The Youth Jazz Orchestra of North Rhine Westphalia

By Jackson Sinnenberg ·
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When:
February 22, 2019 @ 6:00 pm
2019-02-22T18:00:00-05:00
2019-02-22T18:15:00-05:00
Where:
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
2700 F St NW
Washington
DC 20566
Cost:
Free
Georgetown/Dupont Circle
All Ages Free

North Rhine Westphalia was the first state in Germany (then West-Germany) to support the formation of a youth jazz orchestra. Some 44 years later, the The Youth Jazz Orchestra of North Rhine Westphalia continues to provide education and a environment of teeth cutting for young jazz musicians in Germany.

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Jackson Sinnenberg is an Associate Producer for SiriusXM and a freelance writer. His work has appeared in the JazzTimes. NPR Music, NPR.org, the Washington City Paper and On Tap Magazine and the blog of Smithsonian Folkways Records. He previously covered the city’s music scene for WGTB, Georgetown University’s radio station, where he was a show host, writer, and columnist. He graduated from Georgetown with a bachelor’s degree in American Musical Culture. Read him at sinnenbergmusic.com. Follow him at @sinnenbergmusic.

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