# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Music of Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 14 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Sun, 14 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm - **Event Description**: The Music of Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers - Celebrating Grover Washington Jr.'s Birthday, December 12th! Featuring Marc Staggers, Phillip “Doc” Martin & Steven Garrison Considered by many to be the founding father of smooth jazz, Grover Washington, Jr. was long the pacesetter in his field. A dear personal friend to our own NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan, Washington made some of the genre’s most memorable hits including “Mister Magic”, “Black Frost”, “The Best is Yet to Come” with Patti LaBelle and “Just the Two of Us” with Bill Withers. Lives, loves, dreams and possibilities – all connect in the enduring artistry of Bill Withers, an authentic American musical icon. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine", "Grandma's Hands", "Use Me", "Lean on Me" and” Lovely Day”, winning three Grammy Awards and nominated for six more. ----------- In the last few years Washington DC native Marc Staggers has established himself as a proper modern soul contender, being compared to the likes of Luther Vandross. After pursuing gospel music, Marcs heart’s desire is now in producing music reminiscent of the type of soul music he listened to growing up. Meet #1 Billboard Recording Artist Phillip “Doc” Martin, the doctor and rising star who’s music know no bounds. His melodies paint stories of passion, resilience, and the rhythm of life itself. He had a #1 Song on Billboard "Vibin' In Time Feat. Alex Parchment" and a #9 Song On Billboard "The Doc Is In (The House)”. Phillip has played with the likes of with Grammy Award winner Sam Rivers, Grammy nominee Kirk Whalum, Sunnie Paxton, Marcus Johnson, and Sisaundra Lewis and the Sounds of Soul. Steven Garrison is a renown saxophonist from the DC Metropolitan area. Steven has been given the opportunity to share the stage with artist such as Regina Belle, Marcus Johnson, Cameo, Trouble Funk, Chuck Brown, Sugar Bear, Chrisette Michele, Bootsy Collins, Gary Taylor, The Manhattans, Tank, KRS One, Anthony Hamilton, Javon Jackson, Sonny Fortune, Jimmy Owens, Hugh Maskela, and Bobby Watson. In September of 2011, Steven had the opportunity to perform for President Obama and the “First Family” at the Congressional Black Caucus. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/baltimore/the-music-of-grover-washington-jr-and-bill-withers/200028988524323 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, live-music - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 32 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=home.artist&VenueID=514&artistid=37256&_gl=1%2A1pd0ps8%2A_gcl_au%2AOTgwNTQ4MTg2LjE3NTU2MzQ0ODE.%2A_ga%2AMTI3MzM3MjIxNi4xNzU1NjM0NDgx%2A_ga_XFCVF897QY%2AczE3NTg2NjAwMjYkbzIzJGcwJHQxNzU4NjYwMDI2JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=baltimore-events ## Event venue details - **city**: Baltimore - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21231 - **lat**: 39.28246 - **long**: -76.59782 - **full address**: 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21231 ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 2 - **organizer**: Keystone Korner Baltimore (https://allevents.in/org/keystone-korner-baltimore/26004913) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/c7c8bfd60677ac0cb4b8a13714067f5d2c881d3400aa7749e647c4e483c34bb3-rimg-w640-h462-dc010101-gmir?v=1765306934 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/2c08fc784883c67bad5078a2a5abb72508ea434d802fded700fc1ed73898899e-rimg-w300-h300-dc010101-gmir?v=1765306935 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sun, 14 Dec, 2025 at 05:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** 1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21231 - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Keystone Korner Baltimore - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** music, entertainment, art, live-music - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Music of Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "MusicEvent", "name": "The Music of Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/c7c8bfd60677ac0cb4b8a13714067f5d2c881d3400aa7749e647c4e483c34bb3-rimg-w640-h462-dc010101-gmir?v=1765306934", "startDate": "2025-12-14", "endDate": "2025-12-14", "url": "https://allevents.in/baltimore/the-music-of-grover-washington-jr-and-bill-withers/200028988524323", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "1350 Lancaster Street, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21231", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1350 Lancaster St, Baltimore, MD 21231, United States", "addressLocality": "Baltimore", "addressRegion": "MD", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "39.28246", "longitude": "-76.59782" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The Music of Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers - Celebrating Grover Washington Jr.'s Birthday, December 12th!\nFeaturing Marc Staggers, Phillip “Doc” Martin & Steven Garrison\n\nConsidered by many to be the founding father of smooth jazz, Grover Washington, Jr. was long the pacesetter in his", "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Keystone Korner Baltimore", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/keystone-korner-baltimore/26004913" } ] } ] ```