March 2, 2021
WASHINGTON D.C. – DC Jazz Festival and the Embassies of Finland and Sweden in Washington, D.C. are hosting a panel on LGBTQI+ experiences in the music industry. We are excited to announce the addition of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRCF) as a collaborative partner, and international singer and Mack Avenue recording artist, Michael Mayo, and […]
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December 2, 2020
The DC Jazz Festival has announced the launch of their annual Year End Giving Campaign, which fans and supporters of music and music education can donate to for the holidays.
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September 22, 2020
This year’s festival will be streamed live from our nation’s capital from September 24 through 28 as the world-class jazz programming comes to the global stage for the very first time.
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August 24, 2020
This year’s festival will be streamed live from the nation’s capital from September 24 through 28 as the festival takes its world-class jazz programming to the global stage for the very first time.
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August 10, 2020
The DC Jazz Festival has announced the five bands selected by their panel of expert judges as the 2020 DCJazzPrix Finalists, all of whom will perform virtually on Sunday, September 27 at the DCJazzPrix Finals at Union Stage, 740 Water Street SW, as part of The 16th Annual JazzFest.
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June 17, 2020
DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) has announces a fully-virtual schedule of artists performing live from their homes in an online festival & fundraiser running June 21-29, 2020. DCJazzFest From Home presented by Live From Our Living Rooms offers nine consecutive days of in-home performances and music-based humanities presentations by master-level and emerging jazz artists – DC-based and beyond – to raise relief funds for DC-area musicians who have lost their primary source of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In collaboration with Live From Our Living Rooms (LFOLR), this DCJazzFest From Home series (LFOLR-DC) will feature DeeDee Bridgewater, Regina Carter, John Clayton and more.
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