ABOUT

"There are fresh new voices emerging who throw change ups into their songbooks and adventurously and creatively pursue giving a tune its full worth. ​Welcome to AS IS"

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 - Dan Ouellette, Downbeat Contributor

Described as "nothing short of enchanting" (All About Jazz), the musical union of jazz guitarist, Alan Schulman and jazz vocal stylist, Stacey Lynn Schulman are the heart of As Is.   The couple - both on and off stage - have made a name for themselves for their imaginative re-expressions of 20th century song classics.  “They find new ways to approach the songs, ways that preserve the origins yet make out of them very personal statements” (Jazz Mostly). As Is takes audiences on an intimate journey through the world and words of songs long-forgotten - but newly created - with both the soulfulness and swing that's accessible, memorable and highly musical.  As Is has toured extensively in the US, Europe and Asia performing live and in the studio with contemporary jazz talents including Gil Goldstein, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Marcus Baylor, David Binney, Christie Dashiell, Corcoran Holt, Kokayi, and Gregoire Maret.  

The Top 10 Billboard Traditional Jazz artists recently released their third album, Crazy World, asking the questions this moment demands: what stays human when everything gets automated? What holds us together when the world pulls apart?

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For one night in DC, they're bringing Crazy World to Blues Alley — joined by James McKinney on piano, Mikel Combs on bass, Kweku Sumbry on drums, and August Harris on freestyle verse.

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"Expansive, unafraid — a deliberate response to the times."

— Keanna Faircloth, Jazz Writer & Broadcaster

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