The Ally Haney Albrecht & Kenny Rittenhouse Trumpet Quintet

Twin virtuoso trumpeters grace the Takoma Station stage, with Ryan Hanseler on keyboard, Herman Burney on bass and Allyn Johnson on drums.
About this Event

Ally Haney Albrecht and Kenny Rittenhouse form the twin trumpet front line of this quintet, which also features Ryan Hanseler on keyboard, Herman Burney on bass and Allyn Johnson on drums.

· Doors open: 6:30 pm

· Show 7 pm

· All tickets: $20

· Address: 6914 4th St. NW DC

· Parties of 4 or more can reserve a table for an additional $25. Send a request to [email protected]

· Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by parent or guardian.

· Free street parking, no food or drink minimum, no charge to stay for second set.

Ally Haney Albrecht

lly Haney Albrecht is a professional trumpet player, arranger, composer, and educator based in Washington DC. She is a member of the United States Navy Band, where she plays jazz trumpet with the Commodores jazz ensemble.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in jazz studies from the University of North Texas in 2014 and a Master of Music in jazz arts from the Manhattan School of Music in 2017. Her teachers include Tony Kadleck, Scott Wendholt and Jay Saunders. Albrecht played jazz trumpet in the Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Land Band at the University of North Texas, and has also performed with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, the Jim Widner Big Band, Maria Schneider and Wycliff Gordon, as well as her own quintet, which released their first album, “Journeys Ahead,” in 2016. She was the second-place winner in the jazz division of the 2017 National Trumpet Competition.

In 2017, Albrecht joined the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West at Travis Air Force Base, California, where she performed with the big band and concert band and was the musical director of the jazz combo. Her duties also included composing and arranging for a variety of groups in multiple styles. Highlights from her time in the band include being a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, playing on ESPN Live for Monday Night Football and performing her own compositions at the Monterey Jazz Festival. She was named the Band of the Golden West’s Musician of the Year in 2018.

Continuing her military career, in 2021 Ally accepted a position with the US Navy Band’s premier jazz ensemble, the Commodores, and moved to Washington DC. She performs and tours extensively with the group, and also continues to freelance around the Washington DC metro area.

Kenny Rittenhouse

Kenny Rittenhouse received a Bachelor’s Degree in music from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1988 and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of Maryland in 2006. He also did graduate work on trumpet and in jazz at the Eastman School of Music, and at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA where he studied with Roger Sherman of the Pittsburgh Symphony. Mr. Rittenhouse was a member of The United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own) in Washington, DC. from 1990-2020. This is the premier band of the Army. He performed with The U.S. Army Blues Jazz Ensemble. As member of the Army Blues, he has shared the stage alongside Ernie Andrews, Kevin Mahogany, Lou Rawls, Wycliff Gordon, Doc Severinsen, Arturo Sandoval, and Sean Jones.

As a member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, he has toured nationally and internationally with jazz flutist Hubert Laws and vocalist Kurt Elling. As a past member of the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra led by trumpeter Sean Jones, he has shared the stage with jazz legends such as Jimmy Heath, Ahmad Jamal, and Freddy Cole.

Mr. Rittenhouse currently holds the Applied Trumpet Instructor position at Morgan State University. Before teaching at Morgan State, he taught Jazz Trumpet at George Mason University.

For over 25 years Mr. Rittenhouse has led his own jazz quartet performing in and around the Washington, DC area with many great jazz artists including Larry Willis, Ralph Peterson, Don Braden, Buck Hill, Steve Wilson, and Butch Warren. The Kenny Rittenhouse Ensemble is one of the hardest swinging jazz groups in the greater DC metro area. The group, under the direction of trumpeter Kenny Rittenhouse, was formed several years ago and has appeared in such venues as Blues Alley, Bohemian Caverns, and Twins Jazz Club. The group recorded their first release (a sextet) in 2006 titled “The Francis Suite”. Their second release, recorded in February 2013 is titled “New York Suite”. It’s a hard swinging septet playing mostly original songs highlighting traditional straight ahead jazz with a bit of Funk & R&B in the mix.

The ensemble performs with intensity and fervor, focusing on the concept of “swing”, paying homage to the blue note recording artist of the 60’s. These gifted performers pride themselves on presenting bop/post bop styles and modern originals as well as establishing a report with their audience that few others produce.