Washington to host a variety of music events this week

Spend an Evening with Sandra Ash accompanied by her 10-piece band as she releases her much anticipated EP. The concert begins at 9 p.m. and will be preceded by a D.C. Statehood Film Festival and panel. Tickets are required for all events.

We're turning the Capital upside this Memorial Weekend and letting y'all drive the boat with your favorite cognac. Food by chef Cisero and music by DJ Dont Trip and DJ Kidd Fresh.

Vocalist Res grew up listening to a broad spectrum of music: R&B and soul, psychedelic rock and folk in Philadelphia. Those early influences encouraged the development of her own distinct style, a sound that has consistently defied categorization and courageously refuses the constraints of fleeting trends. “Genre blending is where music is right now,” Res notes. “That’s what I do but, in a rock ‘n’ roll way."

The multi-instrumentalist Tiffany Gouché has blazed her way to the forefront of the soul and R&B scene. She has collaborated, toured and shared stages with a myriad of artists, including Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Daley, K Michelle, Solange, Anderson Paak, Ty Dolla $ign, Kelela, Little Simz, Kehlani and more. She also produced Lalah Hathaway's entire "Honestly" album, and her hit "Red Rum Melody" was featured on BET's "Being Mary Jane." Her nostalgic, yet futuristic-soulful sound takes on a hip-hop flow, while giving room for innovation in the form of R&B.

Vibraphonist/vocalist Roy Ayers is among the best-known, most loved and respected jazz/R&B artist on the music-scene today. Now in his fourth decade in the music business, Ayers - known as the Godfather of Neo-soul - continues to bridge the gap between generations of music lovers. In the '60s he was an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, and he transformed into a popular R&B band leader in the '70s/'80s. Today, the dynamic music man is an iconic figure still in great demand with music industry heavyweights, including Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, 50 Cent, A Tribe Called Quest and Ice Cube.