Community Calendar

Join us for an evening of clarinet music featuring members of the TU's Clarinet Studio and Clarinet Choir. The theme is music by Latin American composers, with music by Roberto Sierra, Jorge Montilla, Mauricio Murcia, Carlos Guastavino, and more.
Towson Clarinet Studio is led by Dr. Natalie Groom.

“Espinoza has an elegant touch...exquisitely done.” - All About Jazz

Joshua Espinoza [piano]
Kris Monson [bass]
Jaron Lamar Davis [drums]

The Baltimore-based Joshua Espinoza Trio blends jazz, pop, and folk music into a sound uniquely their own. Their eclectic concerts captivate audiences with their distinct original compositions paired with interpretations of masterpieces by The Beatles, The Eagles, Leonard Cohen, and other legendary songwriters. Their debut album "Journey Into Night" was released in 2019 to critical acclaim, and their 2023 album "Songs from Yesterday" was hailed as a "complete triumph" by All About Jazz. Enjoyed by listeners worldwide, their 2021 single "And So It Goes" broke into the Top 40 on Spotify's Global Jazz Charts.

Latino-American pianist and 2018 Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition finalist Joshua Espinoza fuses the spontaneity of jazz with soaring folk melodies, shimmering impressionism, and head bopping backbeats. Espinoza explores the art of musical storytelling with the refinement of classical chamber music but the freedom of jazz. Espinoza has performed professionally with jazz luminaries such as Sean Jones, Warren Wolf, Miho Hazama, Jihye Lee, Paul Bollenback, John D’earth, Mike Pope, Chuck Redd, and Kris Funn.

GRAMMY-NOMINATED PIANIST/ARRANGER CELEBRATING 40 YEARS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS AND 15+ YEARS WITH THE ORCHARD/SONY MUSIC DISTRIBUTION

Bob Baldwin is an American Pianist/Composer/Arranger/Radio Host/Inventor. Bob Baldwin has proven to be one of the most ubiquitous and ingenious chameleons of Contemporary Jazz - both in his own projects and those he has endeavored upon for others - for which he’s been coined by industry peers as the “Ray Charles of Contemporary Jazz”. His Radio program, NewUrbanJazz, established in 2008, celebrated its’ 700th consecutive weekly radio program on February 28, 2022.

Join us for an acoustic/electric concert celebrating one of the most iconic songwriters of all time.

DC-based band Jackie and The Treehorns will head up this jam-packed tribute concert to legendary iconoclast Neil Young. From Neil's work with Buffalo Springfield and CSNY to his raucous feedback entrenched garage rock heyday(s) with Crazy Horse, you can expect to hear "the hits" as well as some of his deeper cuts.

The show will kick off with solo acoustic tunes and slowly transition into the rootsier side of Neil's early 70's work before fulling plugging in and kicking out the jams Crazy Horse style. From "Sugar Mountain" and "Old Man" to "Cinnamon Girl" and "Rockin In the Free World" casual to hardcore Neil fans will not leave disappointed.

"Singer/songwriter Neil Young is sometimes visionary, sometimes flaky, sometimes both at once, but he has never been boring. Indeed, Neil Young has weathered runs of critical and popular ambivalence only to be vindicated by being periodically "rediscovered" by young musicians and fans. He has maintained a large following since the early '70s with music in three basic styles — solo acoustic ballads, sweet country rock, and lumbering garage rock (with some experimental music side trips), all topped by his high voice — and he veers from one to another in unpredictable phases. His subject matter also shifts from personal confessions to allusive stories to bouncy throwaways. A dedicated primitivist, Young is constantly proving that simplicity is not always simple."

--Rolling Stone

RAVI COLTRANE is a critically acclaimed GRAMMY™ & deeply cerebral jazz nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, and recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others. Despite his family legacy and strong affinity for both of his parents' musical output, he has established himself as a distinctively engrossing player in his own right.

Ravi has released six albums as a leader. His albums include, “Moving Pictures,” “From The Round Box,” “Mad 6,” “In Flux,” “Blending Times,” and “Spirit Fiction.” Additional credits include performances as well as recordings with Elvin Jones, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Barron, Steve Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Matt Garrison, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Geri Allen, Joanne Brackeem, The Blue Note 7, among others. He is a co-leader of the Saxophone Summit with Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman.

Keystone Kards are not applicable for this show.

RAVI COLTRANE is a critically acclaimed GRAMMY™ & deeply cerebral jazz nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, and recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others. Despite his family legacy and strong affinity for both of his parents' musical output, he has established himself as a distinctively engrossing player in his own right.

Ravi has released six albums as a leader. His albums include, “Moving Pictures,” “From The Round Box,” “Mad 6,” “In Flux,” “Blending Times,” and “Spirit Fiction.” Additional credits include performances as well as recordings with Elvin Jones, Terence Blanchard, Kenny Barron, Steve Coleman, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, Matt Garrison, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Geri Allen, Joanne Brackeem, The Blue Note 7, among others. He is a co-leader of the Saxophone Summit with Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman.

Keystone Kards are not applicable for this show.

Whistling Hens® founded by soprano Jennifer Piazza-Pick and clarinetist Natalie Groom, present a recital of music by women composers. The program includes repertoire from the duo’s second album, Big Crass Monster, and works by Sonia Morales-Matos, Melissa Dunphy, Mojgan Misaghi, Jennifer Stevenson, and Victoria Bond. The feature work is a world premiere written by Morales-Matos, for the festival. The recital is approximately 70 minutes with no intermission.

Rock ‘N’ Roll all night with us on Saturday, October 25th for the 22nd Annual Rock ‘N’ Roll Bash at our new venue, The Recher!

The entertainment lineup will feature High Voltage, the nation’s premier AC/DC tribute band. They will rock out this year’s Bash with a high-energy performance by capturing the pure essence and excitement of a live AC/DC concert! They will be joined by Bon Jovi Tribute band Bad Medicine.

The event will also feature silent and live auctions, and our fun and competitive Halloween-themed costume contest.

Proceeds of the event will benefit Casey Cares programs that support critically ill children and their families.

Christie Dashiell [vocals]
Allyn Johnson [piano]
Romeir Mendez [bass]
Carroll Dashiell, III [drums]

With her sultry, soulful flare and cutting-edge compositions, GRAMMY® Nominated D.C.-based vocalist Christie Dashiell is armed with her distinctive and powerful voice and her serious chops as a jazz improviser and bandleader. As a member of Afro-Blue, Howard’s premier vocal jazz ensemble, Dashiell appeared on NBC’s “The Sing Off.” She has twice received recognition in DownBeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards as Outstanding Soloist and Best Vocalist in the Graduate College division. Her second album, Journey in Black, received a GRAMMY® nomination in 2025. Dashiell tours with her own quartet, and has performed with Nancy Wilson, Geri Allen, Smokey Robinson, Esperanza Spalding and Fred Hammond, to her more recent collaborations with modern jazz luminaries like Terri Lyne Carrington, Marcus Strickland and Marquis Hill. She has appeared at the Lincoln Theater in Washington D.C., Atlanta Jazz Festival, Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival and Winter Jazzfest in New York City.