Free Holiday Concert with the Commodores (U. S. Navy Jazz Band)

Mon Jul 03 2023 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

National Museum of the U.S. Navy | Washington, D.C.

National Museum of the United States Navy
Publisher/HostNational Museum of the United States Navy
Free Holiday Concert with the Commodores (U. S. Navy Jazz Band)
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About this Event

In association with Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District (BID), the National Museum of the U.S. Navy invites you to enjoy a pre-4th of July holiday concert featuring the U.S. Navy Band’s prestigious jazz ensemble, The Commodores, at Canal Park. There will be food trucks, activities for kids, and fireworks after the concert courtesy of Nationals Park. While you’re there, stop by the museum’s welcome table and say hello!

About The Commodores:

Jazz is America's music and the U.S. Navy Band Commodores, the Navy's premier jazz ensemble, have been performing the very best of big band jazz for the Navy and the nation for 50 years. Formed in 1969, this 18-member group continues the jazz big band legacy with some of the finest musicians in the world. The Commodores' mission includes public concerts, national concert tours, ceremonial support in honoring our veterans, jazz education classes and clinics, and protocol performances for high-level military and civilian government officials.

The Commodores are held in high regard nationwide by concert patrons and critics alike. The list of guest artists that have appeared with the Commodores reads like a who's who of jazz and popular music: Ray Charles, Branford Marsalis, Clark Terry, Grover Washington Jr., Chris Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, Eddie Daniels, James Moody and many more. They have appeared on television shows, played nearly all major jazz festivals and toured across the United States and abroad. In conjunction with the Airmen of Note (Air Force) and the Army Blues (Army), the Commodores even host their own annual jazz festival, the Joint Service Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C. As a versatile and relevant musical organization in the 21st century, the Commodores write and arrange much of their vast library of music. Their concerts are an eclectic mix of traditional big band music, exciting jazz vocal arrangements and fresh new instrumental music written specifically for the Commodores of today. This vibrant, dynamic musical group is constantly striving for musical excellence and the pursuit of new and exciting ways to communicate with their audiences.

About Capitol Riverfront BID:

Capitol Riverfront BID provides place management services that assist in creating a neighborhood that is clean, safe, accessible, unique, friendly, and vibrant. The BID actively collaborates and forms partnerships with organizations within the Capitol Riverfront footprint to achieve the vision for the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood and supports the development of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood as a new downtown on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington, DC.

About the National Museum of the United States Navy:

The National Museum of the U.S. Navy was established in 1961 and opened to the public in 1963. As one of 14 Navy museums throughout the country, it is the only one that presents an overview of U.S. naval history. Exhibitions and programs commemorate the Navy's wartime heroes and battles as well as its peacetime contributions in exploration, diplomacy, navigation and humanitarian service.

Known for 40 years as the flagship museum of the U.S. Navy, The National Museum of the U.S. Navy celebrates a legacy of educating the public. In the tradition of its predecessors on the Washington Navy Yard beginning in 1865, the current museum features a collection that dates from 1800. The museum's collection moved twice before Admiral Arleigh Burke established the current museum, Building 76, in 1963 to create an American naval history museum comparable to those in Europe. The National Museum of the U.S. Navy continues to embody Burke's vision of sharing the Navy's history and traditions with the world.

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National Museum of the U.S. Navy, 736 Sicard Street Southeast, Washington, D.C., United States

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