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Contact:
Alaina Sadick Goss
(301) 581-5190
Goran Bregović & Manhattan Transfer at the Music Center, SFJazz in an intimate performance at AMP
(NORTH BETHESDA, MD) – Spring starts strong at Strathmore. On March 9 Goran Bregović returns to the Music Center stage. The Sarajevo native infuses traditional chants and electronic music while maintaining a distinctly Balkan identity in his sound. Every Bregović performance is a communal experience, filling the concert hall with uproarious energy.
Throughout the month, AMP, Strathmore’s lounge in the North Bethesda Pike & Rose district, will be busy. Featuring acclaimed jazz from Mark Lettieri Group and SFJAZZ Collective, as well as Grammy-winning Cajun music favorite BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet. March will also feature Americana singer Ana Egge and Strathmore Artist in Resident (AIR) Dominique Bianco’s fantastic jazz vocals.
In the Mansion, patrons can explore Strathmore’s Strathmore Juried Exhibition as well as the large-scale mixed media work of Emon Surakitkoson’s Sorry About My Accent. Intimate Music in the Mansion concert Pardon My French! brings their vintage New Orleans sound with a sense of humor, theatrical warmth, and thematic aesthetics to their one-of-a-kind performances.
For a full listing of Strathmore events, visit strathmore.org.
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Music Center
Tue, March 7 | 8pm
LOCATION: THE MUSIC CENTER
The internationally acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story chronicles the amazing journey shared by the iconic folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. With more than 100 million album sales since 1965, 10 Grammy Awards, and an induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to their name, Simon & Garfunkel were one of the most successful folk-rock duos of all time.
Thu, March 9 | 8pm
LOCATION: THE MUSIC CENTER
Hailing from Sarajevo, Goran Bregović returns to the Music Center with a one-of-a-kind performance. Bregović weaves together traditional styles from the region where he grew up, experimenting with genres from klezmer to classical. No matter where an audience member is from, they can find connection with the grit and unbridled joy that Bregović brings to the stage in this unforgettable show.
THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER 50TH ANNIVERSARY & FINAL WORLD TOUR
with special guest The DIVA Jazz Orchestra
Fri, March 24 | 8pm
LOCATION: THE MUSIC CENTER
Ten-time Grammy Award-winning vocal group The Manhattan Transfer is hitting the road for the final time. Trist Curless, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and Cheryl Bentyne are joined by guests The DIVA Jazz Orchestra for a special evening celebrating their long and dazzling career with their pitch-perfect vocals and impeccable style.
SENSORY-FRIENDLY BACKSTAGE TOURS
Sat, March 25 | 11am
LOCATION: THE MUSIC CENTER
Young people with autism or sensory sensitivities are invited to come backstage at the Concert Hall for a small-group tour. All children and teens can play instruments on the stage, see the artists’ dressing rooms, learn about how the lights and sound work, and so much more.
All children and teens must be accompanied by an adult and have a ticket.
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Mansion
EXHIBITION: SORRY ABOUT MY ACCENT, EMON SURAKITKOSON
March 21, 2023—April 29, 2023
LOCATION: Mansion, First Floor
Surakitkoson’s large scale mixed media paintings in stark black and white have received praise from the Washington Post and Gallery visitors alike. Her most recent body of work reflects on her experiences as a self-taught and immigrant artist. Known for her bold marks and use of texture, her undulating shapes take visitors on a journey through space.
EXHIBITION: 31st ANNUAL STRATHMORE JURIED EXHIBITION: PLAY
March 21, 2023—April 29, 2023
LOCATION: Mansion, Second Floor
Play works with restrained rules, or it can be the act of breaking rules. It can be formula and pattern, or it can be experimental and adaptive. Play transcends age and species, occurring shortly after birth and is observed in animals of the earth and ocean. We invited artists to “play” both in representation and in abstraction, but most significantly, in an enjoyable form.
Thu, March 9 | 6:30pm & 8:30pm
LOCATION: Mansion
Pardon My French! began as a collaboration between NYC swing guitarist Pete Rozé and Memphis-born actress/singer Caroline Fourmy. With the addition of New Orleans native and traditional jazz star Joshua Gouzy on bass and classical composer, accordion player, and world music aficionado Michael Ward-Bergeman on accordion, the quartet began playing house concerts and intimate venues throughout New Orleans.
Thu, March 16 | 6:30pm & 8:30pm
LOCATION: Mansion
ARC is a reed quintet comprised of oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet, and bassoon with a cutting edge sound and style that both embraces the contemporary and adds a new twist to the likes of Bach, Ravel, and Gershwin. One of the Mid-Atlantic region’s most sought-after chamber music groups, their commitment to contemporary composers shines in a number of commissions and premieres of new works.
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AMP
Thu, March 2 | 8pm
LOCATION: AMP by Strathmore
She recorded her first album, River Under the Road (1997), with the legendary western swing band Asleep At The Wheel. The Austin Music Awards named her Best Singer/Songwriter and Best Folk Artist. Over the ensuing years and nine subsequent CDs, Ana has made good on that promising debut. Egge’s latest work encapsulates her refusal to be tied too tightly to genre conventions, incorporating creative and unique blends of organic sound and synthesizers with her lyrically profound Americana roots.
Fri, March 3 | 8pm
LOCATION: AMP by Strathmore
Mark Lettieri is a Grammy-winning musician who is enlivening instrumental guitar and making a name for himself as a bandleader, composer, and producer. He built his chops working in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex’s gospel and R&B scene, which led to his joining the jazz fusion musical collective Snarky Puppy in 2008.
DOMINIQUE BIANCO: JAZZ VOCALIST & SONGWRITER
Artist in Residence Class of 2023
Wed, March 8 & 22| 8pm
LOCATION: AMP by Strathmore
Downbeat award-winning 21-year-old Dominique Bianco is a multifaceted vocalist specializing in jazz and contemporary genres. Committed to the traditional spirit at the heart of jazz music, she has performed in Jazz4Justice concerts consistently for the last four years.
Sat, March 11 | 8pm – SOLD OUT
LOCATION: AMP by Strathmore
Darlingside has long been praised for their harmonies and intelligent songwriting, described by NPR as “exquisitely-arranged, literary-minded, baroque folk-pop,” and their dynamic presence have made them a live-performance favorite.
BEAUSOLEIL AVEC MICHAEL DOUCET
Fri, March 24 | 8pm
LOCATION: AMP by Strathmore
For the past 45 years, the Grammy-winning group BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. BeauSoleil is notorious for bringing audiences to their feet with their captivating sound. They derive their distinct style from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country, and bluegrass.
SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE: NEW WORKS & REIMAGINED CLASSICS
Chris Potter, David Sánchez, Michael Rodriguez, Warren Wolf, Edward Simon, Matt Brewer, Kendrick A.D. Scott
Sun, March 26, 2023 | 5pm & 8pm
LOCATION: AMP by Strathmore
An all-star ensemble comprising the finest performer/composers at work in jazz today, the SFJAZZ Collective was conceived by the internationally renowned San Francisco Jazz Organization. Their mission is to create fresh arrangements of works by modern masters and newly commissioned pieces by each member of the band. The Collective has embodied SFJAZZ’s commitment to jazz as a dynamic, ever-evolving art form.
ABOUT STRATHMORE
Strathmore is a multidimensional, creative anchor in the community, where everyone can connect with the arts, and artists can explore their full potential.
It presents hundreds of performances, visual arts, and education programs, annually, for diverse audiences on its Montgomery County Maryland campus and in the community.
All of Strathmore’s facilities are Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accredited.
For further information or tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
ABOUT AMP BY STRATHMORE
AMP by Strathmore puts a premium on authentic live music experiences helping you discover your new favorite artists and elevating your night out beyond the Beltway. It is your destination for great music and creative cuisine at Pike & Rose, an urban-minded, Metro-accessible neighborhood on Rockville Pike in North Bethesda.
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