Public Art Tour: DC Jazz Heroes

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Located on the side of what was once “Frank Holiday’s Pool Room” (where Duke Ellington was known to frequent in the early 1900’s), this wall features from left to right: the “Queen of Gospel” Mahalia Jackson, Composer/Musician Duke Ellington, Musician/Composer Billy Taylor, Singer Shirley Horn, Saxophonist Ron Holloway, Vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello, and Saxophonist Davey Yarborough.

ARTISTS: Kate Deciccio and Rose Jaffe
DATE CREATED: 2017
MEDIUM: Mixed media, aerosol