Community Calendar

DEAD HEAT

with Balisong and Ousted

Wednesday May 14, 2025

Doors: 7:00 PM // Show: 8:00 PM

All Ages

This concert of 1950s works highlights post-war America’s musical diversity. Selections from Bernstein’s West Side Story pulse with urban energy, blending jazz, Latin, and classical styles sung by Lourdes Rodriguez and Matthew Hill. Piston’s Symphony No. 4 sheds his usual academic tone for a vibrant tribute to industrial power. In contrast, Oboist Bethany Slater will perform Kay’s Pietà, a lyrical concerto for English horn and strings, draws inspiration from Michelangelo’s Madonna della Pietà, offering moments of deep reflection.

Feel the joy in the choral favorites from London to Baltimore! Featuring works by Vaughan Williams, Whitacre, and Britten, you are invited to take an emotional journey across the pond as we explore the connections of joy and peace through inspirational choral music.

Artists:
Baltimore Choral Arts Society
Anthony Blake Clark, Music Director and Conductor
Leo Wanenchak, Associate Conductor

Program:
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Mystical Songs

Benjamin Britten
A Hymn to the Virgin
Hymn of Saint Colomba
Carry Her Over the Water from Paul Bunyan

Eric Whitacre
Seal Lullaby
Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine

Alice Parker
Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal

James Erb
Shenandoah

Rosephanye Powell
Still I Rise

Jasmine Barnes
Every Great Dream

Eriks Esenvalds
Stars

Randall Thompson
Choose Something Like a Star
Alleluia

Get ready for a Sunday funday at Stem & Vine! We’re turning up the springtime vibes with live music from Downtown Tumbao and mouthwatering eats from Cocina Luchadoras.

Baltimore’s own Downtown Tumbao is bringing their borderless Latin beats mixing Jazz, Samba, Cumbia, Bolero, and Son into a sound where generations, rhythms, and cultures collide. Downtown Tumbao serves up the kind of electric energy that keeps your body moving and your soul smiling in full bloom.

And while you’re dancing it out, Cocina Luchadoras will be throwing down their signature Mexican flavors — fresh and packed with corazón.

¡Nos vemos en la pista! 💃🏽

"None of us could have imagined what it's like to see Joey Alexander play that piano with such mastery. The thing is, when you see him play live, you quickly forget his age and get lost in the intense focus of his performance...The crowd was both mesmerized and humbled." — NPR MUSIC

Bali, Indonesia-born pianist, composer, and bandleader Joey Alexander has been performing professionally since 2013 when Wynton Marsalis invited him to perform at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala. Since a tender age, Joey has been widely regarded as one of the most highly skilled pianists and thoughtful improvisers in jazz.

Alexander’s albums have netted three GRAMMY® Award nominations: one for Best Jazz Instrumental Album (My Favorite Things) and two for Best Improvised Jazz Solo (“Giant Steps,” from My Favorite Things, and “Countdown” from the album of the same name), with My Favorite Things and Countdown securing the No. 1 spot on the Billboard jazz charts and Eclipse coming at No. 3. Over the course of his astonishing career, Alexander has performed with Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding at the Obama White House, for President Bill Clinton at the Arthur Ashe Learning Center Gala, at the Grand Ole Opry, the Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, and at major jazz festivals and nightclubs around the world with top-shelf collaborators like Larry Grenadier, Kendrick Scott, Chris Potter and many others.

An die Musik Live! artist-in-residence Justin Taylor presents a monthly series with guest artists!

Justin Taylor, piano/organ/drums
Charles Brown, bass
Lester Wallace, Jr., drums

Whether dominating the ivory keys of a grand piano or the weighted 88, Justin Taylor commands a sound and style that captivates audiences and astounds the listener. His approach to creating music and connecting with his audiences nothing short of music mastery in its finest.

Because of Justin’s versatility. he is one of Baltimore’s most sought after young pianists. He has been performing for over 24 years with some of the music industry’s most prolific and well known jazz, gospel, and R&B artists. He’s performed with or opened for Grammy-nominated R&B/hip-hop artist Jaheim, pop singer K’Jon, Baltimore’s own national recording artist Maysa Leak, Corinthia Cromwell, Carl Grubbs, Tim Warfield, and others.

Justin is also a composer, producer and engineer. He is working on his debut project and has released a single called, “Trees”, which can be found on all music platforms. He has played on several albums in his career and has taught at Columbia and Baltimore School of Rock, and he has served on the artist-in-residency ensemble at Towson University.

Justin is a 2017 Towson University graduate, with a degree in Commercial Music with emphasis on jazz piano. At T.U. he studied under Tim Murphy, and he’s also taken classical piano lessons with Lawrence Crawford.

In-person seats: $20 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will remain active through Feb 30

Donations welcome!

WIZARD BASH

With mystical entertainment from Rags of Might (Space Wizards), Entwife (Tree Wizards), Wizard Violence (Beer Wizards) and Sensory Overlord (Synth Wizard)

Friday May 18, 2025

Doors at 7:00 PM

All Ages

We cast: party! Round up the sorcerous homies and prestidigitate over to Metro for a magical gathering – Wizard Bash! A costumes-encouraged celebration you’ll be sure to remember the next time you ponder your orb. Featuring a best-dressed wizard contest and wizard talent show with prizes for both, photo booth and more.

Talent show signup: https://forms.gle/gRtsh856vnNYP1Wi8

Obasi Akoto and prominent members of the Greater Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Jazz Community will lead us in world-class performances almost every Tuesday, 7-10pm. Surround yourself with great company, soul lifting music, and wonderful food! Click HERE to read our Bright Moments Jam Session Newsletter, written by Obasi Akoto every week.

Joe Keyes “The Late Bloomer” – Vocal Vibeologist
and The Late Bloomer Band:
Sherita "Love" Harris - Drums
Paul Onheiser - Keyboards
Lyle Saunders - Bass Guitar
Victor Crisen - Lead and Rhythm Guitars
Melanie Brown -Alto Saxophone
Zach Reynolds - Tenor Saxophone
John McCahey - Trombone
Chris Spagnolo - Baritone Saxophone

Born out of a jam session in Reisterstown, Maryland, in 2010, Joe Keyes and the Late Bloomer Band brought together a promising group of up-and-coming musicians, united under the tutelage of lifelong funk aficionado Joe Keyes. The band’s blazing guitars, thumping bass, hypnotic keyboards, powerful horns and thunderous drums elevated Keyes’ deep, commanding vocals and enthralling tales of love, addiction, sobriety, family and friendship. Paying homage to Parliament-Funkadelic, Miles Davis, Sun Ra and Gil Scott-Heron, Keyes would steer the band’s highly refined sound into psychedelic territory, tight grooves and epic crescendos.

Fifteen years later, Joe Keyes and the Late Bloomer Band remains a fierce musical force. As the lineup has changed over the years, with the band serving as a launching pad for myriad young musicians, so has the sound. What started as a funk-rock band has evolved into a fresh concoction of funk, jazz, R&B, soul and rock.

Be a Shining Star at KEYSTONE KARAOKE featuring our LIVE House Band and hosted by Elyscia! Join us at the Golden Time of Day, 7pm, as we Groove With You for an evening filled with all your favorite R&B, Soul & Jazz top hits. Get Ready to sing alongside a live band that takes song requests. We'll be Twistin' The Night Away, and saying "Gimme Some More!" Don't worry, we'll Leave The Door Open for guests of all ages.