The U.S. Army Blues at 50
The U.S. Army Blues
Celebrate the 50th year of The U.S. Army Blues performing America's original music form: Jazz! FREE TIX; walk-ins welcome.Fri / Oct 14 / 7 pm
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This performance is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.
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Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center | Alexandria, VA
4915 East Campus Drive, Fort Ward Heights, Alexandria, Virginia, 22311
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King Porter Stomp
Jelly Roll Morton
SSG Daniel Dickinson, clarinet
SFC Luke Brimhall, trombone
SSG Joshua Kauffman, trumpet
Scream Machine
SGM (Ret.) Mark Taylor
SSG Joshua Kauffman, trumpet
Little Sunflower
Freddie Hubbard
arr. Mike Tomaro
Mr. Mike Tomaro, tenor saxophone
SGM (Ret.) Matt Niess, trombone
Try to Remember/America
arr. SGM (Ret.) Tony Nalker
orch. SGM (Ret.) Jim Roberts
SGM (Ret.) Tony Nalker, piano
Late Bloomer
SSG Dan Andrews
SSG Daniel Andrews, alto saxophone
SSG Alec Aldred, trumpet
The Kicker
Joe Henderson
arr. MSG Regan Brough
SGM (Ret.) Kenny Rittenhouse, trumpet
SSG Clay Pritchard, tenor saxophone
SSG James Collins, piano
Make It So
SSG Javier Nero
SGM (Ret.) Jim Roberts, guitar
SSG Javier Nero, trombone
SSG Chris Burbank, trumpet
SSG Eric Pers, drums
Gangster Flick
SFC Michael Kramer
MSG (Ret.) Joseph Henson, tenor saxophone
SFC Michael Kramer, guitar
Buhaina
SGM Graham Breedlove
SSG Aaron Eckert, trombone
MSG Xavier Perez, tenor saxophone
SFC Dustin Mollick, baritone saxophone
SGM Graham Breedlove, trumpet
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