Second Wednesdays: Jazz at the Kramer
Second Wednesdays: Jazz at the Kramer
Wed, Oct 12, 6:00 PM
Betty Mae Kramer Gallery - Silver Spring Civic Center • Silver Spring, MD
Free
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Second Wednesdays: Jazz at the Kramer
Experience a FREE evening of jazz music on the second Wednesday of each month at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room!
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Betty Mae Kramer Gallery - Silver Spring Civic Center 1 Veterans Place Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Second Wednesdays: Jazz at the Kramer
August 10, 2022
6:00-8:00pm
FREE
Join us at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery & Music Room on the second Wednesday of each month for an evening of jazz! This month's artists feature Marshall Keys on saxophone and Federico Peña on piano.
Admission is FREE but advanced registration is required due to limited capacity.
Jazz at the Kramer is presented by Paul Carr's Jazz Academy of Music in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County and curated by Paul Carr.
** Masks are required for all guests, regardless of vaccination status. Food and beverages are not permitted in the gallery. **
August Musicians
Marshall Keys
“Alto and soprano saxophonist Marshall Keys has a solid, soulful tone and a knack for lines that start out as simple lines and seemingly take on a life of their own, developing into elaborate, smartly constructed melodies. He’s a true virtuoso musician who has something personal and erudite to say on the instrument.”
A native of Washington DC, Marshall began began in the DC Youth Orchestra Program, then flirted with jazz studies at Howard University, all the while working with legendary jazz musicians like Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Heath, Pepper Adams, Miriam Makeba, Jimmy Scott, Stevie Wonder, and the blues organistJimmy McGriff with which he recorded the album “Countdown”.
Federico Peña
Before leaving Buenos Aires for North America in 1984, Uruguay born Pianist Federico Pena honed his craft under the watchful eye of some of Argentina's top session players and producers like Gustavo Donez (Sweater), El Soca, Daniel Colombres, El Mono Fontana, Juan del Barrio and Jota Morelli. After studying intensely under world renowned Argentine concert pianist Antonio de Raco, in 1984, at 18-years old, Peña made the move to the States, attending the Berklee College of Music for one year before settling in Washington, D.C. He landed gigs with the city's best go-go bands and began to spread his wings from there.
** Masks are required for all guests, regardless of vaccination status. Food and beverages are not permitted in the gallery. **
