National Chamber Ensemble "ALL THAT JAZZ"

"All That Jazz" with Award Winning Jazz Pianist Burnett Thompson

Artisphere’s resident ensemble, The National Chamber Ensemble, concludes their exciting fifth season with a program featuring Jazz. Acclaimed pianist Burnett Thompson whose associations with an international array of jazz artists, musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, and intimate chamber ensembles have made him a legend in Washington DC, joins the NCE for this special performance on SATURDAY (7:30pm), June 2, 2012, at the Spectrum Theatre at Artisphere, 1611 N. Kent Street, in Arlington, Virginia. Free Parking (in PMI/Rosslyn Spectrum Garage. Rear of bldg on Arlington Ridge Rd.)( Two blocks from Rosslyn Metro)

PROGRAM:

Claude Bolling: Music for Violin, Cello, and Jazz Piano
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Stephane Grappelli: Transcriptions for violin and jazz trio
Burnett Thompson: Music for cello and jazz trio

FEATURED ARTISTS: Burnett Thompson (piano), Artistic Director Leo Sushansky (violin), Lukasz Szyrner (cello), Leland Nakamura(drums), Ephriam Wolfolk ( bass).