAJ Staff
Meet Kristin Callahan Kristin has been singing and performing since she was eight years old. She began studying jazz and piano in 2009 and performs at festivals and venues such as the Mid Atlantic Jazz Festival, SOUTH, Montpelier Arts Center, Wine in the Woods, Woodmere Art Museum, Rockwood Music Hall, Twins Jazz, and Rams Head On ...
Ben Williams at Hamilton Live
by Wendy Ross
Ben Williams Hamilton Live Ben Williams Birthday BashWashington D.C. December 27, 2018 Hamilton Live is a trendy performance venue located below The Hamilton restaurant in Washington, DC, mere blocks from the White House. It was the holiday season between Christmas and the New Year, an appropriately festive ...
Jack Kilby: Love is a Song Anyone Can Sing
by Geannine Reid
Jack Kilby and the Front Line is a collaborative effort formed in 2014 in New York City. The ensemble includes members from New York, Washington DC, and Virginia. What is most striking is the span of generations, ranging from twenty-six to forty-six. The album has been released in separate volumes but is now available as one ...
Jazz from the US Virgin Islands' new breed
by Nigel Campbell
September 2017 was a horrible month for the US Virgin Islands (USVI). As the New York Times wrote, In the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Maria Drowned What Irma Didn't Destroy." We should not forget that from these isles, a pool of talent has created music that has endured, survived, and influenced. Music writers and researchers have investigated ...
Maryland Events Highlight Women Jazz Artists: Concerts And Panel Discussion Celebrate Women's History Month
From its earliest days, women have played key roles in jazz. Vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday are legendary singers who exhibited a high level of musicianship. They mastered the technique of their instrument (the voice), learned their music thoroughly and were skilled improvisers like any other band member. Many more talented women have ...