Washington Adventist University to Host Free Jazz Festival September 28

In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of Washington Adventist University’s Honors Program, the university is sponsoring a free Jazz Festival on Sunday, September 28 from noon to 5:30 p.m. The festival will be held on campus in the Morrison Hall Chapel, located on Flower Ave., between Carroll Ave. and Division St. in Takoma Park.

“The music that will be played will be as good as anything heard at the Kennedy Center or Blues Alley,” said Professor Bradford Haas, chair of the university’s English Department and director of the Honors Program. “In fact, some of the performers have already played at both of those venues.”

Featured will be the Andrew White Quartet, performing a 50th anniversary rendition of John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” which is often listed among the greatest jazz albums of all time. Coltrane has called this recording his “thank you to God.”

Also performing will be Daisy Castro and Swing Guitars DC, the Jeff Cosgrove Trio, the Perry Conticchio Quartet and the Steve Jones Trio.

For more information or to reserve free tickets to the festival, go to http://www.wauhonorsprogram.org. The Washington Adventist University campus is located at 7600 Flower Ave., Takoma Park, Md. 20912. It is convenient to public transportation with both bus stops and a Capital Bikeshare station on campus, and is only 1.5 miles away from the Takoma Metro. Free parking is located behind and across the street from Morrison Hall.