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DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announces its 2023 DC JazzFest hotel partners. One of the largest annual tourist events in the District...

DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announces 2023 DC JazzFest programming for its home at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.

DC JazzFest Adds Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, Big Chief Donald Harrison & More to 2023 Lineup!

Gregory Porter, Samara Joy, Kenny Garrett, Charles Lloyd, Terri Lyne Carrington, Omar Sosa, Orrin Evans, Veronneau, Leigh Pilzer, and...

Kurt Elling Headlines DC JazzFest Opening Night The DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) returns to the historic Howard Theatre for Opening Night of...

Sponsorship extends Events DC’s long-established partnership with the premier music festival WASHINGTON, DC (July 7, 2022) – Events DC,...

The annual competition enters its eighth year of recognizing and supporting top rising jazz band talent from around the globe WASHINGTON,...

by Willard Jenkins - Artistic Director We are busily building what promises to be yet another memorable installation of the DC JazzFest....

by Heidi Martin, Education Coordinator In partnership with Sitar Arts Center, DC Jazz Festival Education’s Jazzin’ AfterSchool program...

by Orrin Evans, DCJF Artist-In-Residence During interviews over the years, I have talked in detail about my upbringing and the impact of...

DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) is excited to announce that we are moving our headquarters to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American...

The DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) is proud to announce the appointment of its new Chairman and confirmation of seven new Board members. The...

Annual DC JazzFest Moves Permanently to Labor Day Weekend Sunny Sumter, President and CEO It’s official; the DC JazzFest is moving from...

JAZZAlive & DC Jazz Festival welcome Orrin Evans to the University of the District of Columbia as part of his DCJF Artist In Residency.

Announce Date: January 24, 2022 Close Date: February 11, 2022 Position: Coordinator, Programs and...

DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) is excited to announce the dates of the 2022 DC JazzFest, which will take place August 31-September 4, 2022,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – DECEMBER 21, 2021 – The DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) today announces Orrin Evans, prolific pianist-composer-bandleader,...

Uniting Our Community by Sunny Sumter, President and CEO When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, DC Jazz Festival, like other cultural...

The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) has updated our health and safety policies ahead of the 17th Annual DC JazzFest in an effort to prioritize...

Sponsorship extends Events DC’s long-established partnership with the premier music festival *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* WASHINGTON, D.C. –...