Five works of art. One theme.<\/span><\/i> The FIVE Spot.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n This week\u2019s theme at<\/span> the FIVE Spot is <\/span>Jammin\u2019 with Duke<\/b>,<\/span> as we present five works of art connected by instrumentation in honor of the April 29<\/span>th<\/span> birthday of the iconic jazz composer and bandleader, Duke Ellington. Before we march into May, the least we can do is offer a visual jam session in homage to the Washington D.C.-born pioneer of big-band jazz whose extraordinary musical career spanned more than half a century.<\/span><\/p>\n Accordingly, these five works of art celebrate a number of the instruments that Ellington so deftly directed and synchronized to produce his unique big-band sound. Masterfully rendered by five emerging and established artists, they include “Jazz Vibe” by Yesrod;<\/span> “The Sound of Black History” by Najjar Abdul Musawwir;<\/span> “Soul Serenade” by Steve Prince;<\/span> “Lil bit of Jazz” by Najee Dorsey; and “Jammin for New Orleans 2” by Robin Holder.<\/span><\/p>\n We encourage you to take at least five minutes to view them, study them, and connect with them.<\/span><\/p>\n That way, you can see which ones hit the spot.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Najee_Jazz2_WEB_1024x1024-1.jpg?ssl=1 "\\"“Jazz")
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