Jazz at The KreegerIn collaboration with Elijah Jamal Balbed, The Kreeger Museum is honored and thrilled to present Jazz at The Kreeger, a series that furthers our mission to share music across the city. Now in its fifth year, this series supports and spotlights the wealth of musical talent in our metropolitan area.
Save the date for upcoming Jazz at The Kreeger concerts! March 22nd, 2025 Allyn JohnsonMarch 22nd | 3:00pm
Tickets: $35
In the event that you must cancel your reservation, please email education@kreegermuseum.org as soon as possible so we can offer your seat to someone else. Refunds will only be issued for cancellations made more than 24 hours in advance. A limited number of 'pay what you can' tickets will be available for this Jazz at The Kreeger performance. There are also a limited number of $15 student discounted tickets available. For more information on both, email education@kreegermuseum.org. About the ArtistTwo time Grammy nominated pianist Allyn Johnson, is a multi-talented musician, composer, arranger and producer whose trademark sound gives brilliance and fortitude to the art of jazz improvisation. As a proud native Washingtonian, Allyn began playing piano at the tender age of five, he got his start playing piano for the youth choir in his uncle's church. There he honed his inner musical gift. While a student at the University of the District of Columbia, Allyn was mentored by the late great jazz legend Calvin Jones, a venerable figure in the international jazz community. At UDC, Allyn was the first recipient of the Felix. E Grant Scholarship Award in jazz performance. He graduated magna cum laude from UDC in 1997 with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Studies. Now Allyn has served for more than six years as an adjunct professor of music and assistant director of the Jazz Studies program before succeeding Jones as the director in 2005. Allyn is now a tenured associate Professor at the University Of The District of Columbia. Allyn hopes to continue Jones' rich legacy of service, musicianship and academic excellence. Allyn is one of the nation's most sought after musicians in the jazz community. He is revered by musical giants as well as the "young lions" of his generation. He was chosen for the highly competitive Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program in 2001 and returned to teach in the program in 2002. In 2005 Allyn started an ensemble combining Gospel, Jazz and Classical music called Divine Order. He also has a group called Sonic Sanctuary which may be heard as his trio or small ensemble which ranges from acoustic straight ahead jazz to jazz fusion and funk. This project is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
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