Release Date: April 16, 2002
"Jazz in the Garden" Resumes in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Every Friday, 5:00 - 8:00 P.M., May 31 - August 30, 2002
Washington, DC -- An eclectic mix of jazz can be heard in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden every Friday evening from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Jazz ensembles perform on Friday evenings from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in front of the grand fountain. The Jazz schedule for the summer is as follows:
31 May - Bossalingo, bossa nova jazz
7 June - Thad Wilson Quintet, jazz trumpet
14 June - Jerry Gordon, jazz guitar
21 June - Bruce Ewan & special guest Big Gilson, blues harmonica
28 June - Young & Rollins, flamenco guitar
5 July - Thad Wilson Quintet, jazz trumpet
12 July - Origem, Brazilian jazz
19 July - Marshall Keys, jazz saxophone
26 July - Eric Harper Quartet, jazz bass
2 August - Young & Rollins, flamenco guitar
9 August - Harold Little, jazz horns
16 August - Bruce Ewan & the Solid Senders, blues harmonica
23 August - Origem, Brazilian jazz
30 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 Memorial Day 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 nearest Metro stations are Archives/Navy Memorial (Green/Yellow lines), Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines), and Judiciary Square (Red line).
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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