Press Release
For Press Inquiries Only:
Sarah Edwards Holley
Publicist
(202) 842-6359
s-holley@nga.gov
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Washington, DC - An eclectic mix of jazz from swing and blues harmonica to Brazilian can be heard in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden every Friday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., June 4 through September 3. Top local and regional artists perform in front of the Pavilion Café, next to the grand fountain and reflecting pool. Visitors can enjoy cool jazz during warm summer evenings while enjoying a snack and beverage inside or outside.
Visit www.nga.gov/programs/jazz.htm for up-to-date information on the Jazz in the Garden concerts series. The schedule for this season is:
June 4
Dave Kline, Latin jazz
June 11
Jerry Gordon, jazz guitar
June 18
Latin Jazz All-Stars , Latin jazz
June 25
Bruce Ewan, blues harmonica
July 2
Federal Jazz Commission, classic jazz
July 9
The Grandsons, roots and swing
July 16
Perry Conticchio Quartet, jazz saxophone
July 23
Thad Wilson Quintet, jazz trumpet and flugelhorn
July 30
Baile del Mundo, Brazilian and Cuban jazz
Aug. 6
Nicki Gonzalez Band, jazzy pop
Aug.13
Gypsy Strings, world music
Aug. 20
Raggs & the All Stars, big band swing
Aug. 27
Trio Balanca, Brazilian and jazz classics
Sept. 3
Joshua Bayer Quartet, jazz guitar
Situated at a preeminent location on the National Mall, the 6.1-acre Sculpture Garden is planted with perennials, ground covers, shrubs, and flowering trees, and provides a distinctive setting for 17 major works of 20th-century sculpture by internationally renowned artists. The sculptures range in size from a few feet to nearly 20 feet high and are constructed of a variety of materials from bronze to concrete block. For detailed information about the Sculpture Garden, visit www.nga.gov/exhibitions/sculptureinfo.htm.
The hours of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden from Memorial Day through Labor Day are Monday through Thursday and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Pavilion Café stays open until 8:00 p.m. on Fridays and until 6:00 p.m. the rest of the week.
Admission to the Sculpture Garden and jazz performances is free of charge. The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is located at Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue NW, on the National Mall, in the block adjacent to the West Building of the Gallery. The nearest Metro stations are Archives/Navy Memorial (Green/Yellow lines), Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines), and Judiciary Square (Red line).
The Friday night jazz series is sponsored by Guest Services, Inc., and the National Gallery of Art. The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden was given to the nation by The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.
For specific information about the Pavilion Café Jazz in the Garden concerts, call (202) 289-3360.
General Information
The National Gallery of Art and its Sculpture Garden are at all times
free to the public. They are located on the National Mall between 3rd
and 9th Streets at Constitution Avenue NW, and are open Monday through
Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. For information
call (202) 737-4215 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
at (202) 842-6176, or visit the Gallery's Web site at www.nga.gov.
Visitors will be asked to present all carried items for inspection upon
entering the East and West Buildings. Checkrooms are free of charge and
located at each entrance. Luggage and other oversized bags must be presented
at the 4th Street entrances to the East or West Building to permit x-ray
screening and must be deposited in the checkrooms at those entrances.
For the safety of visitors and the works of art, nothing may be carried
into the Gallery on a visitor's back. Any bag or other items that cannot
be carried reasonably and safely in some other manner must be left in
the checkrooms. Items larger than 17 x 26 inches cannot be accepted by
the Gallery or its checkrooms.
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National Gallery of Art
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Landover, MD 20785
phone: (202) 842-6353 e-mail: pressinfo@nga.gov
Deborah Ziska
Chief of Press and Public Information
(202) 842-6353
ds-ziska@nga.gov
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