Thursday, September 24, 2009

Silver Spring Jazz Festival 2009

The sixth annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival was held on Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Silver Spring.

There were performances by the Unified Jazz Ensemble, featuring Karen Gray, Afro Bop Alliance, the Marcus Johnson Project, the Madison Sweet Heaven Kings and jazz cutting contests involving the High School Jazz Ensemble.

Louisiana native Allen Toussaint, a keyboardist, vocalist, composer and record producer, was the headliner.