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Jazz Icon Monty Alexander Ushers in the New Year at Blues Alley
• January 8, 2026
By LaMarr Funn As the final hours of 2025 slipped quietly into memory, there was no place more alive—or more joyful—than Blues Alley. Tucked along a narrow, brick-lined passage in […]
DC JazzFest: Imani-Grace Cooper
• July 9, 2025
Doors open at 6:00pm and entrance to the museum is included with your ticket. The performance will take place in the Great Hall from 7:00pm–8:00pm. Please email education@kreegermuseum.org as soon […]
Quentin Walston Jazz Trio Event
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The Quentin Walston Trio is an exciting piano, bass, and drums jazz group. Their foot-tapping, energetic sets blend original music and favorite jazz standards. Quentin Walston is a pianist, composer, […]
The U.S. Air Force Band presents Jazz Heritage Series featuring Pasquale Grasso
• March 25, 2025
Join the Airmen of Note for a Jazz Heritage Series concert featuring guitarist Pasquale Grasso! Mr. Grasso is an acclaimed Italian jazz guitarist celebrated for his virtuosic technique, blending the […]
Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025)
• February 27, 2025
R&B and pop singer Roberta Flack rose to fame in the early 1970s with hits like “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and the iconic “Killing Me Softly […]
Meditation in the Galleries
• February 7, 2025
Join instructor Jeneen Piccuirro for a forty-five minute guided meditation with crystal singing bowls in our indoor Terrace Gallery. Seating will be provided, so please mark on your reservation if […]
The U.S. Air Force Band presents Jazz Heritage Series featuring Conrad Herwig
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Join the Airmen of Note for the kick off of this year’s Jazz Heritage Series featuring Conrad Herwig! A New York-based trombonist acclaimed for his Latin jazz interpretations, Mr. Herwig […]
JazzFest Underway; Meet the Artists at Arena Stage
• August 29, 2024
The DC Jazz Festival, DC JazzFest for short, has been a District-wide happening from the get-go. Musicians performed at 18 venues during the inaugural five-day festival (then called the Duke […]
Ellington to Langston – The Jazz Era in DC Walking Tour
• May 2, 2024
Off the Mall Tours takes you on a winding journey through an era in which the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC was giving rise to a vibrant jazz scene […]
In-Person Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Ebban and Ephraim Dorsey
• July 18, 2023
Celebrate a uniquely American art form with Take 5: Jazz at SAAM, a series of free, live performances in SAAM’s airy Kogod Courtyard. This month features siblings Ebban and Ephraim […]
