Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet To Perform “The Karma Suite” At Arts Barn

From Gaithersburg Leisure: Gaithersburg’s Arts on the Green invites you to experience the jazz sounds of the Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet on January 28, 2017, at 8 p.m. at the Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road. Admission is $25, $15 for youth 18 and under.

The Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet is a straight-ahead, socially conscious jazz group led by saxophonist, composer and activist Elijah Jamal Balbed. The Quartet will perform selections from Balbed’s recently composed "The Karma Suite," featuring compositions inspired by the various political and social injustices that exist in this country and around the world. The Quartet's goal is to express their concerns through their music, and use that music to send out healing energy to those struggling in the world.

Saxophonist and composer Elijah Jamal Balbed is a native of Washington, DC, and currently resides in New York. He’s been named Best Tenor Saxophonist (2013) and Best New Jazz Musician (2010) by the Washington City Paper, and has participated in residencies at the Kennedy Center, Strathmore, Bohemian Caverns, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center in Doha, Qatar. Over the last decade, he has established himself as a versatile saxophonist, having performed with Nicholas Payton, Cyrus Chestnut, Lalah Hathaway, the New Orleans jazz/funk legend Dr. John, and the late, great, Godfather of Go-Go music, Mr. Chuck Brown.

About Arts on the Green

Arts on the Green is the City of Gaithersburg’s premier center for the performing and visual arts. Among the offerings are extraordinary concerts that encompass everything from classical to pop on the intimate Arts Barn stage and in the elegant setting of Kentlands Mansion. Musicals, comedies, dramas, magic shows, and other theatrical performances also grace the Arts Barn stage, where every seat has superb visibility.

For more information call 301-258-6394, find us under the “Leisure” tab at www.gaithersburgmd.gov or follows us on Facebook at ArtsontheGreen.

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