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 […]

In-Person Take 5: Jazz at SAAM with Keith Butler, Jr.

June 26, 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 musician Keith Butler, Jr., […]

Harlem Renaissance in DC Walking Tour

August 9, 2022

This walking tour will take you on a winding journey through an era in which the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC was the center of a rise in African […]

Nordic Jazz

June 14, 2022

The DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) and the Nordic Embassies to the United States are excited to present the 16th Annual Nordic Jazz Festival, taking place from June 17th to June […]

Raise the Roof for Justice Housing

October 15, 2021

Join us for a party with a purpose atop One Franklin Square’s spacious rooftop for safe outdoor mingling and gorgeous views of downtown DC. The evening will be filled with […]

DC JazzFest at The Phillips Collection 

August 5, 2021

September 3 – 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM – The Phillips Collection The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art opened by collector and philanthropist, Duncan Phillips, is housed […]

DC JazzFest Presents: The Janelle Gill Quartet

July 30, 2021

September 2 – 12:30PM – DC JazzFest at The Kreeger Museum Originally the private home of David and Carmen Kreeger, The Kreeger Museum carries on their legacy and commitment to […]

Tribute to Andrew White (Evening Show):


September 2 – 7:30PM (Pre-concert dinner at 6:00 PM) – Westminster Presbyterian Church Westminster Presbyterian Church has been presenting jazz to a large, diverse audience for twenty years. Cultivation of […]

Tribute to Andrew White (Early Show – Student Concert)


September 2 – 12:40PM – Howard University College of Fine Arts As the first black institution of higher learning to offer a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, Howard University […]

The 17th Annual DC JazzFest Opening Ceremony


September 1 – House of Sweden Located in the heart of historic Georgetown, House of Sweden stands as a Swedish architectural masterpiece on the banks of the Potomac River. Hosting […]