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| Local Voices@Kennedy Center Next week two local favorites will take the stage at the Kennedy Center’s KC Jazz Club. Located on the Kennedy Center’s rooftop level, the KC Jazz Club is the latest innovation of the Kennedy Center’s jazz program. An intimate club setting with a fully raised stage, bar, and gorgeous acoustics, the club combines the atmosphere of a local venue with the national stature and presence of the Kennedy Center. September 8, 2005 A regular performer circa the 1940s in Washington's legendary U Street corridor of jazz clubs and show rooms, saxophonist, clarinetist, and local favorite Buck Hill has played and recorded with the likes of Sonny Stitt, Shirley Horn, Miles Davis, and Cannonball Adderly. JazzTimes calls him “a veritable phenomenon whose robust and swinging approach is absolutely irrepressible, ” while the Washington Post says he “turns in one supremely confident performance after another.” In the KC Jazz Club, Hill is joined by bassist James King, drummer Lenny Robinson, and pianist Jon Ozment. September 9, 2005 While well-grounded in the tradition of jazz greatness, saxophonist, flutist, and vocalist Davey Yarborough represents a new generation of jazz innovators. The native Washingtonian has been a frequent performer on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, and his saxophone was featured in the theme song for The Cosby Show. He is also the recipient of a D.C. Mayor's Arts Award for his many local contributions, including his educational leadership at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Alongside his wife and frequent collaborator Esther Williams--a diverse vocalist with an extensive repertoire in jazz, R&B, pop, spiritual, and gospel--Yarborough teams up with his quartet featuring bassist Wes Biles, drummer Francis Thompson, and pianist Jon Ozment. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |