Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Different Drummers

June 12, 2025

5:00 pm

7:00 pm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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About The Event

On Thursday, June 12 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., celebrate a uniquely American art form with Take 5: Jazz at SAAM, a series of free, live performances in the Kogod Courtyard.

DC’s Different Drummers, an LGBTQ+ non-profit music organization, brings their DCDD Jazz Band, a 23-piece big band and a small improvisational combo called 2nd Independence, to perform a selection of jazz arrangements of popular Pride anthems, past and present. Borrow a board game to play during the concert and stop by the Courtyard Café to purchase refreshments.

Details

Cost: FREE.
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004.
Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown Station (Red/Green/Yellow lines) via the 7th and F Street exit.

For more information and to register, click HERE.

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