Non-Profit Performances

April is "Jazz Appreciation Month" and Blues Alley Jazz is committed to supporting it here in our Nation's Capitol.

It was so designated by Congress and by The Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History. The Museum of American History honors jazz music throughout the month of April as America's indigenous musical art form and we honor them through it. Blues Alley Jazz is proud to provide two performance arts platforms through its annual BIG BAND JAM ! on the national mall and by providing student musicians the opportunity to perform on our internationally-renowned nightclub stage.

The BIG BAND JAM ! is a jazz festival designed to be for kids, by kids, from kids and to kids. In addition to this performance platform we also provide local area high schools an opportunity to perform weekly throughout the month of April every Monday night. We willingly cooperate by providing a stage and allowing children to perform at our Georgetown nightclub location in northwest Washington, DC. We will also work with you to combine a dinner/show package with a portion of the proceeds donated to your high school jazz ensemble program. We will suggest a menu and assist you in sales as you allocate funding proceeds through a percentage of the ticket sales package. This performance opportunity is based upon on a first-come, first served basis and registration occurs no more than three months prior to the proposed performance date. The only restrictions that apply are: (1) you must be an area private, public or parochial high school and (2) your school must not have presented a performance in the prior two calendar year cycles. Please submit your requests above in writing and we will process them in the order received and reply as expeditiously as possible. Thank you for your interest in performing at Blues Alley Jazz in Washington, DC.

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- Dizzy Gillespie

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