Elijah Jamal Balbed, tenor sax
Allyn Johnson, piano
Adrian Moring, bass
Kelton Norris, drums

Saxophonist, composer, educator, and advocate of the arts Elijah Jamal Balbed a Washington, DC native currently living in Queens, NY. At the age of 26, Elijah has performed with music legends from varying genres including Lalah Hathaway, the late Butch Warren, and most notably the Godfather of Go-Go music; the late, great Chuck Brown. He prides himself in being a versatile musician who is able to perform comfortably in many different musical contexts. Elijah has been named Best New Jazz Musician (2011) and Best Tenor Saxophonist (2013) by the Washington City Paper, as well as participated in residencies at Bohemian Caverns (2011, 2014), Strathmore (2013), the Kennedy Center (Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program, 2014), and most recently a 5-week stint at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in Doha, Qatar. He has two album credits as a leader, Checking In (2012) and Lessons From the Streets (2015), both named among the top jazz albums in DC by Capital Bop their respective years. The title track of "Checking In" made it to the final round of the International Songwriting Competition along with Omar Sosa (winner), Lionel Loueke, and Rene Marie. Elijah leads his own bands the EJB Trio, Quartet, and Quintet, as well as his Jazz/Go-Go outfit The JoGo Project. For more information, photos/videos, or tour dates go towww.elijahjamalbalbed.com or www.thejogoproject.com

For this performance, the EJB Quartet will perform music primarily from Elijah's acclaimed albums Checking In and Lessons From the Streets.

Tickets: $15 in advance/$18 at door/$10 full-time students with ID