Sat, Aug 31
|Arena Stage
New Standards Exhibit
DC Jazz Festival and the Berklee Institute for Jazz and Gender Justice present New Standards Exhibit: Shifting The Narrative Curated by Terri Lyne Carrington
Time & Location
Aug 31, 2024, 11:00 AM – Sep 01, 2024, 7:30 PM
Arena Stage, 1101 6th St SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA
About the event
DATE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2024
11:00 AM – Exhibit Opening Premiere with Curator Talk and Tour by Terri Lyne Carrington (refreshments served). Panelists: Terri Lyne Carrington, John Murph, Carmen Lundy. Moderated by Gordon Chambers. (Arena Stage/Molly Smith Study)
6:30 PM - New Standards All-Stars Concert featuring Terri Lyne Carrington, Dianne Reeves, Bill Frissell, Gerald Clayton, Carmen Lundy, Ben Williams, Kris Davis, Brandee Younger. Hosted by Ron Carter (Arena Stage/Fichandler Theatre)
DC JazzFest at the Wharf VIP and Seated Ticket holders get access to the concert included in their ticket.
DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
7:30 PM – Exhibition VIP Reception (Arena Stage)
New Standards Exhibit: Shifting The Narrative, Curated by Terri Lyne Carrington, addresses the theme of Jazz and Gender Justice by examining the intersection of history, gender, race, and innovation, with transformative and provocative multimedia art and performances. The exhibition will open Saturday, August 31, 2024, with talk and tour, followed by a concert. The exhibit will remain open through October 13, 2024.
Credit: The New Standards Exhibition DC is in partnership with the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice with major support provided by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Additional support provided by Arena Stage. The exhibit is on loan by The Carr Center through October 13, 2024. Many thanks to The Carr Center, Oliver Ragsdale, Jr., President, Terry Stewart and Meredith Rutledge-Borger, Co-Project Managers.
Many thanks to the DC Jazz Festival, Sunny Sumter, President and CEO, Willard Jenkins, Artistic Director, Asha Moses, Program Manager. Many thanks to Arena Stage, Hana Sherif, Artistic Director, Edgar Dobie, President. Many thanks to Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, Terri Lyne Carrington, Founder and Artistic Director, Aja Burrell Woods, Managing Director, Devon Gates, Research Assistant. The Carr Center would like to acknowledge The Rogers Company, Blue Pony, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ; The Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Hudson-Webber Foundation and the Erb Family Foundation
MANY THANKS TO ALL THE INCREDIBLE ARTISTS THAT CONTRIBUTED THEIR LOVE, SUPPORT AND TALENTS TO “NEW STANDARDS”
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