Tue Dec 16
The year/world is ending. What better way to wrap up 2025 than a Washington Women in Jazz HOLIDAY FREAK OUT! The Amy K Bormet Trio will charm you with nostalgic holiday classics, and make you stomp your foot to feral feminine jazz. We’re angry, but we’re still festive, and getting ready for the 16th annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival in 2026. Spend the night with us, you won’t regret it.
Inspired by Shirley Horn, Geri Allen, and Duke Ellington, DC’s own Amy K Bormet is a pianist, vocalist, and composer, seamlessly fusing elements of jazz, singer-songwriter, and the avant-garde, leading her to stages on national and international festivals. Her compositions have been performed by ensembles of all sizes, from a Swedish chamber choir, to the National Symphony Orchestra. In 2011, to foster creative community spaces – by, and for, women and non-binary musicians, Amy K Bormet created the Washington Women in Jazz Festival. She directs, finances, and performs with Washington Women In Jazz to celebrate the women and non-binary artists of DC’s renowned improvisational music communities. Now in its 16th year, she collaborates with Leigh Pilzer, Biggi Vinkeloe, Shana Tucker, and more than 75 women and non-binary musicians from around the globe.