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11/20/11: Howard University Jazz Ensemble and Afro Blue
The big band plays with the acclaimed jazz vocal ensemble, currently appearing on NBC’s reality TV competition series The Sing-Off. A dance floor will be installed. Part of Swing, Swing, Swing.
The big band plays with the acclaimed jazz vocal ensemble, currently appearing on NBC’s reality TV competition series The Sing-Off. A dance floor will be installed. Part of Swing, Swing, Swing.
11/25/08: Howard University Jazz Ensemble and Sharon Clark
Howard University’s Jazz Ensemble joins one of D.C.’s leading vocalists to perform selections from Count Basie. Part of Jazz in DC, a celebration curated by Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Dr. Billy Taylor that highlights DC’s influence on the development of jazz.
Howard University’s Jazz Ensemble joins one of D.C.’s leading vocalists to perform selections from Count Basie. Part of Jazz in DC, a celebration curated by Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Dr. Billy Taylor that highlights DC’s influence on the development of jazz.
3/30/08: Tateshina High School Jazz Club and Howard University Jazz Ensemble
Groove to the sounds of Japan’s Tateshina High School Jazz Club, who officially kicked-off the National Cherry Blossom Festival on March 29, and the Howard University Jazz Ensemble.
Groove to the sounds of Japan’s Tateshina High School Jazz Club, who officially kicked-off the National Cherry Blossom Festival on March 29, and the Howard University Jazz Ensemble.
4/2/07: Howard University Jazz Ensemble with Shunzo Ohno
Founded in 1975 by director Fred Irby III, the Howard University Jazz Ensemble is recognized as one of the foremost college jazz ensembles and has performed at the 1992, 1996, and 2005 Kennedy Center Honors Gala. The ensemble is joined by Japanese jazz trumpeter Shunzo Ohno. In cooperation with the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan, and Amway Japan.
Founded in 1975 by director Fred Irby III, the Howard University Jazz Ensemble is recognized as one of the foremost college jazz ensembles and has performed at the 1992, 1996, and 2005 Kennedy Center Honors Gala. The ensemble is joined by Japanese jazz trumpeter Shunzo Ohno. In cooperation with the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan, and Amway Japan.
6/25/01: The Howard University Jazz Ensemble
The internationally recognized Howard University Choir's repertoire ranges from Handelian oratorios to Beethoven symphonies to spirituals and work songs.
The internationally recognized Howard University Choir's repertoire ranges from Handelian oratorios to Beethoven symphonies to spirituals and work songs.
11/10/99: The Howard University Jazz Ensemble
The Howard University Jazz Ensemble performs distinctive arrangements of jazz standards.
The Howard University Jazz Ensemble performs distinctive arrangements of jazz standards.
4/26/99: The Howard University Jazz Ensemble
The Howard University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Fred Irby III, performs jazz standards.
The Howard University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Fred Irby III, performs jazz standards.


