Jazz@Goethe with Ralf Böcker
Jazz@Goethe with Ralf Böcker
Sun, Mar 12, 2:00 PM
Goethe-Institut Washington • Washington, DC
$12
Actions Panel
Jazz@Goethe with Muneer Nasser & Janelle Gill
Jazz@Goethe series - third concert featuring trumpeter Muneer Nasser and pianist Janelle Gill.
When and where
Date and time
Location
Goethe-Institut Washington 1377 R Street Northwest Suite 300 Washington, DC 20009
Map and directions
How to get there
Refund Policy
Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.
About this event
Doors: 2:00pm
Concert Begins: 2:30pm
Tickets: $12 via Eventbrite
Wine will be served. Each ticket comes with one drink ticket, which may be redeemed either before or after the show.
The Goethe-Institut is excited to continue the ‘Jazz@Goethe’ concert series with a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration featuring trumpeter Muneer Nasser and pianist Janelle Gill. The concert is on Sunday 1/22, beginning at 2:00pm.
This series continues in the spirit of the DC Public Library’s ‘Jazz in the Basement’ series, which the Goethe-Institut co-hosted for several years in its previous location on K street. We are very happy to revive the tradition of bringing jazz to the historic U street corridor, where jazz greats such as Duke Ellington once thrived!
Muneer Nasser's exposure to the jazz idiom was early and powerful. In 1976, his father, the late great bassist Jamil Nasser, placed him before Dizzy Gillespie at the Village Gate: Dizzy blew the place apart. Lessons with Dave Burns, Oliver Beener, George Coleman, and Jimmy Owens as well as challenging jam sessions in New York and Washington DC further developed Nasser's ability to play jazz. He has performed with Larry Willis, Lou Donaldson, George Coleman, and Rufus Reid. He recently published Upright Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser.
Native Washingtonian Janelle Gill is one of the leading faces in the DC music scene, working as a performer, musical educator, producer, director, and student of life. She was introduced to jazz during a workshop with Delfeayo Marsalis which led to her attendance at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and later, Howard University. Since then, she has dedicated her life’s work to expanding and stretching the bounds of jazz and sound as we know it. Some of her credits include performances with The Blackbyrds, Maurice Hines’ Tappin’ Through Life (Arena Stage), A Tribute to Billy Strayhorn (Kennedy Center), and most recently spearheaded Toni Morrison’s Desdemona (InSeries Opera Theater) as musical director. When Janelle is not performing or teaching, she spends time reflecting and researching the benefits of nature and its intersectionality with music to better help heal the souls of those around her.