Corey Wallace on his trombone in the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum last week/Patricia Leslie
On the third Thursday of every month between 5 and 8 p.m. through May, free jazz emanates from the Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian American Art Museum where beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres may be purchased to add to merriment while listening, dancing, or painting. The Smithsonian sets up a temporary studio for artists who register for Take 5!
Members of Corey Wallace's DUBtet are Allyn Johnson, piano; Max Murray, bass; C.V. Dashiell III, drums; and Brent Birckhead, reeds/Patricia Leslie
"Please, dance with me, Henry"/Patricia Leslie
Plenty of tables, chairs and dance space jazz up the courtyard on free jazz nights.
One of the best works the DUBtet played was Wallace's Rush Hour Traffic which brilliantly captured the stop-and-go sounds of vehicles on the road. Said Wallace: "We all hate it so I had to write a song about it."/Patricia Leslie
The center of this design promoting the monthly jazz fest at the Smithsonian is a reproduction of Robert Indiana's The Figure Five (1963), hanging on the gallery's third floor. It is based on Charles Demuth's I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold (1928), one of 12 featured stamps in a modern art series issued this month by the U.S. Postal Service/Patricia Leslie
What's this? A spider crawling on the keyboards? Nope, the hand of Allyn Johnson spinning the tunes with the Corey Wallace DUBtet at the Smithsonian/Patricia Leslie
Coming up in the Take 5! free jazz concerts:
What: The Music of Pepper Adams
When: April 18, 5 - 8 p.m.
What: The Dave Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet
When: April 22. Discussion at 5 p.m. and concert at 6:30 p.m.
What: Night & Day Quintet
When: May 16, 5 - 8 p.m.
Where: All at the Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F Streets, NW
How much: No charge!
Metro stations: Gallery Place/Chinatown or walk 10 minutes from Metro Center
For more information: 202-633-1000
patricialesli@gmail.com
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