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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 8:00-10:00

Ven at Embassy Row, Washington, DC

Spicy Hot Dixie band performs International Club of DC Mardi Gras event.

FEBRUARY 14, 2024, 8:00 PM

The Hamilton, Washington, DC

Valentine's Day show with Sinatra singer Tony Sands and Swingtopia

FEBRUARY 17, 2024 8:00-10:00 PM

Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival - Hilton Hotel, Rockville, MD

Performing with Jon Tigert's Corner Pocket Jazz Band - FREE swing dance in the Atrium

FEBRUARY 18, 2024 1:30-4:30 PM

Rosensteel Hall, Silver Spring, MD

Mardi Gras celebration with Potomac River Jazz Club and Orleans Express

FEBRUARY 24, 2024 8:00-11:00 PM

Mr. Henry's, Washington, DC

Halley performs with vocalist Jeff Weintraub.

MARCH 2, 2024 9:00-11:30 (DANCE LESSON AT 8:00)

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD

SheBop Swing plays for Women's History Month Swing Dance hosted by GottaSwing

MARCH 6, 2024 6:00-9:00 PM

Bistrot Lepic, Washington, DC

Hot Club of DC plays French and American Jazz upstairs in the Wine Bar.

MARCH 8, 2024 9:00-MIDNIGHT

Mobtown Ballroom, Baltimore, MD

Swing dance with Craig Gildner and the Blue Sky 5 at the all new Mobtown Ballroom!

MARCH 16, 2024 9:00-11:30 (DANCE LESSON AT 8:00)

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD

Battle of the Clarinets: Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet vs. Seth Kibel's Bay Jazz Project swing dance hosted by GottaSwing

MARCH 25, 2024 SETS AT 7:00 AND 9:00

Blues Alley, Washington, DC

Christine Tassan (guitarist from Quebec) and SheBop Manouche perform Django Reinhardt-style "gypsy" jazz.

MARCH 27, 2024 7:00-8:00 PM

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Trio concert.

APRIL 3, 2024 6:00-9:00 PM

Bistrot Lepic, Washington, DC

Hot Club of DC plays French and American Jazz upstairs in the Wine Bar.

APRIL 14, 2024 4:00-6:00 PM

Brookside Gardens, Silver Spring, MD

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Trio performs for Cherry Children's Music Outreach "Jazz in the Afternoon" party.  Cost: donation. This organization brings early childhood music classes to middle and low-income families.

APRIL 19, 2024 9:00-MIDNIGHT

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD

Craig Gildner Big Band performs for DC Lindy Exchange (DCLX)

JUNE 1, 2024 9:00-MIDNIGHT

Craig Gildner Big Band performs for swing dancing.

JUNE 2, 2024 1:00-2:00 PM

Market Square, Alexandria, VA

Christiana Drapkin and Blue Jazz perform for Alexandria, Virginia's annual D-Day Commemoration event.

JULY 6, 2024 2:00 PM

Victorian Chautauqua, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet performs for Western Maryland's old-time event.

JULY 7, 2024 3:00 PM

Victorian Chautauqua, Mountain Lake Park, MD

Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet performs for Western Maryland's old-time event.

AUGUST 17, 2024 9:00-MIDNIGHT (DANCE LESSON AT 8)

Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD

Halley Shoenberg's REVIVAL JAZZ BAND performs 1920's/30's music for dancing Lindy Hop, Foxtrot, Tango, Waltz, Charleston.

Performances: List

PAST HIGHLIGHTS

2023

Annapolis Jazz and Roots Festival

Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet

Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC

Halley Shoenberg Trio

Mr. Henry's, Washington, DC

Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet

National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC

Halley played clarinet for a special performance of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Raven Chacon's composition

Carlyle Room, Washington, DC

Rat Pack Christmas Show backed by Swingtopia

Royal Sonesta, Baltimore, MD
Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet performed for an Association's Moulin Rouge theme party.

Town Hall, Kensington, MD

Orleans Express played for the annual family-friendly Model Train Expo.

Daily Dish, Silver Spring, MD

Trio Speevy Jazz Manouche

The SunnyBrook, Pottstown, PA

Swing Dance with Jon Tigert's Corner Pocket Jazz Band

The Hamilton, Washington, DC

Valentine's Day show with Sinatra singer Tony Sands and Swingtopia

Bourbon Bayou Kitchen, Ashburn, VA

Halley Shoenberg Trio

Woman's Club, Bethesda, MD

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Trio performed for Cherry Children's Music Outreach fundraiser

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD

Craig Gildner and the Blue Sky Five

2022

Blues Alley, Washington, DC
Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet featuring Christiana Drapkin

Washington Women in Jazz FestivalBlueHouse Productions, Kensington, MD 
SheBop Manouche - an all-women Django Jazz ensemble - livestreamed and in person concert

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD
Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet swing dance presented by New Columbia Swing

Jazz Attack, Ethical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Corner Pocket Jazz Band swing dance

BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD
Halley Shoenberg Trio performed for Montgomery County Human Rights Hall of Fame awards (biennial appearances)

Mobtown Ballroom, Baltimore, MD
Craig Gildner and the Blue Sky 5

Embassy of France, Washington, DC

Bastille Day celebration with Tomas Drgon's Django Quintet

Martin Luther King Library, Washington, DC

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet performed for DC Preservation League 

Market Square, Alexandria, VA

D-Day Commemoration event with Easy Living Jazz Quartet (co-led by Halley)

Annapolis Jazz and Roots Festival, Annapolis, MD

27th Street Klesmer Band

2020-2021

Jazz@Wesley concert series, Washington, DC

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quintet

Potomac River Jazz Club concert series, Silver Spring, MD

Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet

Charm City Django Jazz Festival, Baltimore, MD

Hot Club of Baltimore

Yard Concert Series, Silver Spring, MD

Halley gathered nearby professional musicians for 15 free outdoor neighborhood concerts 

2018-2019

International Lindy Hop Championships, Arlington, VA

Jonathan Stout Orchestra

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD

Halley Shoenberg's REVIVAL (1920’s style 11-piece) Jazz Band

Halley’s Hot Gumbo Swingtet

Co-led a commissioned all-female swing band called “Rhythm Queens”

Tom Cunningham Orchestra

Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes

Craig Gildner Big Band, Blue Sky 5 

Hot Club of Baltimore

Jonathan Stout Orchestra (for DC Lindy Exchange)

Honor Flights, National Airport, Arlington, VA

Blue Jazz performed for many arriving planes of WWII, Korea War and Vietnam War veterans.

Westlawn Inn, North Beach, MD

Creole Gumbo Jazz Band

Barcelona Restaurant, Washington, DC

Hot Club of DC performed for Dine-n-Dash charity event

2017


Concord St. Andrews Church, Bethesda, MD

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Trio swing music concert

Baldwin Public Library, Baldwin, NY

Ladies who Scat program with the Christiana Drapkin Quintet

Garrett College Auditorium, McHenry, MD

Peabody Ragtime Ensemble concert

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD

Big Band Battle - Tom Cunningham Orchestra vs. George Gee Orchestra

Swing into Spring, Columbia, SC

Craig Gildner and Blue Sky 5

Carborro Century Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Blue Crescent Syncopators


2016

Elkhart Jazz Festival, Elkhart, IN

Craig Gildner and the Blue Sky 5

Fizz Nightclub, Chicago, Il

Craig Gildner quartet

Blu Jazz, Akron, OH

Craig Gildner and the Blue Sky 5

Bolling-Haxall House, Richmond, VA  

Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet - Jazz Age Preservation Ball hosted by Art Deco Society of Virginia

Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington, DC

Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD

Tom Cunningham Orchestra - Artie Shaw night featuring Halley Shoenberg, clarinet

Strathmore Arts Center, Bethesda, MD The Craig Gildner Big Band & The interPLAY Orchestra

Capital Atrium, Washington College of Law, Washington, DC

Great Gatsby Party with the Christiana Drapkin Quintet, part of "Art Night: Made in DC"

National Zoo, Washington, DC

Hot Club of DC for Breakfast at the Zoo

Veterans Park, Bethesda, MD

Craig Gildner and the Blue Sky 5


2015


DC Jazz Festival – Philips Collection Washington, DC

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet


Silver Spring Jazz Festival, Silver Spring, MD

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Sextet at the

Alexandria Memorial Day Jazz Festival, Waterfront Park Alexandria, VA

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet (multiple appearances)

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD

Tom Cunningham Orchestra - Benny Goodman night featuring Halley Shoenberg, clarinet


African American Civil War Memorial, Washington, DC

Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet performed for DC Lindy Exchange (DCLX) 

SwingIN, Indianapolis, IN 

Craig Gildner and Blue Sky 5


Castleton Festival, Castleton, VA 

Shannon Gunn and the Bullettes Big Band

CincyHop, Cincinnati, OH

Craig Gildner and Blue Sky 5


2010-2014


Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD

Halley's Spring Concert (four annual appearances) performed as Octet, Sextet, Quintet

House Concert, Falls Church, VA

Halley's Private Concert CD release celebration

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Tom Cunningham Orchestra performed for Family Day


Lindy on the Rocks Swing dance festival, Denver, CO

Craig Gildner Big Band

Carlyle Club, Alexandria, VA

Hot Club of DC


Spanish Ballroom,Glen Echo, MD

Battle of the Clarinets - Halley's Hot Gumbo Swingtet vs. Seth Kibel and the Bay Jazz Project


Slovenian Workman's Home, Cleveland, OH

Craig Gildner Trio

Embassy of France, Washington, DC

Fete de la Musique with Bitter Dose Combo

Epicure Cafe, Fairfax, VA 

Benny Goodman Trio music with the Craig Gildner Trio

Cinci Lindy Exchange, Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH

Craig Gildner and the Blue Sky 5

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Ceremony for Peace Corps 50th year celebration - Halley Shoenberg and Aaron Myers duo

Carlyle Club, Alexandria, VA

Artie Shaw night with the Tom Cunningham Orchestra featuring Halley Shoenberg, clarinet

Capital Fringe Festival, Washington, DC

Bitter Dose Combo

Watergate, Washington, DC

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Trio performed for the apartment building Holiday Party with RBG briefly in attendance

2000-2010

Jazz in the Garden, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Trio performed twice in the inaugural season of this series

Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, Orkney Springs, VA

Tom Cunningham Orchestra (annual performances)

French Quarter Jazz Festival, New Orleans, LA

Federal Focus Jazz Band

Weddings, Special Events, Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia

Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet

Sala Thai Restaurants

Halley Shoenberg Trio

1990-2000

Germany Tour

Washington Symphony Orchestra

Chilliwack, BC Jazz Festival

Federal Focus Jazz band


Tom Cunningham Orchestra 2000-2019

LaSalle Dance Orchestra 1998-2006

James Bazen Big Band 1996-2004

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