Live, on the Hill Presents - Josanne Francis Steel Pan Band
Fri, Jul 19
|Washington
Live, on the Hill Presents - Josanne Francis Steel Pan Band in Concert Event in Eastern Market Metro Plaza Park.
Time & Location
Jul 19, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Washington, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA
About the event
About this event
Live, on the Hill Presents
Josanne Francis Steel Pan Band @Eastern Market Metro Plaza Park
WHO IS SHE?
DC-based award-winning artist, composer and educator Josanne Francis began playing steelpan at age 9 in her native Trinidad & Tobago. She delivers unmatched technical mastery and an energetic and emotional complexity that enchants listeners across the world. Josanne approaches steelpan with great reverence for its versatility, a perspective through which she promotes cultural exchange on and off the bandstand.
She has appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Strathmore Music Center, Times Square and Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival. She has performed with David Rudder, Etienne Charles, Negah Santos, John Batiste, Kes, Andy Narell, and Liam Teague; appeared with the Michigan Philharmonic and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; and recorded on projects for Charles, Victor Provost, The Mawasi Experience, and Afro Bop Alliance. In 2022, Josanne received the Vanguard Award presented…