Capital City Voices

Capital City Voices and Friends

The Capital City Voices is an established, premier jazz adult choir that has been delighting DC-area audiences for years.  Led by Alison Crockett since 2022, CCV makes its home at the Levine School of Music.  

What could be better than combining the wonderful quality of the human voice with the hip sound of jazz? Capital City Voices honors the tradition of vocal jazz groups such as Manhattan Transfer, Lambert Hendricks and Ross, and Take 6, and takes on instrumental pieces arranged for voice with a style uniquely its own. This choir has sung regularly through out the DC area being featured at the DJ Jazz Festival, Blues Alley and performs at Mr. Henry’s yearly.

CCV is composed of lively “grown ups” from all walks of life and we love blending our lived experience with our choral expression.  Working with the choir affords us rich insights into the rhythmic, sonic and historic foundations of Jazz.

About Our Director

Alison Crockett has been directing Capital City Voices for 3 years, bringing her wealth of experience as a well-regarded performer and educator in Black American Vocal Music. With 7 studio albums spanning genres including jazz, Brazilian, nu-soul, and EDM, Alison has performed worldwide. She is a two-time WAMMIE (Washington Area Music Award) winning vocalist and performer, whose expertise continues to elevate the choir's performances and educational experience.

Petra Martin

Petra Martin has been singing for over 20 years. Ms. Martin had the opportunity of a lifetime to train under the tutelage of the late and great jazz balladeer and educator Ronnie Wells and husband, pianist Ron Elliston. Over the next ten years, Petra trained at The Elliston Music Studio for Jazz Study and was exposed to work with some of DC’s finest musicians.

Petra has lent her vocals to perform at an array of eclectic events in and around the DC metropolitan area and beyond, such as The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, BlackRock Center for The Arts, Beach Urban Dance Classic, The historic Mr. Henry’s, The Harriet Tubman Museum, singing the national anthem at the prestigious  Washington International Horse Show at Capitol One Arena, promotion ceremony for the United States Navy;  galas, non-profit organizations, NCNW 50th Anniversary -Reston Dulles Section an more. Petra has also been featured on Living Local DMV, Channel DCW 50.