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An Evening With Strayhorn: Songs and Scenes Inspired By The Life of Billy Strayhorn

Thu, Aug 29

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Mr. Henry's Capitol Hill

This show is Two Acts with one intermission.

An Evening With Strayhorn: Songs and Scenes Inspired By The Life of Billy Strayhorn
An Evening With Strayhorn: Songs and Scenes Inspired By The Life of Billy Strayhorn

Time & Location

Aug 29, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Mr. Henry's Capitol Hill, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA

About the event

Written by Barry Moton, " An Evening With Strayhorn" is a captivating and immersive musical experience that pays homage to the legendary jazz composer and pianist, Billy Strayhorn. Set against the backdrop of his extraordinary life and career, this unique performance weaves together a tapestry of Strayhorn’s timeless compositions, personal anecdotes, and historical narratives.  This musical play is TWO ACTS with one intermission.

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The DC Jazz Festival®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization, and its programs are made possible, in part, with major grants from the Government of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, Mayor; DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities; National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; and with awards from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Gillon Family Charitable Fund, Galena-Yorktown Foundation, Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts, Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Mid Atlantic Arts,  The Venable Foundation, Arts Forward Fund of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, Les Paul Foundation, Ella Fitzgerald Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, New Music USA, Carefirst, and HumanitiesDC. ©2024 DC Jazz Festival. All rights reserved. 

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