Jazz is America's music and the U.S. Navy Band Commodores, the Navy's premier jazz ensemble, have been performing the very best of big band jazz for the Navy and the nation for 50 years. Formed in 1969, this 18-member group continues the jazz big band legacy with some of the finest musicians in the world. The Commodores' mission includes public concerts, national concert tours, ceremonial support in honoring our veterans, jazz education classes and clinics, and protocol performances for high-level military and civilian government officials.  

The Commodores are held in high regard nationwide by concert patrons and critics alike. The list of guest artists that have appeared with the Commodores reads like a who's who of jazz and popular music: Ray Charles, Branford Marsalis, Clark Terry, Grover Washington Jr., Chris Potter, Jerry Bergonzi, Eddie Daniels, James Moody and many more. They have appeared on television shows, played nearly all major jazz festivals and toured across the United States and abroad. In conjunction with the Airmen of Note (Air Force) and the Army Blues (Army), the Commodores even host their own annual jazz festival, the Joint Service Jazz Festival in Washington, D.C. As a versatile and relevant musical organization in the 21st century, the Commodores write and arrange much of their vast library of music. Their concerts are an eclectic mix of traditional big band music, exciting jazz vocal arrangements and fresh new instrumental music written specifically for the Commodores of today. This vibrant, dynamic musical group is constantly striving for musical excellence and the pursuit of new and exciting ways to communicate with their audiences.

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Join THE Lisa Mathews for a FREE Chrysalis Kids DJ event and dance extravaganza!

Lisa Mathews, is the lead singer of Grammy-nominated Baltimore kids rock band Milkshake and creator and host of Young at Heart, WTMD’s Saturday morning radio show for families. She also visits countless area schools as a teaching artist with A4L and Wolf Trap Institute. Join her on the Chrysalis lawn for an hour of kid-friendly music and fun as she spins her favorite tunes during her Shake it Up Dance Jam!

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Join the Dan + Claudia Zanes for a FREE Chrysalis Kids Concert!

“The family-music genre’s most outspoken and eloquent advocate,” -Time Magazine

Grammy Award winner Dan Zanes and Haitian American music therapist/Jazz vocalist, Claudia Zanes take their audiences of all ages on a journey through Dan’s songbook of folk and blues songs. Dan and Claudia Zanes share their love of forgotten classics and new creations with audiences around the world. National Public Radio claims they are, “The Gold Standard in kid’s music.” His critically acclaimed music has been featured on Sesame Street, Playhouse Disney, Nickelodeon, HBO Family, and Sprout. With Dan’s songs and Claudia’s vocals, they invite their audiences to dance and sing along in a joyful, homespun, musical celebration of 21st-century social music.

The Chrysalis Kids Series is presented in partnership with Howard County Recreation and Parks.

Free tickets available here!

Find out more about Dan & Claudia’s Sensory Friendly Programming here.

The Columbia Jazz Band returns to the Chrysalis Cabaret celebrating the Music of the Great Big Bands.

About this event

Join Columbia Jazz Band for a fantastic night of music. Celebrating the Music of the Great Big Bands features the music from the bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Woody Herman with vocal tunes by Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Natalie and Nat King Cole.

This concert is part of the Chrysalis Cabaret Series in partnership with Columbia Orchestra / Columbia Jazz Band.

Tickets are FREE thanks to the generosity of our donors. We greatly appreciate your donations which allow us to provide these free programs.

Cash bar for beverages and snacks available for purchase. The event takes place at the Chrysalis in Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7:00 p.m.

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Join Julia McCready, preschool music educator extraordinaire, for a dance party on the Chrysalis stage! Gates open at 9:30 a.m. for playtime with Imagination Playground and the tot-sized dance party gets started at 10:00 a.m. Snacks will be available for sale, but feel free to bring a picnic (no glass or alcohol).

Thanks to Village Green / Town2 blog for sponsoring this event.

This event is part of Chrysalis Kids, sponsored by ReThink Water, our spring, summer, and fall series of outdoor, free performances and other arts events.

Join Julia McCready, preschool music educator extraordinaire, for a dance party on the Chrysalis stage! Gates open at 9:30 a.m. for playtime with Imagination Playground, and the tot-sized dance party gets started at 10:00 a.m. Snacks will be available for sale, but feel free to bring a picnic (no glass or alcohol).

Thanks to Village Green / Town2 blog for sponsoring this event.

This event is part of Chrysalis Kids, sponsored by ReThink Water, our spring, summer, and fall series of outdoor, free performances and other arts events.

Free tickets available here

A five time Parents’ Choice Award winner, Barry is a pioneer in the world of music for children. He has recorded and shared his songs, poems, stories, and books with audiences throughout the world and has performed at The White House, The Smithsonian, and The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He gives concerts and author visits in schools and performing art centers from Washington DC to Fairbanks, Alaska and was given a Special Library Recognition Award for his “ability to communicate with and excite children to read.” Barry’s songs are featured in television shows, feature films, and dozens of TV ads throughout the world. His books and poems have been translated into other languages and his songs have been recorded and performed by singers and musicians internationally. He has written songs for Sesame Street and The Weekly Reader and starred in a television show for children that won two Emmy awards.

Gates open at 9 a.m. so join us to play in the Park with Imagination Playground before enjoying the music.  This is a free event, however all attendees must have a ticket.  Tickets available via Eventbrite.

This event is presented in partnership with Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks. The Chrysalis Kids series is made possible by community and business partners through the region.

ONE MORE TIME: THE MUSIC OF COUNT BASIE

Following the success of their April In Paris Concert, the Columbia Jazz Band is excited to team with Inner Arbor Trust to once again present the music of Count Basie. From the early hits like One O'Clock Jump, April in Paris and Lil Darlin to the blockbuster hits with Frank Sinatra that included Come Fly With Me and My Kind of Town. Join us for a swinging evening of music from one of the Big Band Era's greatest bands, Count Basie. 

Concessions, including beer and wine, are available for purchase at this event.   This is a seated event, seats are first-come, first-served and may run out.

Gates open at 6 p.m. Discounted drink specials and games on the lawn from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets are $12 in advance, $17 week of, and $20 at the door.  Tickets available via Eventbrite.

Join members of the Columbia Orchestra for an Educational Outreach program on Saturday, July 21 at 10:00 a.m. Music Director Jason Love leads Meet the Instruments, an interactive program to introduce young children to orchestral instruments. Children can sing along as they learn about the different families of instruments and hear music from around the world and their favorite movies. 

Open to all ages, recommended ages 2-6.

This is a free event, however all attendees must have a ticket.  Tickets available via Eventbrite.

Join Columbia Big Band and the Inner Arbor Trust as we premier the Chrysalis Cabaret Series - intimate arts events where the audience joins the artists on the Chrysalis stage! Free 30-minute swing dance lessons at 6:00 p.m., followed by a night of music and dance starting at 6:30 p.m. Come for "date night" or come as a family - we will have food trucks as well as a bar featuring local craft beer. You may also bring a picnic (no glass or alcohol).

Gates open at 5:00 p.m.

Join us for Baltimore Concert Opera's: "What is Opera? A Team!"   This high-energy, 40-minute interactive program is led by a real-life opera singers! Through visuals, music, and play, kids aged 5-10 learn about the teamwork that creates an opera and discover that opera is the ultimate mash up: music + words + pretending + dance + visual art! This program focuses on opera, but its message is clear: Whatever you love to do, find your team -- and do it together!