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Jackson Dunkin

Jackson Dunkin is a senior majoring in music business with a jazz guitar minor at Howard University, hails from Greenwood Lake, New York. A versatile guitarist, he has performed at iconic venues like Minton's Playhouse and the Silver Lining Lounge in NYC and participated in the Jazz Night Series at Ciel Social Club. As a dedicated educator, Jackson simultaneously teaches guitar at The Salvation Army and Sitar Arts Center in Washington, DC. His diverse performance experience includes serving as bandleader for Glenmere Mansion's jazz brunch series and playing in productions like Carrie: The Musical, American Idiot, and Broadway Our Way. He has also opened for pop artist Maude Latour and been a featured guest with the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Orchestra.

Howard University Jazz Ensemble 2023: Nefertiti

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by Jack Bowers
January 13, 2024

The Howard University Jazz Ensemble was formed almost half a century ago, in 1975, by Fred Irby III, its first--and, so far, only--music director. Every year since 1976, the ensemble has recorded and released an album to showcase its prowess and growth under Irby's baton. This year's entry, Nefertiti, is a tribute to the legendary saxophonist Wayne Shorter, many of whose compositions have become jazz standards, including the album's title song. Interestingly, Shorter, a twelve-time Grammy winner ...

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Howard University Jazz Ensemble: HUJE 2022

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by Jack Bowers
December 21, 2022

Recordings by the superb Howard University Jazz Ensemble have been surfacing like clockwork each year since shortly after the orchestra was formed in 1975 by its first (and only) music director, Fred Irby III. Sometimes the albums have overall themes, while others (such as this one) are dedicated to one or more of the university's distinguished alumni. Andrew Nathaniel White III, a Washingtonian who graduated cum laude from Howard in 1964, was a multi-instrumentalist whose notable career ...