Eighth Annual Jazz4Justice with Special Guest Sharón Clark, Oct. 12
NOVA Music will present the 8th Annual Jazz4Justice concert and fundraiser. “Frank, Ella, and Thad,” featuring special guest artist Sharón Clark, will be held on Wednesday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Alexandria Campus’ Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center located at 4915 East Campus Dr, Alexandria. The event raises funds to directly support pro bono legal services for low-income individuals, community legal programs and jazz scholarships, through a partnership with the Alexandria Bar Foundation, Legal Services of Northern Virginia and the NOVA Jazz Program. There is no entrance fee to attend; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and the event is open to the general public.
The event will begin with a reception and community jazz jam at 6:30 p.m., featuring students and local musicians. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Schlesinger Concert Hall, with performances by the award-winning state ranked Alexandria City High School Jazz Ensemble, the illustrious NOVA Nighthawks and world-famous jazz singer Sharón Clark, backed by a student ensemble. The NOVA Nighthawks will perform a set dedicated to the best big band albums by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Thad Jones.
Submitted by:
Shannon Gunn, AL-Adjunct Professor, SGunn@nvcc.edu