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Tag: Davey Yarborough

DC Collective, a jazz band of alumni from the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, will perform “Ellington at 125: The DC Collective in Concert” on April 28 at Arena Stage. (Top Row, L-R) Bassist/band leader Corcoran Holt, pianist Janelle Gill, and drummer Kweku Sumbry. (Bottom Row, L-R) Trumpeter Al Strong, percussionist Jabari Exum, and tenor saxophonist Brian Settles. (Courtesy of DC Jazz Collective)
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Jazz Musician Corcoran Holt Leads Tribute to Music Educator Davey Yarborough

by Brenda C. SilerApril 24, 2024April 24, 2024

Davey Yarborough, a celebrated musician and arts educator, will be honored at the DC Jazz Festival’s “Ellington at 125: The DC Collective in Concert” on April 28 at Arena Stage.

A jam session for retired musicians will be held at the Genevieve N. Johnson Senior Day Care in D.C. The planning group includes (from left) Thelma Burless, executive director of the senior day care center; David James Saunders with Zion Community Enterprises, Davey Yarborough, president and artistic director for Washington Jazz Arts Institute; and Darryl E. Harris, vice president of Business Development at the Applied Integrated Marketing and Design Group. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Using Music to Bring Back Happy Memories

by Brenda C. SilerMay 31, 2023May 31, 2023
From left, foreground: Esther Williams-Yarborough and Davey Yarborough co-founded the Washington Jazz Arts Institute 25 years ago. Current students, graduates and mentors recently performed together on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)
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Local Youth Jazz Program Celebrates a Milestone

by Brenda C. SilerApril 5, 2023April 5, 2023
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Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

by Brenda C. SilerMay 18, 2022May 18, 2022
Drummer Keith Killgo, head of Fine Arts at Friendship Prep Tech Academy in southeast D.C. and an original member of The Blackbyrds, has his student Talaian Ball perform impromptu during class on April 20. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Keith Killgo, Original Member of The Blackbyrds, Brings Road Lessons to the Classroom

by Brenda C. SilerMay 11, 2022May 18, 2022
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