DCJAZZFESTIVAL JUNE 10 16, 2015 2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JUNE 5 JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS...
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–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
6:00 PM DC JazzFest Preview Night: Lenny Robinson and Friends Doors at 5:30 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Herman Burney Trio feat. Jazzin’ at Sitar Students
1:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – David Schulman & Quiet Life Motel
2:00 PM Trio Esp 2015
3:30 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
4:00 PM Allyn Johnson Trio
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
JAZZ ’N FAMILIES FUN DAYS THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
12:30 PM Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet
12:30 PM Film: Oxygen for the Ears
12:30 PM Gallery Talk
1:00 PM Susan Priester, Storyteller
1:30 PM The Charles Rahmat Woods Quartet
2:00 PM Interpreting Paintings into Jazz – Herman Burney
2:30 PM Shacara Rogers Quartet
3:30 PM Mark G. Meadows & Somethin’ Good
4:30 PM Paul Carr Quartet
5:30 PM ric Byrd Trio
MONDAY, JUNE 8
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Elijah Jamal Balbed Jo-Go Project
TUESDAY, JUNE 9
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:30 AM Jazz meets Hip Hop: The W.E.S. Group RUMBA CAFE
7:00 PM Jazzforum: Muneer Nasser – Upwrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM “La Trifulca” Live Tango Music, Emmanuel Trifilio in Bandoneon RUMBA CAFE
5:00 PM David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
6:00 PM James King Duo TUDOR PLACE HISTORIC HOUSE AND GARDEN
6:00 PM Sweet Lu Olutosin KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:00 PM Brilliant Corners feat. T. Sharron TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Capital Hill Jazz Jam, Hosted by Herb Scott MR. HENRY'S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Braxton Cook Quartet BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM John Scofield Überjam Band feat. Andy Hess, Avi Bortnick & Tony Mason Doors at 6:30 PM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
6:30 PM Nobuki Takamen JAPAN INFORMATION AND CULTURAL CENTER
7:00 PM Rock Creek Jazz HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
7:00 PM Dial 251 TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
7:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Brad Linde’s Big Ol’ Ensemble feat. Elliot Hughes ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
8:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
8:30 PM Trio of Trios: Gary Thomas Trio / Warren Wolf Trio / The Young Lions Doors at 7:30 PM Part of CapitalBop DC’s Jazz Loft Series HECHT WAREHOUSE
9:00 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
9:00 PM Eliot Seppa Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
9:00 PM “Martin Zuniga Quartet” Afro Peruvian Music RUMBA CAFE
9:30 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Sasha Elliott TWINS JAZZ
10:30 PM Mark Meadows Quartet DUKEM JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Paquito D’Rivera with Special Guest Edmar Castañeda Doors at 6:30 PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: Edmar Castañeda NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
1:00 PM Janelle Gill Ensemble: Exploring Strayhorn FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM George V. Johnson Jr. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SCULPTURE GARDEN
5:00 PM Kenny Nunn Trio RENAISSANCE DOWNTOWN DC
5:00 PM Colin Chambers Trio RENAISSANCE DUPONT CIRCLE
6:00 PM Alison Crockett KENNEDY CENTER MILENNIUM STAGE
8:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
8:00 PM Kevin Cordt Quartet MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
9:00 PM Pocket Funk TRYST
9:00 PM Little Red & The Renegades HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
9:30 PM Thundercat at the Warehouse: Thundercat and Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra Doors at 8:30 PM - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
10:00 PM Gretchen Parlato/Lionel Loueke Duo BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
10:00 PM Late Night Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO'S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
11:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
11:00 PM “Joe Falero’s Band” Latin Jazz, Boleros, Rumba RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
5:30 PM Sharón Clark, Cubano Groove & The Soul Rebels Gates open at 5:00 PM ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:30 PM The Bad plus Joshua Redman with Opener Underwater Ghost feat. Allison Miller Doors at 7:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:00 AM Live Jazz MALMAISON
10:00 AM The Lovejoy Group: Saturday Morning Jazz Brunch ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTER
12:00 PM Meet the Artist: NEA Jazz Master Jack Dejohnette NYU/DC ABRAMSON FAMILY AUDITORIUM
2:00 PM Christylez Bacon: Strayhorn from a Hip-Hop Perspective FRANCIS A. GREGORY NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
4:30 PM Michael Thomas TWINS JAZZ
6:00 PM Siné Qua Non KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
7:00 PM Jazz Circus in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
7:00 PM D-6 Jazz Band HAYDEE’S RESTAURANT
8:00 PM Greg Hatza’s Organ Blues Band: Blues-Strayhorn-Blues UNIONTOWN BAR AND GRILL
8:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM AACM at 50: Ernest Khabeer Dawkins Orchestra, Nicole Mitchell/Tomeka Reid/Mike Reed & Organix Trio - PART OF CAPITALBOP DC’S JAZZ LOFT SERIES
8:00 PM Natalie Jean Jazz Vocalist MR. HENRY’S RESTAURANT
9:00 PM Michael Thomas Quintet TWINS JAZZ
10:00 PM “Kique’s Band” South American Rock, Pop, Acoustic RUMBA CAFE
EVENTS DC PRESENTS: DC JAZZFEST AT THE YARDS
3:00 PM Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+ Evolution, COMMON and Marshall Key - Gates Open at 2:00 PM
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Early Show) Doors at 6:30 PM
10:30 PM Jack DeJohnette feat. Ravi Coltrane & Matthew Garrison (Late Show) Doors at 9:30 PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
10:00 AM Herman Burney/Reginald Cyntje: Sunday Morning Strayhorn Duet KENILWORTH AQUATIC GARDENS
11:00 AM Live Jazz Brunch ACADIANA
1:00 PM Reginald Cyntje Ensemble: Strayhorn, Caribbean Interpretations HONFLEUR GALLERY
2:00 PM Meet the Artist: Billy Hart of the Cookers SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
2:00 PM Music in the Courtyard GALLERY O ON H
4:00 PM Pepe Gonzalez Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz Ensemble: Strayhorn Inspired Afro-Cuban Jazz WE ACT RADIO
4:30 PM Afrohorn (In Conjunction with Transparent Productions) *Presented in Partnership with Sundays at the Caverns BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
4:30 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
5:00 PM Capitalbop’s Hot Fives at Hill Center: Fred Fross HILL CENTER AT OLD NAVAL HOSPITAL
6:00 PM Crush Funk Brass KENNEDY CENTER MILLENNIUM STAGE
6:00 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
6:00 PM Live Jazz THE GRILL FROM IPANEMA
7:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM The Cookers feat. George Cables, Billy Harper, Donald Harrison, Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee & David Weiss SIXTH & I HISTORIC SYNAGOGUE
8:00 PM Marty Nau TIWNS JAZZ
8:30 PM Princess Mhoon Dance Project ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
9:00 PM Nicholas Payton BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
9:00 PM “Pavel Urkiza” Cuban Troubadour – Ibero American World Music RUMBA CAFE
10:00 PM Marty Nau TWINS JAZZ
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
7:30 PM Stanton Moore Trio & Charlie Hunter Trio feat. Bobby Previte & Curtis Fowlkes Doors at 6:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 15
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
1:00 PM Iva Jean Ambush Ensemble: Strayhorn and Horn/They’re Together Again DOROTHY L. HEIGHTS BENNING NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY
7:00 PM Jazzalive in the Hood: Bruce Williams with Allyn Johnson and the UDC Jazztet UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
7:00 PM Jazz in the Wine Room BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
8:00 PM Electric Trio TRYST
10:00 PM Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra (Special Guest Oliver Lake) BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (First Night)
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
JAZZ IN THE ‘HOODS
12:30 PM Charles Rahmat Woods CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
2:30 PM Laura Sperling CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
7:00 PM Bill Freed with First and Third (Jam Session) TAKOMA STATION TAVERN
–DCJAZZFESTIVAL
JUNE 10 16, 2015
2015 DCJAZZFEST SCHEDULE
7:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
7:30 PM Live Jazz, Blues & R&B JOJO’S RESTAURANT AND GRILL
8:00 PM Wytold TRYST
9:30 PM Artist in Residence Christie Dashiell BOHEMIAN CAVERNS
DC JAZZFEST AT THE HAMILTON LIVE
8:00 PM An Evening with Snarky Puppy (Second Night)