This family-friendly event will showcase t he diversity and creativity of D.C.'s artistic community\, including you! If you are interested in contributing to the poetry reading\, please submi t your poem via this form by Noon on Thursday\, Apr. 20. If your poem is selected you will be cont acted by the DC Public Library!
\nT he JoGo Project is a WAMMIE Award winning Jazz and Go-Go fusion band from Washington\, D.C. founded in 2014 by DC Native Elijah Jamal Balbed\, who p erformed with the late\, great Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown. Elijah play ed in Chuck's band from May of 2011 until Mr. Brown's passing the followin g year. Elijah's last gig with Chuck was in February 2012 and the last few songs were recorded on a camera phone from the audience. A few years late r\, Elijah was accepted into the Artist-in-Residence program at Strathmore and decided it was time to start a band to continue Chuck's legacy and br ing his Jazz and Go-Go worlds together. Nine years later\, The JoGo Projec t has become a mainstay in the DC music community and is dedicated as ever to keeping DC's Go-Go music alive while also exploring new sounds and rep ertoire. \;
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