Mrs. Yourna Byrd, Prof. Irby, Mrs. Debra Irby
Martha Ann Irby, Fred Irby, III & Jacquelyn Ann Irby at the DC Jazz Festival Trustees Gala
Ronnie Wells Jazz Service Award during the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (MAJF)
2014 Howard University commencement dinner
The 87th Academy Awards Gala (Oscars) trumpet section
Charlotte Wesley Holloman
Saxophonist Bobby Watson and professor Fred Irby, III on March 7, 2013
March 7, 2013, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Washington, DC
Saxophonist Benny Golson, ca. 1944 (at the age of 15 years)
The 2012 Maryland All State Jazz Band
HU alumnus Dianne Grainger with her father Greg Grainger
Prof. Irby at the Kennedy Center on June 5, 2005 with the legendary Broadway composer John Kander
Legendary pianist Larry Willis and professor Fred Irby,III
Professor Fred Irby, III and the legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders
Professor Fred Irby, III and Jauvon Gilliam
Legendary Jazz Vocalist Jon Hendricks and professor Fred Irby, III
The legendary saxophonist Al Regni and Professor Fred Irby,III
Natalie Cole Trpts: Chris Royal, Dave Trigg (principal), Fred Irby,III and Dave Detwiler
Fred Irby,III with the legendary trumpeter Snooky Young
Chris "Daddy" Dave was a member of HUJE 1991,1992 and 1993
Trumpeters Donvonte McCoy and the legendary Donald Byrd in Prof. Irby's office on 11/18/09
Frank Wess and Rudy Taylor
1996 NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson and 1988 NEA Jazz Master Billy Taylor
2009 MENC Teaching Music Awards
Howard University Jazz Ensemble with the Waseda University High Society Jazz Orchestra
Tateshina High School Jazz Orchestra, "Swing Girls"
Michael Bearden, HUJE Alumni on the cover of Keyboard Magazine, June, 2009
Trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater and Professor Fred Irby, III
At the Meyerhoff Hall in Baltimore, MD on Nov. 1, 2008
GSU Gallery of Distinction
GSU Alumni Hall of Fame
GSU Alumni Hall of Fame banquet, 10/17/08
Professor Irby with radio personality Tom Joyner
Prof. Fred Irby,III visiting the Department of Music at Grambling State University
Stephen Thomas, Billy Harper, Joseph Teachey and Kieron Irvine, March, 2004
Dr. Yusef Lateef and Professor Fred Irby, III, April 2008
Saxophonists during Jazz Week, April 2008
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Members of the HU Legendary "Swing Masters" Jazz Orchestra welcome Benny Golson in 1996
Jimmy Owens, Andrew White and Professor Fred Irby, III, March, 2008
Jazz great trombonist Fred Wesley, Jr. with the HUJE trombones, 2004
HUJE trumpets in Nagano, Japan in June 2007
HUJE in 1996 at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC
Fred Irby, III and Ricky Minor at CBS-TV studio in Los Angeles, October, 2007
Dr. Yusef Lateef and wife, Tahira Lateef
Dr. Willie Hill, Jr. and saxophonist Buck Hill
Dr. Sais Kamalidiin, Jimmy Owens and Professor Fred Irby, III, March 2008 on campus
Classic photograph of the great Duke Ellington
At the 56th Emmy Awards show in Los Angeles in 2005
HU Alumnus, Jazz Icon and Guest soloist, saxophonist Benny Golson
Howard University 15th President, H. Patrick Swygert
HUJE Tribute to President Swygert
May 20, 2008 HUJE tribute to President Swygert
Professor Evelyn Davidson White
HUJE in concert (To i Go square) in Nagano, Japan on June 2, 2007
HUJE in Yokosuka, Japan - 2005
Bill Hughes, HU Alumni, is the Music Director of the Count Basie Orchestra
HUJE in November, 2002 in front of Childers Hall
HUJE in Tokyo, Japan at the U.S. Ambassador's residence
1999 at Vice President Gore's residence
1996 Presidential Inaugural Gala at the Capital Center in Landover, MD
2004 at the Emmy awards
54th Emmy awards in Los Angeles- 2004
BET Hall of Fame awards in 2004
1997 Thelonious Monk competition at the Kennedy Center
HU Alumnus Bill Hughes
Fred Irby, III and TV personality Jerry Springer
Copa Cobana night club in NYC- ca 1950's
HUJE during the 1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
David White, Anthony White
Christmas in Washington Gala trumpet section
Clay Aiken of the American Idol TV show
Alvan Duncan "Mike" Malone (1943-2006)
Trumpet Summit
1997 Thelonious Monk Competition in Washington, DC
Saxophone Titans: Billy Harper and Professor Charlie Young - 2004
Fred Irby, III and Fred Irby, IV
Professor Wlliam Penn
Isaiah Jolley, Billy Harper and Noble Levi Jolley, Jr. after a HUJE concert - 2004
Martinique - 1991
Kennedy Center, November, 1997
Jazz great Frank Foster and Fred Irby, III - 1998
Wynton Marsalis and Fred Irby, III
Members of HUJE with the great Marshall Royal
Dr. Reppard Stone, Fred Irby, III, Keith Killgo
Cora C. Coleman, Grady T and Clyde Adams - 2000
Chris Tranchitella, Kid Rock and Fred Irby, III
Chris Royal, Ray Brown and Fred Irby, III
Tribute to Quincy Jones in Washington, DC - December 2001
Columbus Wynn, Charles Washington, Marvin Stamm
The great actor and HU professor, Al Freeman, Jr.
November, 1997 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC
DC pianist John Malachi, the great pianist Art Tatum and trumpeter Russell Jaquet
Ulysses Miller, great Mobile, AL music teacher
HUJE 1987
The Mobile, Alabama gang
1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
William "Keter" Betts and Mildred "Pinky" Grady
March, 2005
Kennedy Center - October 14, 2000
Cuban Central Conservatory of Music in Havana - 2000
Havana, Cuba, - 2000
1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Professor Fred Irby, III
President Bill Clinton's Inaugural Ball on the Mall - 1992
Jazz trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson, Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr.
1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Embassy of South Africa National Day Gala in Washington, DC - April 27, 2006
Backstage at the Kennedy Center, 1997
HU Jazztet in Caracas Venezuela on February 6 2004
1995 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Dr. Doris Valean Evans McGinty (1925-2005)
1979 MENC convention in Washington DC
Reception for the 1997 Thelonious Monk Gala participant
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China - 1986
Andrew Rankin Memorial - November, 2003
Great Wall of China in 1986
U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo, Japan - 1996
Portrait of Donald Byrd by Hershfeld
Kennedy Center Honors Gala tribute to Lionel Hampton - 1992
Marcus Belgrave, Dr. Langston Fitzgerald
Marcus Belgrave, Dr. Doris E. McGinty and Congressman John Conyers
Keter Betts, Charles Covington
Kennedy Center Honors Gala - 1994
Jason Moran and Fred Irby, III - 2004
HUJE Trumpets at Kennedy Center Honors Gala - 2005
HUJE concert at Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
Howard University Swing Masters, ca. - 1953
Herlin Riley, Wycliffe Gordon, Fred Irby, III and Victor Goines
At Vice President Al Gore's residence - 1997
Prof. Flagg's Retirement Gala
Fred Irby, III, Fred Wesley and Calvin Jones - 2003
Fred Irby, III, Dr. Langston Fitzgerald, Marcus Belgrave and Donald Byrd
Fred Irby, III, Larry Seals, Dizzy Gillespie and Dr. Arthur Dawkins - 1981
2002
Dr. Reppard Stone, Grady Tate, Dr. Arthur Dawkins, Benny Golson and Fred Irby, III - 1996
Donald Byrd and HUJE Trumpets
Dave Brubeck and Fred Irby, III in Baltimore MD
Kennedy Center Sondheim Festival
At President Clinton's Inaugural Gala January 19, 1992
56th Emmy Awards, Los Angeles, CA - 2003
HUJE in Tokyo, Japan - 1996
HUJE in Fort-de-France, Martinique - 1990
HUJE at the Kennedy Center - 1997
HUJE in Beijing, China - 1986
HUJE in Tokyo, Japan on May 30, 2007 in the Amway Auditorium
HUJE at Japan Information and Culture Center, Washington DC - 2005
HUJE at practice, Washington DC - 2005
HUJE at Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington DC
HUJE and the Golden Men of Jazz at the 1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
HUJE in concert with Wynton Marsalis
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Mrs. Yourna Byrd, Prof. Irby, Mrs. Debra Irby
L-R. Mrs. Yourna Byrd, Prof. Irby, Mrs. Debra Irby, Amiri Roberts, Fred Irby, IV, Donald Byrd and Jacquelyn Irby -
Martha Ann Irby, Fred Irby, III & Jacquelyn Ann Irby at the DC Jazz Festival Trustees Gala
At the Hamilton in Wash., DC on November 9, 2015. The Howard University Jazz Ensemble performed with diva Patti Austin. -
Ronnie Wells Jazz Service Award during the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (MAJF)
Professor Fred Irby, III was one of three recipients to receive the "Ronnie Wells Jazz Service Award" during the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (MAJF) on February 13, 2016 in Rockville, MD. The other recipients were Ron Elliston and Joan Rackey. Pictured with Professor Irby is Paul Carr, the Executive and Artistic Director of MAJF. -
2014 Howard University commencement dinner
At the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC. l-r Dr. Sais Kamalidiin, Dr. Benny Golson, Professor Connaitre Miller, Dr. Arthur Dawkins & Professor Fred Irby, III. -
The 87th Academy Awards Gala (Oscars) trumpet section
At Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA on February 22, 2015. l-r: Rob Schaer, Dan Fornero, Wayne Bergeron and Fred Irby,III -
Charlotte Wesley Holloman
Howard University Professor of Music Celebrated soprano, teacher and mentor March 24, 1922-July 30, 2015 -
Saxophonist Bobby Watson and professor Fred Irby, III on March 7, 2013
Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC. -
March 7, 2013, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Washington, DC
l-r, Jimmy Owens, Fred Irby,III, Bobby Watson. -
Saxophonist Benny Golson, ca. 1944 (at the age of 15 years)
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The 2012 Maryland All State Jazz Band
The 2012 Maryland All State Jazz Band under the direction of Professor Fred Irby,III on the cover of the Maryland Music Educators Association Journal. The group presented a concert on March 31, 2012 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD. -
HU alumnus Dianne Grainger with her father Greg Grainger
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Prof. Irby at the Kennedy Center on June 5, 2005 with the legendary Broadway composer John Kander
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Legendary pianist Larry Willis and professor Fred Irby,III
March 8, 2012 after the HUJE Spring concert. -
Professor Fred Irby, III and the legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders
After the HUJE Spring concert on March 3, 2011. -
Professor Fred Irby, III and Jauvon Gilliam
Professor Fred Irby, III and Jauvon Gilliam, Principal Tympanist of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center Gala on April 3, 2011. -
Legendary Jazz Vocalist Jon Hendricks and professor Fred Irby, III
April, 2010 on campus during Jazz Week. -
The legendary saxophonist Al Regni and Professor Fred Irby,III
At the Kennedy Center on 11/20/10. -
Natalie Cole Trpts: Chris Royal, Dave Trigg (principal), Fred Irby,III and Dave Detwiler
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Fred Irby,III with the legendary trumpeter Snooky Young
October, 2009 at the Los Angeles County Museum. -
Chris "Daddy" Dave was a member of HUJE 1991,1992 and 1993
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Trumpeters Donvonte McCoy and the legendary Donald Byrd in Prof. Irby's office on 11/18/09
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Frank Wess and Rudy Taylor
1988 NEA Jazz Master, 1997 NEA Jazz Master Frank Wess and Rudy Taylor (brother of Billy Taylor). -
1996 NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson and 1988 NEA Jazz Master Billy Taylor
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2009 MENC Teaching Music Awards
Professor Irby at the 2009 MENC Teaching Music Awards ceremony on June 22, 2009 receiving the Disney Performing Arts Award for Excellence in Teaching Jazz. Presenting the award is Mr. Rene Perez of the Walt Disney Company. -
Howard University Jazz Ensemble with the Waseda University High Society Jazz Orchestra
Members of the Howard University Jazz Ensemble in Yokohama, Japan with the Waseda University High Society" Jazz Orchestra, during its 2009 Japan Tour on May 17, 2009. The HUJE gave concerts in Tokyo, Kuruizawa, Nagano, and Yokohama Japan. -
Tateshina High School Jazz Orchestra, "Swing Girls"
Tateshina High School Jazz Orchestra, "Swing Girls" from Japan at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC on April, 2008. -
Michael Bearden, HUJE Alumni on the cover of Keyboard Magazine, June, 2009
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Trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater and Professor Fred Irby, III
November 13,2008 in the Blackburn Center on HU campus after the concert with HUJE. -
At the Meyerhoff Hall in Baltimore, MD on Nov. 1, 2008
l-r: Chris Royal, Bernadette Peters, Fred Irby, III and Dave Detwiler -
GSU Gallery of Distinction
Prof. Irby poses with the Alumni Hall of Fame plaque that will be displayed in the GSU Gallery of Distinction. 10/17/08 -
GSU Alumni Hall of Fame
Professor Irby being inducted into the GSU Alumni Hall of Fame by Dr. Horace A. Judson, President of GSU and to the far right Dr. Robert M. Dixon, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. 10/17/08 -
GSU Alumni Hall of Fame banquet, 10/17/08
Freddie Colston, Mrs. Ruby Billups, Dr. Willie Hill and Prof. Fred Irby, III -
Professor Irby with radio personality Tom Joyner
At the 18th Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Banquet at Grambling State University, LA. 10/17/08 -
Prof. Fred Irby,III visiting the Department of Music at Grambling State University
In April,1970 Prof. Irby was elected charter president of the Epsilon Rho chapter of the Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Fraternity For College Bandsmen. 10/17/08 -
Stephen Thomas, Billy Harper, Joseph Teachey and Kieron Irvine, March, 2004
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Dr. Yusef Lateef and Professor Fred Irby, III, April 2008
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Saxophonists during Jazz Week, April 2008
Standing: Brian Settles, Brent Birckhead, John Kocur, Joshua Carr and Isaiah Allen. Sitting: Dr. Yusef Lateef and Professor Charlie Young. -
Alvin and the Chipmunks
On the sound stage of Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles, CA. on October, 2007 for the recording of the movie "Alvin and the Chipmunks". Back Row (l- r): Tim Morrison, Rick Baptist and Fred Irby, III. Front Row (l-r): Alan Kaplan, Bill Booth, Bill Reichenbach and Jim Self. -
Members of the HU Legendary "Swing Masters" Jazz Orchestra welcome Benny Golson in 1996
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Jimmy Owens, Andrew White and Professor Fred Irby, III, March, 2008
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Jazz great trombonist Fred Wesley, Jr. with the HUJE trombones, 2004
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HUJE trumpets in Nagano, Japan in June 2007
L-R, Malcolm Stokes, Prof. Irby, III, Demarr Woods, Kieron Irvine, Rashid Hughes, Norberto Mejicanos and Chris Royal. Below: Joseph Teachey and Columbus Wynn. -
HUJE in 1996 at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC
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Fred Irby, III and Ricky Minor at CBS-TV studio in Los Angeles, October, 2007
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Dr. Yusef Lateef and wife, Tahira Lateef
Blackburn Center Art Gallery on campus, November, 2001. -
Dr. Willie Hill, Jr. and saxophonist Buck Hill
March 6, 2003 in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel on campus. -
Dr. Sais Kamalidiin, Jimmy Owens and Professor Fred Irby, III, March 2008 on campus
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Classic photograph of the great Duke Ellington
Classic photograph of the great Duke Ellington with his and band members' autograghs. Given to Professor Irby by Los Angeles trumpet great George Graham. Autographs: Duke Ellington, Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges, Joe Nanton, Jimmy Blanton, Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney, Earle Frances, Sonny Greer, Lionel Hampton, Rex Stewart, Wallace Jones and Freddie Gordon. -
At the 56th Emmy Awards show in Los Angeles in 2005
L-R: Warren Luening, Rick Baptist, Fred Irby, III and Bill Hughes. At the top of the photograph is HUJE Alumnus and Keyboardist Michael Bearden. -
HU Alumnus, Jazz Icon and Guest soloist, saxophonist Benny Golson
Performing with HUJE on May 20, 2008. -
Howard University 15th President, H. Patrick Swygert
Howard University 15th President, H. Patrick Swygert, on April 20, 2008 in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at the HUJE tribute to him. -
HUJE Tribute to President Swygert
Professor Fred Irby,III, Benny Golson and HU Trustee L. Douglas Wilder on May 20, 2008 -
May 20, 2008 HUJE tribute to President Swygert
Former Governor of Virginia and Mayor of Richmond, VA and HU Trustee L. Douglas Wilder -
Professor Evelyn Davidson White
Professor Evelyn Davidson White was the Director of the Howard University Choir and the Evelyn White Chamber Singers. Professor White taught in the Howard University Music Department from 1948-1985. -
HUJE in concert (To i Go square) in Nagano, Japan on June 2, 2007
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HUJE in Yokosuka, Japan - 2005
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Bill Hughes, HU Alumni, is the Music Director of the Count Basie Orchestra
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HUJE in November, 2002 in front of Childers Hall
Dr. Yusef Lateef in the middle of the group -
HUJE in Tokyo, Japan at the U.S. Ambassador's residence
With Joan Mondale in 1996 -
1999 at Vice President Gore's residence
Fred Irby, III, comedian Bill Cosby and drummer Mickey Roker -
1996 Presidential Inaugural Gala at the Capital Center in Landover, MD
Trumpeters Rick Baptist, George Graham and Fred Irby, III -
2004 at the Emmy awards
Trumpeters Rick Baptist, Warren Luening, Fred Irby, III and Wayne Bergeron backstage -
54th Emmy awards in Los Angeles- 2004
Fred Irby, III and the great Tuba Virtuoso Tommy Johnson -
BET Hall of Fame awards in 2004
Fred Irby, III and pianist Patrice Rushen at the BET Hall of Fame awards in 2004. Maestro Rushen was the Music Director for the Gala honoring "Smokey" Robinson -
1997 Thelonious Monk competition at the Kennedy Center
Guitarist Kenny Burrell, Saxophonist Frank Wess and Fred Irby, III -
HU Alumnus Bill Hughes
HU Alumnus Bill Hughes, Music Director of the Count Basie Orchestra, with members of HUJE on 11/15/96 -
Fred Irby, III and TV personality Jerry Springer
On 11/25/06, backstage at the taping of "Dancing with the Stars" -
Copa Cobana night club in NYC- ca 1950's
Unknown, Lil Armstrong, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, and Professor emeritus "Diva" Mattiwilda Dobbs -
HUJE during the 1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
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David White, Anthony White
David White, Anthony White, Jazz great saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, Richard Lee, Chris "Daddy" Dave, and LeRon Land -
Christmas in Washington Gala trumpet section
The nationally televised Christmas in Washington Gala trumpet section, Chris Walker, Fred Irby, III and Dave Detwiler at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC on December 10, 2006 -
Clay Aiken of the American Idol TV show
Clay Aiken of the American Idol TV show and Fred Irby, III in Norfolk, VA during a rehearsal break on December 7, 2006. Photo by Phil Snedecor -
Alvan Duncan "Mike" Malone (1943-2006)
Alvan Duncan "Mike" Malone (1943-2006), Howard University Theatre Arts Professor, was a prolific Director and Choreographer. He mentored many artists in the entertainment industry. He also was a Co-Founder and first Artistic Director of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington,DC. He sparked a holiday tradition when he revived Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity" in 1979 while serving as Director of Cleveland's Karamu House, one of the oldest black theaters in the USA. -
Trumpet Summit
Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Fred Irby, III, George Graham and Virgil Jones - November, 1997 -
1997 Thelonious Monk Competition in Washington, DC
Trumpeter Wallace Roney and Fred Irby, III -
Saxophone Titans: Billy Harper and Professor Charlie Young - 2004
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Fred Irby, III and Fred Irby, IV
Florida A&M graduation ceremony in May, 2004. Fred Irby, IV, received his Master of Business Administration degree, summa cum laude -
Professor Wlliam Penn
Band Director and legendary french horn performer and teacher at Howard University -
Isaiah Jolley, Billy Harper and Noble Levi Jolley, Jr. after a HUJE concert - 2004
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Martinique - 1991
Professor Fred Irby, III, Aime Cesaire, Mayor of Fort de France, Martinique and member of the Chamber of Deputies of France and Dr. Jeff Donaldson -
Kennedy Center, November, 1997
Classic photo taken 3 months before the Master Drummer's death with HUJE trumpeters at the Kennedy Center, November,1997: Eric McMillan, Kyle Funn, the great Tony Williams, Charles Gunter, Ronald Cureton and Roberto Carlos Perez -
Jazz great Frank Foster and Fred Irby, III - 1998
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Wynton Marsalis and Fred Irby, III
At President Bill Clinton's 1992 Inaugural Gala at the Capital Centre in Landover, MD - January 19, 1992 -
Members of HUJE with the great Marshall Royal
Backstage at the Kennedy Center Honors -1992 -
Dr. Reppard Stone, Fred Irby, III, Keith Killgo
Dr. Reppard Stone, Fred Irby, III, Keith Killgo, the great Joe Henderson, Gus Simms, and Dr. Arthur Dawkins - 1993 -
Cora C. Coleman, Grady T and Clyde Adams - 2000
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Chris Tranchitella, Kid Rock and Fred Irby, III
2005 Kennedy Center Honors Gala -
Chris Royal, Ray Brown and Fred Irby, III
Backstage at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC for the taping of the Whitney Houston HBO television special, "Classic Whitney" -
Tribute to Quincy Jones in Washington, DC - December 2001
Mobile homeboys: Fred Irby, III and the great trombonist Fred Wesley, Jr. -
Columbus Wynn, Charles Washington, Marvin Stamm
l-r: Columbus Wynn, Charles Washington, Marvin Stamm, Charles Gunter, Aaron Broadus, Travis Parsons and Fred Irby, III -
The great actor and HU professor, Al Freeman, Jr.
The great actor and HU professor, Al Freeman, Jr., as the Honorable Elijah Mohammed in Spike Lee's movie, "Malcolm X" - 1992 -
November, 1997 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC
Frank Wess, Al Grey, Fred Irby, III and Jimmy Heath -
DC pianist John Malachi, the great pianist Art Tatum and trumpeter Russell Jaquet
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Ulysses Miller, great Mobile, AL music teacher
Fred Irby, III's first trumpet teacher -
HUJE 1987
Trumpeter Jon Faddis with HUJE at the conclusion of recording session -
The Mobile, Alabama gang
Joseph Bell, Director of HU Upward Bound program, jazz great trombonist Fred Wesley, Jr., Artis Hampshire-Cowan, HU Senior Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Fred Irby, III - 2004 -
1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
The late great trombonist Al Grey backstage with members of HUJE -
William "Keter" Betts and Mildred "Pinky" Grady
The great jazz bassist William "Keter" Betts and Mildred "Pinky" Grady were married in Adam Clayton Powell's Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, NY on October 7,1953. The maid of honor (pictured far right) was blues diva "Dinah Washington" -
March, 2005
Fred Irby, III, Joe Wilder, Roberta McLeod, Abraham Venable and Dr. Raymond Jackson -
Kennedy Center - October 14, 2000
Fred Irby, III on stage with members of the Washington Ballet after a performance -
Cuban Central Conservatory of Music in Havana - 2000
Fred Irby, III at the Cuban Central Conservatory of Music in Havana - 2000 -
Havana, Cuba, - 2000
Fred Irby, III, singer E. Faye Butler and members of the Habana Ensemble -
1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Fred Irby, III, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie and Dr. Billy Taylor, Jr. -
Professor Fred Irby, III
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President Bill Clinton's Inaugural Ball on the Mall - 1992
Pianist McCoy Tyner with members of HUJE backstage -
Jazz trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson, Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr.
Jazz trumpeter Dr. Eddie Henderson, Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr. and Fred Irby, III - November, 2003 -
1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Jazz great trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison with HUJE backstage -
Embassy of South Africa National Day Gala in Washington, DC - April 27, 2006
Jazz great Hugh Masekela and Fred Irby, III -
Backstage at the Kennedy Center, 1997
HUJE alumnus Geri Allen and Fred Irby, III -
HU Jazztet in Caracas Venezuela on February 6 2004
Eric Wheeler, Fred Irby, III, Seth Rees, Marlon Winder, McClenty Hunter, Charles Medearis and Muhsinah Abdul-Karim -
1995 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
Herbie Hancock, Joe Williams and Fred Irby, III -
Dr. Doris Valean Evans McGinty (1925-2005)
Professor Emerita of Music and prolific scholar, contributed and edited liner notes for all HUJE recordings from 1976-2005 -
1979 MENC convention in Washington DC
Dr. David Baker, Dr. Willie Hill, the great Conrad Johnson, Dr. Frederick Tillis and Fred Irby, III -
Reception for the 1997 Thelonious Monk Gala participant
Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, Music Icon Quincy Jones and Fred Irby, III at Vice President Gore's residence -
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China - 1986
DC jazz radio personality, Felix Grant, with HUJE -
Andrew Rankin Memorial - November, 2003
Congressman John Conyers with HUJE -
Great Wall of China in 1986
Professor Fred Irby, III Photograph taken by local jazz personality and announcer, Felix Grant -
U.S. Ambassador's residence in Tokyo, Japan - 1996
Fred Irby, III and wife, Debra -
Portrait of Donald Byrd by Hershfeld
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Kennedy Center Honors Gala tribute to Lionel Hampton - 1992
Milt Jackson and Fred Irby, III -
Marcus Belgrave, Dr. Langston Fitzgerald
Marcus Belgrave, Dr. Langston Fitzgerald, Congressman John Conyers and Fred Irby, III -
Marcus Belgrave, Dr. Doris E. McGinty and Congressman John Conyers
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Keter Betts, Charles Covington
Keter Betts, Charles Covington, Fred Irby, III, Junior Mance and Grady Tate -
Kennedy Center Honors Gala - 1994
Joe Williams, Fred Irby, III, Jimmy Heath and Mona Heath -
Jason Moran and Fred Irby, III - 2004
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HUJE Trumpets at Kennedy Center Honors Gala - 2005
l-r: Columbus Wynn, Steven Thomas, Joseph Teachey, Professor Fred Irby, III, Kieron Irvine and Demarr Woods -
HUJE concert at Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
March 28, 2005 Pictured from left to right are: Mr. Hiroshima Furusawa, Executive Director of the JICC Mrs. Hanayo Kato, Ambassador's Wife Ambassador Ryozo Kato, Embassy of Japan Dr. Richard A. English, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Howard University Mr. Shunjo Ohno, Guest Trumpet Soloist Professor Fred Irby, III, Director of HUJE -
Howard University Swing Masters, ca. - 1953
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Herlin Riley, Wycliffe Gordon, Fred Irby, III and Victor Goines
12/11/2000 -
At Vice President Al Gore's residence - 1997
Fred Irby, III, Grover Washington and Tito Puente -
Prof. Flagg's Retirement Gala
Fred Irby, III, Thomas Flagg, Provost Richard English -
Fred Irby, III, Fred Wesley and Calvin Jones - 2003
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Fred Irby, III, Dr. Langston Fitzgerald, Marcus Belgrave and Donald Byrd
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Fred Irby, III, Larry Seals, Dizzy Gillespie and Dr. Arthur Dawkins - 1981
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2002
Dr. Yusef Lateef, Dr. Frederick Tillis, Al Freeman, Jr., Grady Tate, Jimmy Heath, Larry Ridley and Fred Irby, III -
Dr. Reppard Stone, Grady Tate, Dr. Arthur Dawkins, Benny Golson and Fred Irby, III - 1996
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Donald Byrd and HUJE Trumpets
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Dave Brubeck and Fred Irby, III in Baltimore MD
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Kennedy Center Sondheim Festival
Chris Gekker, Jonathan Tunick, Fred Irby, III and Aaron Broadus -
At President Clinton's Inaugural Gala January 19, 1992
Wayne Shorter, Fred Irby, III, Illinois Jacquet, Clark Terry and Ron Carter -
56th Emmy Awards, Los Angeles, CA - 2003
l-r: Rick Baptist, Harold Wheeler, Fred Irby, III and Warren Luening -
HUJE in Tokyo, Japan - 1996
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HUJE in Fort-de-France, Martinique - 1990
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HUJE at the Kennedy Center - 1997
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HUJE in Beijing, China - 1986
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HUJE in Tokyo, Japan on May 30, 2007 in the Amway Auditorium
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HUJE at Japan Information and Culture Center, Washington DC - 2005
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HUJE at practice, Washington DC - 2005
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HUJE at Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington DC
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HUJE and the Golden Men of Jazz at the 1992 Kennedy Center Honors Gala
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HUJE in concert with Wynton Marsalis
Lyndon Baines Johnson, Vice President of the United States of America, March, 1963.
