Rosslyn Jazz Festival

The Rosslyn Jazz Festival is an annual music celebration in Gateway Park just across Key Bridge from Washington, DC. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Rosslyn Renaissance and the Rosslyn BID, and presented by Arlington Cultural Affairs. The “all-headliner” lineup for 2010 kicks-off with AFRO BOP ALLIANCE, the Annapolis-based group acclaimed for their CD the Caribbean Jazz Project. The Rosslyn Jazz Festival is broadcast live by jazz station WPFW 89.3 FM.

Date and Time
September 11, 2010, 1 – 7 p.m.

Festival Location
Gateway Park
N. Lynn Street and Lee Highway
Rosslyn, Virginia
(just two blocks from the Rosslyn Blue and Orange Line Metro Station)
Parking is available for $5 at Atlantic Parking Garage, 1911 N. Fort Myer Drive, entrance along N. Moore Street

Rosslyn Events Line: (703) 2-Rosslyn

2010 Rosslyn Jazz Festival Performers
•AFRO BOP ALLIANCE (1:00 – 2:00pm) – featuring Dave Samuels, who garnered a Latin Grammy award for “Best Latin Jazz Album” – as well as a ‘traditional’ Grammy nomination in the same category.

•JASON MORAN (2:30-3:40pm) – The jazz pianist and his group The Bandwagon – with bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits – have challenged the status quo, and earned the reputation as “the future of jazz.” TEN, Moran’s 10th anniversary album with The Bandwagon, is set for release on June 22, 2010.

•THE BAD PLUS (4:05 – 5:15pm) – is a collective made up of bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson, and drummer David King. Drawing on sources as diverse as classical, jazz, rock, pop and beyond, their aesthetic forces even the most skeptical listener to rethink what differentiates one style of music from another.

•THE TIERNEY SUTTON BAND (5:45 – 7:00pm) – During its 15 years together, the band has received 2 Grammy Nominations for Best Vocal Jazz Album, a JazzWeek Award for Vocalist of the Year, consecutive nominations for Jazz Journalist Association Awards, recorded seven CDs of which several have hit #1 on jazz radio playlists.