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DC Jazz Festival Announces Initial Lineup for 19th Annual DC JazzFest

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

DC Jazz Festival Returns to Historic Howard Theatre

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

Events DC Returns as a Major Sponsor of Annual DC JazzFest

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

DC Jazz Festival Announces 2022 DCJazzPrix™ Finalists

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

2022 Spring Newsletter: 2022 DC JazzFest Artistic Preview

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

2022 Spring Newsletter: Jazzin' AfterSchool "Bass Walk and Talk" MasterClass with Corcoran Holt

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

2022 Spring Newsletter: Better Days Ahead

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 Announces Initial Lineup for 18th Annual DC JazzFest

DC Jazz Festival Moving Its Headquarters to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

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