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About the JazzDC®
Guided by DC Jazz Festival’s 2023–2027 strategic plan, JazzDC® was established in January 2024 to help strengthen Washington, DC as a thriving hub for jazz, creativity, and artistic enterprise. Through year-round programs, JazzDC supports independent artists, creative professionals, and creative entrepreneurs through artist residencies, financial literacy, professional development, performance opportunities, education, and community engagement. JazzDC creates opportunities for artists to rehearse, record, perform, teach, collaborate, and inspire.
By investing in artists, creative professionals, and the next generation of musicians, JazzDC strengthens the creative ecosystem that sustains the music and advances Washington, DC as a premier jazz destination year-round.
Program Highlights
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Artist-in-Residence: Fostering deeper connections among artists, DC Jazz Festival, and the community through performance, collaboration, and professional development.
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Entrepreneurial Support: Providing financial literacy, coaching, peer learning, and professional development to help artists and creative professionals build sustainable careers and enterprises.
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JazzDC All-Stars: Showcasing leading professional musicians and rising young artists while celebrating the excellence of DC’s jazz community.
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JazzDC TV: Extending the JazzDC experience through year-round digital content that showcases artists, performances, workshops, conversations, and stories from our vibrant music community.
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Preserving & Innovating: Honoring DC’s rich jazz legacy while fostering new work, contemporary creativity, and artistic innovation.
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Inspiring the Next Generation: How Connecting seasoned professionals with emerging and young musicians through mentorship, education, and collaboration.
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Engaging the Community: Bringing artists and audiences together through concerts, artist conversations, educational programs, and experiences across the city.
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Building Cultural Legacy: Strengthening the people and creative ecosystem that sustain jazz while advancing DC’s place as a global jazz city.
For more information about the JazzDC, contract Hannah Kuhns at hannah@dcjazzfest.org
JazzDC® is made possible thanks to major support from Mellon Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Galena Yorktown Foundation and the Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation.