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DC Jazz Festival is proud to launch its new podcast series titled We Get to Talk, where DCJF Executive Director Sunny Sumter engages jazz...

DC Jazz Festival is excited to announce that the official dates for this year’s edition of the DC JazzFest will be September 1-5, 2021....

When speaking with DCJF Artistic Director Willard Jenkins, legendary DC Jazz educator and musician Davey Yarborough stated, “We started...

Longtime DC resident, jazz historian, and perennial cool cat Bill Brower claims many titles. As #DCJF Artistic Director Willard Jenkins...

For this week’s DC Jazz Festival #BlackHistoryMonth feature we proudly highlight one of DC’s biggest jazz advocates, WPFW Program...

"For over 50 years, Vernard R. Gray served as a pillar of D.C.’s cultural landscape: organizing art exhibitions, presenting jazz, taking...

Since its inception, DC Jazz Festival has been a steadfast and vocal advocate for our hometown of Washington, DC. We are proud to be part...

Be A Blessing In Jazz by Sunny Sumter, Executive Director “The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a...

When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall by Sunny Sumter, Executive Director Pollstar LiveStream Weekly Chart - Week of 9/28/2020 As the splendor...