Infusing jazz with neo-soul, reggae and R&B, the lush vocals of this DC powerhouse is “redefining what soul music is in America.” (Soul Train)
Friday, Mar 8 at 9:00pm & 10:30pm
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FREE
Free Café Concerts
Presented by The Washington Post
Like live music with your glass of wine?
World music, a cappella ensembles, dance and a spotlight on jazz highlight the over twenty FREE performances presented on the Café Concert stage during INTERSECTIONS 2013. Enjoy an “intersection” of art, culture and connection, before or after a mainstage show. Enjoy a conversation with someone new who's just seen the same show! Relax in the Atlas’ Kogod Lobby, meet festival artists and enjoy drinks and light fare from our café.
Akua Allrich
Alpha Dog Blues
Enjoy unplugged Chicago style blues when DC’s Roger Hart wails on his signature harmonica, joined by singer/ blues guitarist Tom Muck. Expect some great picking and harmonica riffs in blues standards, jumps and originals.
Friday, Mar 1 at 9:00pm & 10:30pm
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American Youth Chorus
A favorite of the Café Concert stage, these spirited young singers ages 8 – 14, based at the Atlas, have delighted audiences from the White House to the Kennedy Center.
Sunday, Mar 3 at 3:00pm
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Boogie Babes’ Mr. Skip
Café Concert for PreSchoolers
Meet a rock star of the pre-school crowd whose sing-along concert gets the audience moving. Don’t miss one of Capitol Hill’s favorite performers.
Saturday, Feb 23 at 12:00pm
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Boogie Babes' The Good Ms. Padgett
Café Concert for PreSchoolers
This playful singer/songwriter presents whimsical songs and favorite familiar tales that are wise, joyful, and never condescending, delighting children and adults alike.
Saturday, Mar 2 at 12:00pm
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Boogie Babes’ Bridgette and Dawn
Café Concert for PreSchoolers
A dynamic duo with a Caribbean vibe play delightful tunes for tots and their families. Trinidad-born Bridgette sings and plays the guitar and Dawn provides the beat on the conga drums and other fun percussion.
Saturday, Mar 9 at 12:00pm
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The Capital Hearings
D.C.'s most versatile a cappella ensemble makes its Atlas debut with a wide-ranging repertoire of classical favorites, vocal jazz, and contemporary arrangements.
Sunday, Feb 24 at 4:00pm
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Cecily
“Look out,” says Patti Austin, for this “brilliant and talented young lady,” an up-and-coming vocalist, dedicated to healing the world with the power of music with a style that ranges from New Jack Swing to Blues and Jazz.
Friday, Feb 22 at 7:00pm
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Congressional Chorus
Celebrate the spirit, diversity and power of American choral music when one of DC’s most distinctive choruses offers show-stopping songs to enjoy, under the artistic direction of David Simons.
Saturday, Mar 2 at 8:00pm & 9:00pm
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Sarah Hughes
A rising star in DC’s contemporary jazz scene and member of the Bohemian Jazz Caverns Orchestra, alto saxophonist Sarah Hughes leads an ensemble in fresh takes on bebop, cool and free jazz.
Saturday, Feb 23 at 2:00pm, 3:30pm & 5:00pm
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Kaffeehaus Cantata
Enjoy a bit of Bach with your coffee and pastries? Join soprano Anastasia Robinson and tenor and bass pals for a playful presentation of Bach’s Coffee Cantata as the café transforms into a Viennese coffee house.
Saturday, Mar 2 at 6:00pm
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Free cocoa will be served from Divine Chocolate.
Brad Linde and Friends: Open Jazz Jam Session
Calling all musicians to sit in with Saxophonist and Jazz at the Atlas curator Brad Linde for an open session of standards and more.
Saturday, Mar 2 at 10:00pm
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Tara Linhardt Band
Thrill to the finger-picking dexterity of a champion mandolin player and her band who celebrate some of the best of America’s music -- old time, mountain and bluegrass.
Saturday, Mar 2 at 2:00pm & 3:30pm
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Matthew Mills
Contemporary acoustic music meets Flamenco guitar style in the innovative playing of this noted Northern Virginia-based guitarist, who returns to the festival by popular demand.
Saturday, Feb 23 at 7:30pm
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NonaLee Dance Theatre
The Living Art Museum blends the line between artist and audience in a dance performance by Angel Chinn and her Brooklyn-based company.
Sunday, Mar 3 at 1:30pm and 4:00pm
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noteBUSTERS
A high-energy after-school children’s choir from four DC schools, led by members of the US Military, salutes our veterans in a program of songs of peace and understanding.
Sunday, Feb 24 at 3:00pm
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Pa' Gozar Latin Trio
Cha-cha, Bossa, Afro-Peruvian and Cuban styles combine in a sizzling concert of Latin American vocal music.
Sunday, Feb 24 at 1:30pm
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Mari Paz
A Cuban-born pianist brings a sophisticated, international flare to her virtuoso performance of boleros, tangos, Peruvian waltzes, zarzuela and bossa novas.
Friday, Mar 1 at 6:30
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Mark Sylvester
A concert of innovative guitar and banjo compositions by an award-winning composer and member of the Great Noise Ensemble, which will feature his Banjo Concerto at INTERSECTIONS on Feb 28.
Saturday, Feb 23 at 6:00pm
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Josh Walker and Karine Chapdelaine
Nu-jazz guitarist joins forces with a Canadian double bassist to form a duo that has charmed audiences across the globe.
Thursday, Feb 28 at 6:30pm & 9:00pm
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Andrea Wood
American soul music, Motown and Latin Caribbean flavors fuse into the enchanting vocal style of this DC native, now New York rising star.
Thursday, Mar 7 at 6:30pm & 7:45pm & 9:00pm
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Wytold
A favorite in DC’s innovative music scene, this Strathmore Artist-in-residence combines percussive bowing and melodic finger picking on electric cello while recording sounds live to create his own rock-orchestral accompaniment on stage.
Friday, Mar 8 at 6:30pm & 7:30pm
Saturday, Mar 9 at 2:00pm, 3:30pm and 5:00pm
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Young Performers Showcase
A special guest appearance by young award-winning Flamenco dancers Alexander and Maitlynne Alamar highlight a concert of young percussive dancers.
Saturday, Mar 2 at 5:00pm
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The FIRE Fund of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, created to promote interracial reconciliation and education.
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Major funding provided by Capitol Hill Foundation and Sprenger Lang Foundation.
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