CLUB DINNER & PROGRAM
The 2020-2021 Season Finale
featuring
The CAAPA Jazz Ensemble
Ronald Walton - Music Director and Pianist
Jackson Grant- Bass
Angel Bethea- Drums
John Wade - Vocals
In Partnership with the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA)
Friday, July 23, 2021, at 6:00 pm
OPEN TO MEMBERS & GUESTS
$65 per person - dinner & program
$25 per person - cocktail & program only
Join fellow members and guests for a gourmet dinner preceded by a cocktail hour and performance.
Musical Program
The Girl from Ipanema by António C. Jobim
My Funny Valentine by Richard Rodgers
Bemsha Swing by Thelonius Monk
Lester Leaps In by Count Basie
Someday My Prince Will Come by Frank Churchill
There Will Never Be Another You by Harry Warren
Strasbourg by Roy Hargrove
Past Times by Ronald Walton
The CAAPA Jazz Ensemble was founded in 2019 as a part of the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) performance ensembles, which also includes the CAAPA Chorale, CAAPA Dance Ensemble, and CAAPA Chamber Ensemble. The current Music Director for the Jazz ensemble is a former CAAPA Scholarship applicant,pianist and composer Ronald Walton.
The ensemble debuted in September 2019 at the annual Melody of Art Season Kick-off Reception, and born under the directorship of pianist and CAAPA’s 2016 1st Place Music Scholarship Awardee, Joshua Jenkins. For its debut Jenkins also conducted members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, who were special guests at the event. The ensemble has since performed at the Kennedy Center, Harmony Hall Arts Center and Publick Playhouse, as well as at the Association of the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)’s 2020 national conference. Performance repertoire includes, but is not limited to: jazz by Black composers, historically significant jazz selections, traditional jazz, smooth jazz, and contemporary jazz with the music itself changing to suit the event and occasion with personal interpretation and improvisation of its performers. The CAAPA Jazz Ensemble’s goal is consistent with CAAPA’s overall mission of “Bringing Color to the Classics®” .
Menu
Appetizer
Artisan Mixed Greens Salad Topped with Applewood Smoked Duck Magret
Radish, Mountaineer Cheese, Raspberry Vinaigrette
Entrée
Seared Atlantic Salon Filet, Saffron Sauce
Fondue of Aromatic Vegetables
or
Lamb Loin Wellington with Spinach, Sundried Tomato, Mushroom, Basil Pesto
Pommes Duchesse, Fresh Market Vegetables
or
Seared Red Snapper Filet, Tomato Butter
Mix Wild Rice Stuffed Baked Tomato, Fresh Market Vegetables
Dessert
Caramel Cheese Cake
Sabayon Sauce
Coffee & Tea
For more information about Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) the non-profit arts organization supporting Black Classical musicians, youth and others in the performing arts by “Bringing Color to the Classics”, visit the website at https://4caapa.org/
6:00 pm - cocktail hour
7:00 pm - program
7:45 pm - dinner
Business dress.
A reservation is required for dinner by 5 pm the day before.
A reservation is recommended for cocktail & program only.
RSVP online or call (202) 331-7282 ext. 3
Complimentary parking after 6 pm at 2001 Pennsylvania Ave.
