Release Date: July 11, 2001
Jazz Every Friday through Labor Day in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Washington, DC -- An eclectic mix of jazz can be heard in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden every Friday evening through Labor Day. The jazz ensembles perform on Friday evenings from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in front of the grand fountain or in inclement weather inside the Pavilion Café. The lineup for the remainder of the summer is as follows:
13 July - Eric Harper, jazz bass
20 July - Harold Little, jazz trumpet & horns
27 July - Halley Shoenberg, jazz saxophone & clarinet
3 August - Origem, Brazilian jazz
10 August - Marshall Keys, jazz saxophone & horns
17 August - Young & Rollins, flamenco guitar
24 August - Harold Little, jazz trumpet & horns
31 August - Jerry Gordon, jazz guitar
During the jazz concerts, the Pavilion Café in the Sculpture Garden offers a special menu of tapas and refreshments either inside the café or from carts located on the two patios.
The hours of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden through Labor Day are Monday through Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Pavilion Café will stay open until 8:00 p.m. on Fridays and until 6:00 p.m. the rest of the week.
Admission to the Sculpture Garden and jazz performances is free of charge. The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is located at Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, on the National Mall, in the block adjacent to the West Building of the Gallery.
The Friday night jazz series is sponsored by Guest Services, Inc. and the National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden was given to the nation by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
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