Jazzman Jason Moran’s Bandwagon
• January 29, 2020

When they picked Texas-born Jason Moran to become the Kennedy Center’s artistic director for jazz, they picked the right guy. When it comes to jazz, Moran — a highly regarded […]

The Soulful Smoothness of Nat King Cole
• October 15, 2019

Nat King Cole would have been 100 years old March 17. He died from lung cancer on Feb. 15, 1965. He was born Nathaniel Adams Coles on March 17, 1919, […]

HERBIE HANCOCK with KAMASI WASHINGTON
• April 1, 2019

Rejoice in an evening of jazz fusion and R&B! Legendary pianist and composer Herbie Hancock (“Rockit,” “Cantaloupe Island”) returns to Wolf Trap with “the most talked-about jazz musician in recent […]

TONY BENNETT
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Garnering 19 Grammy Awards over a seven-decade-long career interpreting the Great American Songbook, “Bennett vocalizes American popular songs like nobody else can” (NPR).

LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND with special guest MAVIS STAPLES
• February 18, 2019

Best known for his masterful songwriting filled with wit and charm, Lyle Lovett has built his career “on the reputation of his live shows, which routinely sell out theaters and […]

JAZZ at LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA with WYNTON MARSALIS
• February 15, 2019

The “finest big band in the world today” (The Daily Telegraph) led by nine-time Grammy-winning jazz icon Wynton Marsalis returns to Wolf Trap! Join 15 of the finest soloists, ensemble […]

BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS with TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE
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Experience an evening of good vibes. Go cross-country with the socially-conscious blues, soul, reggae, and rock of California artist Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals and get transported to New […]

Cathedral Choral Society Gala: Mardi Gras
• January 22, 2019

Let the good times roll. Don your Mardi Gras beads for the Cathedral Choral Society’s annual spring gala. Festivities include a cocktail hour, seated dinner, performances by Cathedral Choral Society […]

LADIES IN THE DAY Tribute Show to the Divas of Jazz and Blues
• December 17, 2018

Experience the soulful sounds of yesteryear as LADIES IN THE DAY light up District Wharf this holiday season with a mix of classy, sassy renditions of jazz and blues classics […]

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra: John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme
• August 13, 2018

In partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Dumbarton Concerts welcomes all 18 members of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra led by Artistic Director Charlie Young in a […]