Hill Center Concert Series: Washington Women in Jazz Festival- A tribute to Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker
“The Hill Center Concert Series presents a tribute to Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker as part of the fifth annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival. Carol Morgan (trumpet) and Leigh Pilzer (baritone saxophone) join forces to present an evening of music inspired by Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker. Together with Amy K. Bormet (piano), Karine Chapdelaine (bass), and Tina Raymond (drums), they will perform music recorded by and in the spirit of the iconic pair. Carol Morgan is a jazz trumpeter, composer, educator and author who resides in NYC. Leigh is a member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, and the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra.
“Burnett Thompson, Director. Made possible by financial support from National Capital Bank and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.”
Cost: $15 in advance or $20 at the door