True Blue Jazz Inc

LXCL:Unreserved Seating. Nassau Valley Vineyard Wines available at Bar plus Local Craft Brew Beverages.

General Admission

<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" id="isPasted" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">THAD WILSON THINKS BIG&hellip;.ALWAYS!!!<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Thad Wilson has been a fixture on the vibrant Washington, DC jazz scene since his arrival in 1997. His music always reflects a personal style that blends progressive elements such as blues, funk, Gospel and a touch of hip-hop. Thad&rsquo;s eclectic ideas as a modern composer are brought to life through various projects: Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra, his 16-piece big band; Inner Urge, a collaborative project; Kindred Soul, his electric group; and Kako Se, an acoustic duo.<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">The Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra became the only big band in the DC area to land a permanent residence at the esteemed One Step Down. Then, taking on the task of organizer/orchestrator, Thad reclaimed Monday nights with the Big Band Jam at U Street NW&rsquo;s Legendary Bohemian Caverns in DC. As it became known&hellip;The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra&hellip;carried on that Monday night residency until the Club&rsquo;s 2016 closure. As a leader, performer and educator on the jazz scene, Thad has become an acclaimed fixture.<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Thad has performed alongside world-renowned artists such as George Benson, James Moody, Eddie Henderson, Steve Turre, Cecil Bridgewater, McCoy Tyner, Vanessa Ruben, and Roy Hargrove. He also performed with Senegalese artist, Djimo Kouyate, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millenium Stage. His worldwide appearances include Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; Le Caveau de la Huchette in Paris, France; Antigua Music Festival; Atlanta Jazz Festival; New Orleans Jazz Festival; and Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Thad &amp; His Big Band present a Sarah Vaughan/Billy Eckstine Special for our 13th Anniversary True Blue Jazz Festival featuring the stellar Talents of two International Touring Vocalists ~ Allison Crockett &amp; Steve Washington.<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Critics are clear about Allison Crockett&hellip;. &ldquo;A voice dripping soul with generous helpings of jazz, gospel and blue, Alison has taken the baton from divas of the present and past such as Lizz Wright, Rachelle Farrelle, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Donna Summer, Diana Ross and Sarah Vaughn and forged a uniquely personal and singular musical vision.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;ALL ABOUT JAZZ<p fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">And about Steve Washington, the Critics say&hellip;. &ldquo;. . . indeed a pleasure to hear the romantic and dramatic voice of Steve Washington. He&rsquo;s a jazz singer in the great tradition of Billy Eckstine, Johnny Hartman &amp; Joe Williams.&rdquo; &mdash; Cabaret Scenes, Ron Forman<h4 fr-original-style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: center;" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: center; box-sizing: inherit;">Don&rsquo;t be the only Kids on your block to Miss Out on this Show!!! Get Your Tickets Now for ~ The Thad Wilson Big Band presenting&hellip; An Evening of Sarah Vaughan &amp; Billy Eckstine featuring Allison Crockett &amp; Steve Washington</h4>

Hello Jazz Fan.... Thank you for choosing to attend this very special True Blue Jazz Event at Nassau Valley Vineyards featuring the THAD WILSON BIG BAND with Vocalists ALLISON CROCKETT &amp; STEVE WASHINGTON performing tunes from the SARAH VAUGHAN and BILLY ECKSTINE Songbook. This promises to be a Night of Jazz unlike any other you&#39;ll see during our 13th Anniversary True Blue Jazz Festival Week!!!If you would like to contribute further in support of our Festival Shows, Events &amp;,Youth Jazz &nbsp;Workshops, Scholarships &amp; Programs....visit <a fr-original-style="" href="//www.trruebluejazz.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.truebluejazz.org</a> &amp; Click the DONATE Button ...&amp; please tell all your friends about the great Jazz you saw &amp; heard at one of our True Blue Jazz Performances.Much Appreciation....Eddie Sherman &amp; Peggy Raleyinfo@truebluejazz.org

<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">THAD WILSON THINKS BIG….ALWAYS!!!<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Thad Wilson has been a fixture on the vibrant Washington, DC jazz scene since his arrival in 1997. His music always reflects a personal style that blends progressive elements such as blues, funk, Gospel and a touch of hip-hop. Thad’s eclectic ideas as a modern composer are brought to life through various projects: Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra, his 16-piece big band; Inner Urge, a collaborative project; Kindred Soul, his electric group; and Kako Se, an acoustic duo.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">The Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra became the only big band in the DC area to land a permanent residence at the esteemed One Step Down. Then, taking on the task of organizer/orchestrator, Thad reclaimed Monday nights with the Big Band Jam at U Street NW’s Legendary Bohemian Caverns in DC. As it became known…The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra…carried on that Monday night residency until the Club’s 2016 closure. As a leader, performer and educator on the jazz scene, Thad has become an acclaimed fixture.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Thad has performed alongside world-renowned artists such as George Benson, James Moody, Eddie Henderson, Steve Turre, Cecil Bridgewater, McCoy Tyner, Vanessa Ruben, and Roy Hargrove. He also performed with Senegalese artist, Djimo Kouyate, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millenium Stage. His worldwide appearances include Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; Le Caveau de la Huchette in Paris, France; Antigua Music Festival; Atlanta Jazz Festival; New Orleans Jazz Festival; and Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Thad &amp; His Big Band present a Sarah Vaughan/Billy Eckstine Special for our 13th Anniversary True Blue Jazz Festival featuring the stellar Talents of two International Touring Vocalists ~ Allison Crockett &amp; Steve Washington.<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Critics are clear about Allison Crockett…. “A voice dripping soul with generous helpings of jazz, gospel and blue, Alison has taken the baton from divas of the present and past such as Lizz Wright, Rachelle Farrelle, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Donna Summer, Diana Ross and Sarah Vaughn and forged a uniquely personal and singular musical vision.”  •  ALL ABOUT JAZZ<p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;margin:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">And about Steve Washington, the Critics say…. “. . . indeed a pleasure to hear the romantic and dramatic voice of Steve Washington. He’s a jazz singer in the great tradition of Billy Eckstine, Johnny Hartman &amp; Joe Williams.” — Cabaret Scenes, Ron Forman<p style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%">Don’t be the only Kids on your block to Miss Out on this Show!!! Get Your Tickets Now for ~ The Thad Wilson Big Band presenting… An Evening of Sarah Vaughan &amp; Billy Eckstine featuring Allison Crockett &amp; Steve Washington

True Blue Jazz Inc

10/17 • THAD WILSON BIG BAND does SARAH VAUGHAN & BILLY ECKSTINE SHOW

32165 Winery Way

General Admission

$45

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