Annual Â鶹ֱ²¥ JazzFest
April 24, 2026
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
La Plata Campus
, Hank Willoughby Foundation Center for the Arts (FA Building),
Performances:
Friday Concert, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. | Randy Runyon Project
Saturday Concert, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. | Charles All-County Jazz Band and Â鶹ֱ²¥’s Solid Brass; featuring guest artist Greg Boyer
Solid Brass, directed by Randy Runyon, is a jazz ensemble consisting of Â鶹ֱ²¥ students, community members, and active and retired members of military bands. The Randy Runyon Project is a jazz combo led by Randy Runyon with community members and Â鶹ֱ²¥ staff. The Charles All-County Jazz Band is a big band consisting of selected students from Charles County high school jazz ensembles.
Best known as the trombonist for George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, Greg Boyer has performed with a wide array of R&B and funk groups, including Prince's NPG, Chuck Brown, Bootsy Collins, Eric Benét, Hank Williams Jr., Eryka Badu, Lalah Hathaway, Alex Bugnon, David Sanborn, Fantasia, and others. His TV appearances include "Late Night with David Letterman," "The Tonight Show," "Soul Train Awards," and "BET on Jazz." Boyer brings a soulful sensitivity to the "Psalm Full of Soul" project with his legendary sound and stylistically diverse music.
Tickets: $5, all ages