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title: Jazzing Up Greater College Park
date: 2022-09-28T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Jazzing Up Greater College Park

*September 28, 2022* — by [Sala Levin ’10](/author/sala-levin-10)


> The Clarice to Host Monthly Musical Jam at The Hall CP

*2020 09 2020 09 EJB Quartet Jazz Grand Prix 2706 1 3 1920x1080 — Saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed is the leader of the house band at the Jazz Jam, a new monthly series that kicks off tonight at The Hall CP. Musicians of all abilities—and music lovers—are invited to join the gatherings to enjoy improvisational jazz.*

Starting tonight, The Hall CP is about to get a lot more hep.

A new monthly series called [Jazz Jam](https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2022/jazz-jam-with-the-hall-cp-ft-brandon-woody-trumpet) launches this evening, inviting students, faculty, staff, College Park residents and anyone with an ear for musical improvisation to bring their instrument–or just their appreciation for the genre–to The Hall CP to find their groove.

“A really important part of the jazz community is the opportunity for people to come out and try their skills, hear other people playing and talk to musicians at different stages of their careers,” said Austin Sposato, artistic planning coordinator for music at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. “We’re excited to host (a jam) in College Park.”


*The Hall CP exterior — The Hall CP (Photo by Emma Howells)*



**Sidebar note:**

The first [Jazz Jam](https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2022/jazz-jam-with-the-hall-cp-ft-brandon-woody-trumpet) kicks off tonight at 7:30 p.m. at The Hall CP. Trumpeter Brandon Woody, who will perform at The Clarice tomorrow night with his band [UPENDO](https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2022/brandon-woody-s-upendo), will participate. No tickets or registration is needed.





**Topics:** [Arts & Culture](https://today.umd.edu/tags/arts-culture)


**Tags:** [Music](https://today.umd.edu/topic/music), [Arts](https://today.umd.edu/topic/arts)


**Units:** [Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center](https://today.umd.edu/topic/clarice-smith-performing-arts-center), [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities)