ohn Cusick’s Jazz City is Washington, D.C., a metropolitan area bristling with live jazz, from the nightclubs of U Street to Georgetown to Old Town Alexandria. It’s the home of Duke Ellington, Blues Alley and the Bohemian Caverns. Where big band show drummer Gene Krupa once entertained at downtown theaters. Where Buddy Rich thrilled sell-out audiences on his annual road tours. Where jazz luminaries Wynton Marsalis and Art Blakey have appeared in intimate nightclub settings. An extraordinary percussionist, John studied with Bill Reichenbach, former drummer of the Charlie Byrd trio. He has performed with other jazz greats that call Washington home, such as legendary pianist John Malachi and Keter Betts, bassist for Ella Fitzgerald. He has entertained jazz fans in the Washington area for more than 30 years, and performed in concert at the Corcoran Gallery amphitheater and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He knows where to find the hottest — and smoothest — players on the local jazz scene. Today, John is proud to lead the area’s finest jazz performers, in trios, quartets, quintets and larger ensembles for night club, concert and private engagements.