Tim Whalen & Zack Pride Duo @ Palisades Hub

Doors open 4:30 pm

Concert starts 5:00 pm

Piano and bass duets by two of the region's best jazz musicians.

Palisades Hub is located at Palisades Community Church, 5200 Cathedral Ave., NW Washington, DC 20016

Tim Whalen

Tim Whalen is highly versatile songwriter, keyboard player, producer, composer, and arranger living in Washington, DC. His passion and dedication to his art shines in everything he touches, and he’s been blessed with opportunities to write and play music with some incredible people. He’s played all over the United States, Japan and Europe in many different musical situations, and has written music for everything from jazz duos to orchestras, as well as his own original songs.

Since moving to Washington DC in late 2010, Tim has been a key contributor to the DC music scene, and has played with the finest musicians in the area, including Lena Seikaly, Tommy Cecil, Chuck Redd, Paul Pieper, Tedd Baker, Lyle Link, Kenny Rittenhouse, Kris Funn, Elijah Jamal Balbed, Donvonte McCoy, Victor Provost, Mark Prince, Zack Pride, Tom Baldwin, Paul Langosch, The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, and others. He’s also ranks as one of DC’s most respected and successful bandleaders. His groups have presented sold out concerts at venues such as Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, Twins Jazz, the Smithsonian, and the Strathmore Music Center.

Beyond the Washington, DC area, Tim has played with David “Fathead” Newman, Ernie Adams, Wessell Anderson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jon Hendricks, Vic Juris, Richard Davis, Dennis Irwin, Tim Ries, Clyde Stubblefield, Jackie Allen, Ben Sidran, Jorge Drexler, Marcus Belgrave, and Andy Martin.

Zack Pride

Born in Louisville, KY, and raised in Atlanta, GA, Zack Pride began his musical studies on violin but switched to bass at age 14. He earned a BA in Music with honors from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. While there, he was Principal Bassist in the Oberlin Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Jazz Band, and performed with music greats like Lou Rawls, Dorothy Norwood, Jaguar (The Roots), Derrik Reagan, and Robert Shaw. He expanded his musical education in New York City under the tutelage of Buster Williams, Ray Brown, Lonnie Plaxico, Matthew Garrison, Peter Washington, and Rufus Reid. 

Among the artists Zack has worked with are Winard Harper, Kirk Whalum, George Cables, Cyrus Chestnut, Charles Davis, Wycliffe Gordon, Lizz Wright, Mark Whitfield, and Johnny O’Neil