Join us for an exciting double billing! In the first set, percussionist Patrick Duke Graney leads a quartet of local and DC-based musicians that shares a love for Brazilian music, and we will feature compositions by composers such as, Jobim, Milton Nascimiento, Joao Bosco, Djavan and more! The second set is led by DC-based flutist and vocalist, Alex Hamburger as she celebrates the release of her newest album, What If?. Tickets to attend this show in person are $20 each.

This event will also be livestreamed on BOP STOP's Facebook page at showtime. Accessing the stream is free but donations are encouraged and directly support the band. To donate, select "Donation: Livestream Attendee" (which is a $10 blanket ticket price) as your Ticket Option above.

Patrick Duke Graney Quartet Features:

• Patrick Duke Graney - Drums and percussion
• Jose Luiz Martins - piano
• Kip reed - bass
• Alex Hamburger - flute

Alex Hamburger Quintet Features:

• Alex Hamburger - flute and vocals
• Jose Luiz Martins - piano
• Kip reed - bass
• Gabe Jones, drums
• Patrick Duke Graney - percussion

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Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, Patrick Duke Graney is a multi instrumentalist, percussionist and drum-set player. He feels at home playing a diverse range of music including Jazz, Brazilian, Funk and other folk and contemporary styles from around the globe. But Patrick aims to transcend a stylistic approach using traditional and non-traditional instruments to create a panoramic sonic pallet. Patrick’s musical career began at the age of ten as a dancer, which later evolved into a love for playing the drums.

During his formative years, Patrick was fortunate enough to be mentored by the great Jamey Haddad, who has been a major inspiration and formative mentor for Graney.

Texture, rhythmic cadence, and groove are all integral elements to his approach.

In 2017 he graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory with a Bachelors in Jazz Performance and in 2019 received his Masters degree as well as the “Outstanding Scholar” award at The Berklee College of Music in Valencia Spain. Upon Graduation Patrick relocated to Dubai, to teach music and be the head of the drums and percussion department at Studio Republik. In Dubai Patrick collaborated and worked beside renowned bass player/musician Daniele Camarda. He has taught students of all ages from all walks of life. Since then, Patrick has played in numerous projects with an extremely wide variety of artists. He has also been featured on more than 30 records from 2019-2022.

Patrick has performed internationally in India, Brazil, Europe and all around the United States at places such as The Kennedy Center, Severance Hall, Pageant of the Masters, Blues Alley as well as numerous festivals and Jazz clubs in and out of the United States. He has shared the stage with notable artists such as Snarky Puppy, Jamey Haddad, Daniele Camarda, Flor De Canela, Leo Blanco, Billy Drewes, Alex Hamburger, The Oblivion Project, The Dazz Band, Alon Yavnai, Dan Wilson, Arco Belo, Tommy Lehman, Chris Coles, Theron Brown and Banda Magda.

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Growing up in the Washington, DC area as the daughter of two accomplished artists, a drummer and a dancer, Alex's love for music started very early. After some time away, a few years in New York and one in Switzerland, Alex has now returned to DC and with a sense of urgency and ready to make some noise. Her debut album “And She Spoke” (released in November 2021) brings together a collection of music inspired by the diverse and ever changing concept of the female voice, featuring original compositions heavily inspired by poetry written through the female voice and personalized arrangements of female-written compositions. Featuring world renown bassist Doug Weiss along with producer/pianist José Luiz Martins and drummer Chase Elodia, “And She Spoke” is “An album whose spontaneity and subtle sophistication reveal new treasures with each listening” (Patrick Dallongeville, Paris- Move). The album's CD release tour in 6 different cities in the US was funded by the Jazz Road touring grant, a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

This album was recorded in Basel Switzerland after Alex lived a year in Basel in 2018 after being selected to be in the prestigious Focusyear band at the JazzCampus where she lived, studied and played for a year alongside masters such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Seamus Blake, Billy Childs, Guillermo Kien, Dave Liebmann, Jorge Rossy, Norma Winston and more. The band also recorded and released an album of original music "Open Paths'' as well as toured around Europe.
Alex's sophomore release "What If?" is set to be released June 29th 2023 on Unit Records. It features nine original compositions and her quintet with José Luiz Martins, Tyrone Allen II, Chase Elodia and Patrick Graney.

This album was recorded in spring the 2022 with help from Chamber Music America’s 2021 Performance Plus Grant in which Alex’s band got to work on the music with Ingrid Jensen and with additional funding from the Pathways to Jazz Grant, a donor advised fund of the Boulder County Arts Alliance.

In January 2022, Alex’s quartet traveled to South America to play in Mercedes, Uruguay as a part of the annual Jazz a la Calle Festival and in São Paulo, Brazil at Jazz B.

While Alex is starting to make a splash abroad, she is also making headway in the DC area music community, a community she grew up in and she holds so near and dear, by being a 2022 Strathmore Artist in Residence and a 2022 Wammie nominee.

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