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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

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Page 1: 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

–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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)