2025 FCC Jazz Festival Evening Concert

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Frederick Community College • Visual & Performing Arts Center | Frederick

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2025 FCC Jazz Festival Evening Concert
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Duke Ellington: A 125th year Celebration featuring the Charlie Young Ensemble
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FEBRUARY 7, 2024 • 7:30 PM

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JAZZ FESTIVAL EVENING CONCERT

Duke Ellington: A 125th year Celebration featuring the Charlie Young Ensemble
You're invited to our second annual FCC Jazz Festival Evening Concert, Duke Ellington: A 125th year Celebration featuring the Charlie Young Ensemble. Please join us to celebrate music with family, friends, and community guests during this special evening concert!

2025 FCC Jazz Festival Evening Concert Ticket Information
Tickets to attend this evening music performance are free of charge. Click the orange Reserve a Spot button here to reserve your seat.

MEET CHARLIE YOUNG

Charlie Young is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. Presently residing in the Washington, DC, he is Coordinator of Instrumental Jazz Studies and Professor of Saxophone at Howard University.

Young has had a rich career performing and recording with various ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra, the US Navy Band, the Count Basie Orchestra, and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. He is published on over 35 CD recordings, including his own release “So Long Ago.” Mr. Young has shared the concert stage with artists ranging from Clark Terry and Ella Fitzgerald to Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones. Performance venues have ranged from London's Royal Albert Hall to New York's Carnegie Hall.

Charlie Young has been a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra for over 35 years where he presently serves as Artistic Director/Conductor and lead saxophonist. Young joined the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra in 1995 and has served as the ensemble's principal woodwind specialist for over 15 years. In 2013, he was appointed Artistic Director and Conductor.

Mr. Young is a recognized clinician in the field of music education as well as classical and jazz saxophone performance. Clinic presentations in Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and Japan have earned him a stellar reputation among the most respected in saxophone performance and education.

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TICKET INFORMATION

  • Tickets to this special event are free of charge. Click the Reserve a Spot button above to register for this program.
  • A $15.00 tax-deductible donation (per attendee) to the FCC Music Program is suggested. When clicking the link, a new window will open. Please select "Music Scholarships and Program Support" while completing the form. Thank you!

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PRE-CONCERT DINNER IN THE STUDENT CENTER | 5:00 to 7:00 PM

You're invited to the Cougar Jazz Cafe where you can listen to special musical performances by FCC student and faculty while enjoying dinner (choose to bring your own meal or make a purchase from our food truck (vendor tba).

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JAZZ FESTIVAL DAYTIME WORKSHOPS | 10:00 AM to 5:00PM

Did you hear? Our Jazz Festival also includes daytime workshops designed exclusively for middle and high school students earlier in the day. All instruments are welcome and prior jazz and/or improvisation experience is not necessary.

Workshop Registration Information

  • Registration to attend the daytime workshops is free of charge.
  • Learn more and register a participant for our Daytime Workshops.

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CONTACT US

If you have any questions or wish to learn more about the music program at Frederick Community College, please contact us. We look forward to meeting you!

Dr. Mike Gersten, Program Manager
Frederick Community College Music Program
[email protected] • 301-846-2566 • frederick.edu/music


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Frederick Community College • Visual & Performing Arts Center, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, United States

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