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JOIN US LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

You're invited to celebrate all things jazz with us Labor Day weekend at the Wharf!

Get ready to enjoy incredible music, discover new artists, make friends, and enjoy the bustling Wharf neighborhood along DC’s Potomac River.

FEATURED EVENTS

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DC JAZZFEST AT THE WHARF

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DC JAZZ PRIX FINALS

SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

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OPENING NIGHT AT HAMILTON LIVE

JAZZDC ALL-STARS DIRECTED BY PAUL CARR SPECIAL GUESTS JASON MARSALIS AND CHRISTIE DASHIELL

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

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DC JAZZFEST PRESENTS DAN MURRAY

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DC JAZZFEST PRESENTS THE JOE BROTHERTON TRIO

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

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DC JAZZFEST AT WESTMINSTER CHURCH

 CHARLES COVINGTON, MIKE LEDONNE, LENNY ROBINSON, AND DAVE MANLEY

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DC JAZZFEST AT MR. HENRY'S

THE HEIDI MARTIN ENSEMBLE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

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DC JAZZFEST AT THE WHARF

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DC JAZZ PRIX FINALS

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DC JAZZFEST AT UNION STAGE

PUREUM JIN & THE EMPRESS, NEXT JAZZ LEGACY & BRANDON WOODY'S UPENDO

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DC JAZZFEST AT PEARL STREET WAREHOUSE

JOSÉ ANDRÉ QUARTET, HANNAH MARKS, KENNY RITTENHOUSE, VILEM SPILKA, FRAN VILEMA, SON CUBANO SUBTERRANEO

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

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DC JAZZFEST AT THE WHARF

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DC JAZZFEST AT UNION STAGE

SHACARA ROGERS GOSPEL HOUR, ELSA NILSSON - BAND OF PULSES, DOMAS ZEROMSKAS, LUKE STEWART SILT TRIO, FELIX CONTRERAS

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DC JAZZFEST AT PEARL STREET WAREHOUSE

ALFRED YUN, CHARLES RAHMAT WOODS, EMMET COHEN JAM

WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. BUY SMART.

The only place to buy tickets for DC JazzFest is our official website, www.dcjazzfest.org. Do not buy tickets from third party ticket sellers. We want you enjoying the music, not navigating a scam. 

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The DC Jazz Festival®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization, and its programs are made possible, in part, with major grants from the Government of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, Mayor; DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities; National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; and with awards from Mellon Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Gillon Family Charitable Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Galena-Yorktown Foundation, Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts, Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Mid Atlantic Arts, Venable Foundation, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, and HumanitiesDC. ©2026 DC Jazz Festival. All rights reserved.

DC JazzFest Hotline: 855-332-7767

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