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With more than 100 performances in dozens of venues across the city, the DC Jazz Festival is the largest music festival in Washington, D.C. and one of the most highly anticipated cultural events in the nation. The Festival presents year-round music education programs and concerts for DC students and residents by local, national and internationally-known talent at venues across D.C., promotes music integration in school curricula, and supports outreach to expand and diversify the audience of jazz enthusiasts.

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ADAMS MORGAN
Bossa Bistro
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 Clube Do Samba
Performing on 6/2, 6/5, 6/9 TBA
Performing on 6/3, 6/10 Sin Miedo
Performing on 6/4, 6/11 Palanke Music Company
Performing on 6/7 Cheick Hamala Diabate

Cashion’s Eat Place
Performing on 6/3, 6/4 Richard Miller Trio
Performing on 6/10, 6/11 Origem

Columbia Station Inc.
Performing on 6/3, 6/10 Peter Edelman Trio
Performing on 6/4, 6/5, 6/11, 6/12 Peter Edelman (Jam Session)

Madam’s Organ
Performing on 6/2, 6/9 Patrick Alban & Noche Latina
Performing on 6/3 Eli Cook (Blues)
Performing on 6/4, 6/11 TBA
Performing on 6/5 Stacy Brooks
Performing on 6/6, 6/13 One Nite Stand
Performing on 6/7 Johnny Artis (Blues)
Performing on 6/10 Exit 10 (Blues)
Performing on 6/12 The BT Richardson Band (Blues)

Savour
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 Mike Price Quartet

The Grill From Ipanema
Performing on 6/1, 6/2, 6/9 Rio Garage Trio
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 Richard Miller Trio
Performing on 6/2 Trio Bem Bom
Performing on 6/5 Puro Gusto Trio
Performing on 6/8 De Quarteto Brazil
Performing on 6/9 Circo da Bossa
Performing on 6/12 DC Choro

Tryst
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 Will Rast Trio
Performing on 6/6 Peter Edelman Quartet

BROOKLAND
Children’s National Medical Center
Performing on 6/9 Charles Woods

Dance Place
Performing on 6/10 Film: Performance Portraits

CAPITOL HILL
B. Smith’s
Performing on 6/3, 6/4, 6/10, 6/11 The Jolley Brothers
Performing on 6/5, 6/12 The Jolley Brothers (These are brunch performances)

Johnny’s Half Shell
Performing on 6/4, 6/11 Charles Woods Quartet

The Fridge
Performing on 6/3 Tomas Fujiwara & The Hookup (‘D.C. Jazz Loft’ series partnership with capitalbop.com)
Performing on 6/3 Brian Settles Trio (‘D.C. Jazz Loft’ series partnership with capitalbop.com)

CHINATOWN
Red Door
Performing on 6/4 Amy K. Bormet Trio (‘D.C. Jazz Loft’ series partnership with capitalbop.com)
Performing on 6/4 The Jolley Brothers (‘D.C. Jazz Loft’ series partnership with capitalbop.com)
Performing on 6/10 OOO (Trio-O Trio) (‘D.C. Jazz Loft’ series partnership with capitalbop.com)
Performing on 6/10 Darius Jones Trio (‘D.C. Jazz Loft’ series partnership with capitalbop.com)

DOWNTOWN
701
Performing on 6/2-6/5, 6/9-6/12 TBA

Acadiana
Performing on 6/5, 6/12 Marshall Keys (This a brunch performance)

Georgia Brown’s
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 Brad Collins Trio

National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Performing on 6/3 Mark Prince’s Aqua Leo

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Performing on 6/5 Nasar Abadey & Supernova

DUPONT CIRCLE
Black Fox Lounge
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 The Jerron White Duet
Performing on 6/2, 6/9 Matt Ingeneri & Bill ‘Magic’ Lavender Bey featuring Butch Warren
Performing on 6/3 Aaron Meyers Jazz Ensemble
Performing on 6/4, 6/11 Dee Stone and Charles Wright
Performing on 6/5 Rachel Panay
Performing on 6/6, 6/13 David Lighton Duet
Performing on 6/10 Maureen Mullany Jazz Ensemble

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe
Performing on 6/4 Alex Martin (Solo guitar)
Performing on 6/11 Richard Miller (Solo guitar)

The Human Rights Campaign
Performing on 6/6 Chris Grasso Trio with Lyle Link (Jazzin’ at the Human Rights Campaign)

The Phillips Collection
Performing on 6/2 Matt Wigler Trio

FOGGY BOTTOM
Bayou
Performing on 6/1, 6/4, 6/8-6/10, 6/13 TBA
Performing on 6/1, 6/2, 6/9 Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet
Performing on 6/3 The Winn Bros

Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Rivers
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 Bob Smith Trio

GEORGETOWN
Dumbarton House
Performing on 6/8 Heidi Martin (Heidi Martin Sings the Cole Porter Song Book)

H STREET/NORTHEAST
Gallery o/H
Performing on 6/4 C.A.I.S.O. (Carribean Steel Drum band @ 3:00 pm)
Performing on 6/4 Kendra Holt Duo (Gallery o/H Piano Project Jazz Artist @ 4:15 pm)
Performing on 6/4 TiaNina (Jazz @ 5:30 pm)
Performing on 6/4 The Swampkeepers featuring Ian Waters @ 6:15 pm
Performing on 6/4 Deaf Dog and the Indictments Jazz by REAL Judges @ 7:45 pm
Performing on 6/11 Esther Haynes Trio (Tribute to Female Jazz and Blues Greats @ 3:00 pm)
Performing on 6/11 The Pleasure Club (New Orleans Jazz/Party Music @ 4:30 pm)
Performing on 6/11 The Riverside Carnival Band (Dixieland @ 6:15 pm)
Performing on 6/11 Benjamin C. Sands Jr and Friends (Latin Jazz @ 7:45 pm)

LOGAN CIRCLE/SHAW
1905
Performing on 6/2 Hot Club of DC: Nicki Gonzalez and Matvei Sigalov
Performing on 6/9 Laissez Foure

Subterranean A
Performing on 6/11 Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet (‘D.C. Jazz Loft’ series partnership with capitalbop.com)
Performing on 6/11 JD Allen Trio (‘D.C. Jazz Loft’ series partnership with capitalbop.com)

MT. PLEASANT

PETWORTH
Sala Thai Restaurant – Petworth
Performing on TBD TBA
Performing on 6/3 Yanomanem Jazz
Performing on 6/4 Full Ascent Jazz Band
Performing on 6/10 Jacqui Simmons and Friends

Performing on 6/11 Triple Double Jazz Band

SOUTHWEST
Mandarin Oriental
Performing on 6/3, 6/4 Allan Harris
Performing on 6/9 Sara Jones & Um Novo Tempo (Brazilian Night)
Performing on 6/10 Lena Seikaly
Performing on 6/11 Julian Hipkins Quartet

TAKOMA PARK
Takoma Station
Performing on 6/1 Magic Ray (Jam Session @ 7:00)
Performing on 6/8 Bill Freed (Jam Session @ 7:00)

U STREET
Bohemian Caverns
Performing on 6/1 Carolyn Malachi
Performing on 6/2 Berklee World Jazz Octet
Performing on 6/3, 6/4 Dizzy Gillespie(TM) All Stars Quartet with Cyrus Chestnut, piano; John Lee, bass; Yotam Silberstein, guitar; & Tootie Heath, drums
Performing on 6/5 Alex Brown Quartet
Performing on 6/6, 6/13 Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra
Performing on 6/7 Luis Faife & The Afro Cuban Experience
Performing on 6/8, 6/9 Antonio Hart Quartet
Performing on 6/10, 6/11 The Legendary Heath Brothers
Performing on 6/12 The Jolley Brothers (DCJF Jam)

Dahlak
Performing on 6/5, 6/12 TBA (Jam Session)

JoJo’s Restaurant Bar
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 Colie Williams featuring Soul For A New Day
Performing on 6/2 MP3 Trio
Performing on 6/4 Total Eclipse
Performing on 6/3, 6/10 Cabessa
Performing on 6/3, 6/10 Just Us
Performing on 6/7 T.J. Thurman Trio
Performing on 6/9 Brian Settles

LIV at Bohemian Caverns
Performing on 6/4 The Brass-A-Holics

Sala Thai Restaurant – U Street
Performing on 6/3 Potomac Jazz Quartet
Performing on 6/4, 6/11 Mark Mosley Trio
Performing on 6/10 Yanomanem Jazz

The Islander
Performing on 6/4, 6/5 TBA
Performing on 6/11, 6/12 TBA

Twins
Performing on 6/1 Ablaye Cissoke & Volker Goetze Duo
Performing on 6/2 The Sanga Equation featuring Lena Seikaly
Performing on 6/3, 6/4 Akua Allrich
Performing on 6/5 Integriti Reeves
Performing on 6/7 Brad Linde Quartet featuring Sarah Hughes
Performing on 6/9 Braxton Cook Quartet
Performing on 6/10, 6/11 Anthony Nelson
Performing on 6/12 Sharon Raquel wtih the Kash Wright Trio

Utopia Bar & Grill
Performing on 5/31, 6/8 Paul Piper & Bill Heid
Performing on 6/1, 6/8 Paul Piper
Performing on 6/2, 6/9 Wayne Wilentz Trio
Performing on 6/3, 6/10 Collector’s Edition
Performing on 6/4, 6/11 Ed Hahn Quintet
Performing on 6/5, 6/12 Wayne Willentz & Jim West

WOODLEY PARK
Zoo Bar
Performing on 6/5, 6/12 Mike Flaherty’s Dixieland Direct Jazz Band

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