Hi everyone! We are back again with another tribute concert to Thelonious Monk sponsored by the Loudoun Jazz Society and the DC Federation of Musicians.

This time, we're going to change things up a bit, and draw from contemporary influences like hip hop, electronic music, and much more. Given that we are playing at the Douglass Community Center, I thought it was only appropriate to pay homage to multiple periods of Black culture and history.

The Douglass Community Center repurposed the Douglass High School, which was the first Black high school until the end of segregation; and now it has turned into a community center that pays respect to Fredrick Douglass and Black History. You can also find a chapter of the NAACP in this building, so I believed it was very appropriate to pay respect to the genius of Thelonious Monk, a tremendously important Black pianist and composer.

Like our previous installment, this is a free event! Come and enjoy live jazz as we try to produce new sounds and emotions! —Alfred Yun

Alfred Yun, keys
Sarah Hughes, sax
Matthew Holmes, bass
Paul Jung, drums

Tickets are free. Reserve a spot.