the Capital Focus Jazz Band at Rosensteel Knights of Columbus of Silver Spring

The Capital Focus Jazz Band (formerly the Federal Focus Jazz Band) is the Youth Learning Program of the Potomac River Jazz Club. Since 1988, this nationally acclaimed program has provided promising young musicians with a grounding in the fundamentals of jazz, as well as specialized training in the traditional New Orleans styles and their offshoots. The Capital Focus Jazz Band learning program was formed to continue the legacy of such giants of American music as Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, and Jack Teagarden. The band's director, Dave Robinson, is an accomplished cornetist and trumpeter for some four decades....

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The Capital Focus Jazz Band (formerly the Federal Focus Jazz Band) is the Youth Learning Program of the Potomac River Jazz Club. Since 1988, this nationally acclaimed program has provided promising young musicians with a grounding in the fundamentals of jazz, as well as specialized training in the traditional New Orleans styles and their offshoots. The Capital Focus Jazz Band learning program was formed to continue the legacy of such giants of American music as Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, and Jack Teagarden. The band's director, Dave Robinson, is an accomplished cornetist and trumpeter for some four decades.

Admission: PRJC members ($20), General admission ($25; $22.50 in advance), Youth & Students with valid student IDs (Free).

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