Field Trip: International Rhythms of Jazz—From Clave to Afro-Pop!

These performances are for DC public and charter schools only. They are not open to the public.

Performances start at 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM and will run for 75 minutes.

The DC Jazz Festival “International Rhythms of Jazz: From Clave to Afro-Pop!” field trip will explore connections between jazz, go-go, and African and Cuban rhythms. Field trips will feature DC-based, DCJF Artist-In-Residence bassist Corcoran Holt and Teaching Artist Marc Cary. An in-person pre-field trip workshop will present the intersections. Since the 19th century, Afro-Cuban rhythms have been evident in New Orleans both through direct contact with Cubans and through the Cuban-influenced music of Mexican and other Latin American immigrants. Jelly Roll Morton and his future bandmate Lorenzo Tio Jr., a Creole clarinetist who also had Mexican roots, also combined those influences. Morton once said: “If you can’t manage to put tinges of Spanish in your tunes, you will never be able to get the right seasoning.” An examination of the key elements of each genre displays a generational extension of jazz and a continuum of African-American music and African rhythms.

This program is made possible the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Additional support is provided by the Galena Yorktown Foundation.

This program is filled to capacity—we are no longer accepting registration