Elijah Jamal Balbed — artist
Elijah Jamal Balbed has no upcoming shows listed. 2 past shows tracked on Ckord, most recently at Smalls Jazz Club on Tue, Jun 4, sharing stages with 80 other acts. Follow to get notified when new dates are announced.
Elijah Jamal Balbed is native of the DMV area and one of the premiere Jazz Artists in Washington, DC. Winner of the 2020 DC Jazz Prix Competition, Elijah has also been named Best Tenor Saxophonist (2013) and Best New Jazz Musician (2009) by the Washington City Paper and has been featured in various publications such as WBGO, The Washington Post, Capital Bop, and Smithsonian Magazine. Elijah has performed, recorded, and/or toured with Fantasia, The Blackbyrds, Winard Harper & Jeli Posse, Patti Austin, Angelique Kidjo, Dr. John (RIP), George Duke (RIP), and Sugar Bear. Elijah performed with The Godfather of Go-Go Chuck Brown from 2011 until Mr. Brown’s passing in 2012. During his participation in the Artist-in-Residence program at Strathmore in 2014, Elijah founded The JoGo Project - a Jazz / Go-Go fusion band dedicated to promoting and preserving the legacy of DC’s unique art form. Over the last decade, Elijah has also established himself as an International Artist; having performed in Japan, the United Kingdom, Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha (Qatar), and on the Capital Jazz Cruise which has taken Elijah all around the Caribbean Islands. In 2018 and 2019, Elijah led cultural diplomacy tours in Russia on behalf of the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Consulate in Yekaterinburg, sponsored by the Forum for Cultural Exchange (FCE). In 2021, Elijah performed at the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival (#PAPJAZZ) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with Trinidadian Steel Pan player Josanne Francis. Elijah currently performs and tours with Saxophonist Mike Phillips, The Chuck Brown Band, & Doug E Fresh.
Elijah Jamal Balbed has no upcoming shows listed right now.
Elijah Jamal Balbed past shows
- ELIJAH JAMAL BALBED QUARTET (2 SETS) — Smalls Jazz Club — Jun 4, 2024
- ELIJAH JAMAL BALBED SEXTET — Smalls Jazz Club — Sep 20, 2023
Venues Elijah Jamal Balbed has played
- Smalls Jazz Club — 2 shows, last played 2024
Artists who have played the same stages as Elijah Jamal Balbed
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- Russell Hall — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- David Gibson — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Matt Wilson — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- ELEW — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Philip Harper — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Rachel Z — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Owen Howard — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Rick Germanson — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Nick Green — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Asaf Yuria — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Jon Beshay — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Eric Wyatt — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Saul Dautch Music — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Aaron M. Johnson — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Ari Hoenig — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Charles Goold — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Neal Caine — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Curtis Nowosad — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Alex Tremblay — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Thomas Linger — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Joe Abba — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Simon Moullier — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
- Mike DiRubbo — 1 shared venue, via Smalls Jazz Club
And 55 more acts.