Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Ally Hany Albrecht
Thursday, May 16, 5 p.m.  

Celebrate a uniquely American art form with Take 5: Jazz at SAAM, a series of free, live performances in the Kogod Courtyard, with Washington DC-based trumpet player, arranger, composer and educator Ally Hany Albrecht. Borrow a board game to play during the concert and stop by the Courtyard Café to purchase refreshments.

About Ally Hany Albrecht
Albrecht is a member of the United States Navy Band, where she plays jazz trumpet with the Commodores jazz ensemble. She has also played jazz trumpet in the Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Land Band at the University of North Texas, and performed with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the Jim Widner Big Band, Maria Schneider and Wycliffe Gordon. She also plays with her own quintet, which released their first album, Journeys Ahead, in 2016.

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