Founded by Charles Fishman in 2005 with the mission to establish and present an annual jazz festival in the District of Columbia, the DC Jazz Festival, widely recognized as the fastest-growing jazz festival in the U.S., is one of the largest and most diverse music festivals in the country. Kicking off the summer in the nation's capital June 24 – 29, the 2014 DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) attracts jazz lovers from around the world to Washington DC each year to see performances in some of the most prestigious venues in the country, including the Hamilton Live, and the Howard Theatre, among nearly 60 venues. The Festival also presents year-round jazz education programs and concerts for DC students and residents withlocal, national and internationallyacclaimed artists at venues across DC In addition, the Festival’s mission includes promoting music integration in school curricula, and supporting outreach to expand and diversify the audience of jazz enthusiasts. DCJF has experienced spectacular year-by-year growth, and is set to celebrate its landmark 10th anniversary this year. The 2014 Festival will feature world-renowned artists including Gregory Porter, Trombone Shorty Cyrus Chestnut, The Robert Glasper Experience, The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience, Snarky Puppy and The Brass-A-Holics, among numerous other outstanding artists.

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On May 26, the day that would have been his 88th birthday, the iconic trumpeter Miles Davis was honored in New York City with the unveiling of a street, Miles Davis Way, on the West 77th Street block where he lived in Manhattan from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. “The contribution he made to music, especially when he lived on that street, was immeasurable; some of the greatest music of all time,” says Quincy Troupe, writer of Miles: The Autobiography. More at http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/05/miles_davis_way_is_unveiled_in_new_york_city.html

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will kick off the 13th annual Jazz Appreciation Month March 26 with jazz photographer Chuck Stewart who will donate rare and never-before-seen images of jazz legend John Coltrane. Coltrane’s son, Ravi Coltrane, will discuss his father’s career and the famed studio album, widely considered one of the greatest jazz albums of all time and celebrating its 50th anniversary. During its own 50th anniversary year, the museum is displaying Coltrane’s original score of A Love Supreme in the “American Stories” exhibition March 14–June 17. Stewart is best known for his depictions of jazz culture and popular jazz artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. His photos have appeared as the cover art for more than 2,000 albums. Stewart’s donation includes unpublished photographs from the A Love Supreme recording session and images from long-forgotten, recently discovered negatives of photographs taken in 1964. Ravi Coltrane is a producer and jazz musician as well as the co-founder of the record label RKM Music. He has toured extensively with other jazz musicians and is a Blue Note recording artist with his Ravi Coltrane Quartet. Coltrane will discuss his father’s work and the impact of A Love Supreme on jazz music and culture, as well as perform later that day. Coltrane (1926–1967) and his quartet recorded his masterpiece, A Love Supreme, on Dec. 9, 1964. The album is a four-part suite, broken up into tracks: “Acknowledgement” (which contains the mantra that gave the suite its name), “Resolution,” “Pursuance” and “Psalm.” The composition melds the hard bop sensibilities of his early career with the free jazz style he adopted later. He dedicated the album to God in thanks for his 1957 spiritual awakening. Although he embraced Christianity, Coltrane was deeply interested in world religions and cultures and was said to own more than 1,000 books primarily on Jewish and Islamic mysticism, later also introducing African and Indian elements.

Unafraid to take risks, musical genius and visionary vocalist Bilal is forever pushing boundaries with his eclectic, genre-defying sound. Continuing to explore new sonic frontiers, Bilal comes to the Harlem Stage Gatehouse for an intimate, one night performance backed by the Revive Big Band. A Grammy-nominated artist and transcendent live performer, with fans that include Erykah Badu, Janelle Monaé, Q-Tip, and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Bilal’s performance is sure to leave you transformed and on the cusp of new possibilities.

Friday, December 13, 2013 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm Location: 200 I Street Southeast Washington, DC 20003 Building: DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Details: DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities cordially invites you to our Holiday Masquerade Open House Join us in celebrating the holiday season with music, performances and refreshments. Come fashioned in your finest masquerade attire for your chance to compete in our Creative Mask Contest. On behalf of the DC Office of Child and Family Services, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is accepting new and unwrapped art supplies, toys, clothes, and certificates to arts programs for DC foster children. Cash donations will not be accepted.

Etienne Charles | tpt/perc Jacques Schwarz-Bart | tenor sax Taylor Eigsti | piano/rhodes Ben Williams | bass John Davis | drums Victor Provost | steel pan

Flying Lotus at 930 Club, D.C. 4/25/13, with openers Teebs and Thundercat.

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The Kennedy Center is proud to present a new performance space, housed in the Center's Atrium. The Supersized Jazz Club features a dance floor, sofas, chairs, and open seating. Dixeland, swing, ragtime, stride…whatever you want to call it, this early 20th century jazz groove was the soundtrack of the original dance party! Fats Waller, one of the central proliferators of stride piano, is honored in Jason Moran's free Performing Arts for Everyone presentation of Fats Waller Dance Party with vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello. This modern take on the music of Fats Waller (his familiar jazz tunes include "This Joint Is Jumpin'" and "Ain't Misbehavin'") looks back at this jazz tradition for which Waller was such a seminal figure. The New York Times calls it "joyous and foolish and graceful: somehow both exceptional and no big deal."

BOOM Collective and Search and Restore are pleased to announce the lineup for 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST. The festival is to be held on January 11th & 12th, 2013 in New York City. On both nights the festival will take over six venues in the Village, Le Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall, Zinc Bar, Bitter End, SubCulture and Bowery Electric. This marks the ninth year of the annual NYC WINTER JAZZFEST, and the continued mission to showcase top quality jazz to industry professionals, avid jazz fans, and new audiences. The 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST will feature over 70 different jazz groups during the Arts Presenters (APAP) conference. Similar to past years the festival will provide an opportunity for artists to showcase in front of presenters, promoters, talent buyers, educators, musicians and avid fans. Over 5000 arts professionals will be in New York City for the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference from January 10-14. As there will be hundreds of showcases scheduled throughout the weekend around the city both at the Hilton Hotel and in alternative venues, Winter Jazzfest offers APAP conference attendees, and the general public, the opportunity to experience the best of today's new live jazz and experimental music in club venue settings. Once famed as the focal point of New York City's rich jazz and live music scene, Bleecker Street and the Village provide for an ideal festival experience groups performing all night at six of the neighborhood's esteemed venues within close proximity of each other. On this night the 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST will continue to redeem the rich jazz heritage of the Village and again will bring jazz fans back to Bleecker Street. The 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST includes over 70 of today’s most interesting jazz groups from New York, Brooklyn, and beyond. The 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST features curatorial input from Meghan Stabile of Revive Music Group and Adam Schatz of Search & Restore. In line with the mission of Winter Jazzfest, Stabile and Schatz continue to invigorate NYC's jazz scenes in their own ways by promoting and supporting young and deserving new jazz artists while bringing increasingly growing audiences to the music. Search & Restore provides a point of discovery for the new jazz & improvised music community atwww.searchandrestore.com. Founded in late 2007 by Adam Schatz, S+R has since grown into a 501©3 non-profit organization, committed to bringing the artists and audiences of new jazz and improvised music together in new ways, while never forgetting it’s DIY roots. Revive Music Group is a musician advocacy firm and boutique creative music agency that offers pioneering live music productions and online exposure for musicians. Revive represents musicians through artist development and global awareness, while educating and exposing younger audiences to jazz in nontraditional ways. Visit the online hub dedicated to musicians at http://revivalist.okayplayer.com

BOOM Collective and Search and Restore are pleased to announce the lineup for 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST. The festival is to be held on January 11th & 12th, 2013 in New York City. On both nights the festival will take over six venues in the Village, Le Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall, Zinc Bar, Bitter End, SubCulture and Bowery Electric. This marks the ninth year of the annual NYC WINTER JAZZFEST, and the continued mission to showcase top quality jazz to industry professionals, avid jazz fans, and new audiences. The 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST will feature over 70 different jazz groups during the Arts Presenters (APAP) conference. Similar to past years the festival will provide an opportunity for artists to showcase in front of presenters, promoters, talent buyers, educators, musicians and avid fans. Over 5000 arts professionals will be in New York City for the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference from January 10-14. As there will be hundreds of showcases scheduled throughout the weekend around the city both at the Hilton Hotel and in alternative venues, Winter Jazzfest offers APAP conference attendees, and the general public, the opportunity to experience the best of today's new live jazz and experimental music in club venue settings. Once famed as the focal point of New York City's rich jazz and live music scene, Bleecker Street and the Village provide for an ideal festival experience groups performing all night at six of the neighborhood's esteemed venues within close proximity of each other. On this night the 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST will continue to redeem the rich jazz heritage of the Village and again will bring jazz fans back to Bleecker Street. The 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST includes over 70 of today’s most interesting jazz groups from New York, Brooklyn, and beyond. The 2013 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST features curatorial input from Meghan Stabile of Revive Music Group and Adam Schatz of Search & Restore. In line with the mission of Winter Jazzfest, Stabile and Schatz continue to invigorate NYC's jazz scenes in their own ways by promoting and supporting young and deserving new jazz artists while bringing increasingly growing audiences to the music. Search & Restore provides a point of discovery for the new jazz & improvised music community atwww.searchandrestore.com. Founded in late 2007 by Adam Schatz, S+R has since grown into a 501©3 non-profit organization, committed to bringing the artists and audiences of new jazz and improvised music together in new ways, while never forgetting it’s DIY roots. Revive Music Group is a musician advocacy firm and boutique creative music agency that offers pioneering live music productions and online exposure for musicians. Revive represents musicians through artist development and global awareness, while educating and exposing younger audiences to jazz in nontraditional ways. Visit the online hub dedicated to musicians at http://revivalist.okayplayer.com

An Evening of Comedy & Music hosted by David Alan Grier with Jason Moran and The Big Bandwagon, Faizon Love, and Marina Franklin From stand-up to Broadway, David Alan Grier has a remarkable range of talents that will be showcased when he teams up with Kennedy Center Jazz Artistic Advisor Jason Moran for a night of laughs and unforgettable music. Comedy and jazz have a vibrant history; comedian Richard Pryor would regularly open for Miles Davis or Redd Foxx would perform backed by a big band. The Kennedy Center continues this tradition as comedians David Alan Grier, Marina Franklin, and Faizon Love, join an ensemble led by pianist Jason Moran. Grier, known for his work in the TV variety show In Living Color and most recently in Broadway's Porgy and Bess, is extremely versatile, receiving Tony nominations for both musicals and dramatic work while appearing regularly in television and film productions.

CD Enterprises, Inc. Presents: 2012 Summer Spirit Festival Featuring: Erykah Badu, Common, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Chuck Brown Tribute, Estelle, Eric Roberson Merriweather Post Pavilion Saturday, August 4, 2012 * 4:30PM (Park and Marketplace Opens at 3:00PM)

Oakland native Ambrose Akinmusire won the 2007 Thelonious Monk competition for trumpet with a panel of judges including among others Herbie Hancock, Herb Alpert, Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter. The 28 year-old Ambrose has performed with influential jazz musicians Steve Coleman, Walter Smith III, Vijay Iyer, Esperanza Spalding, Gretchen Parlato, and numerous others. Ambrose was signed to Blue Note records in 2010 and was named one of the Los Angeles Times’ “Faces to Watch” for 2011. Ambrose Akinmusire- trumpet Walter Smith III – tenor sax Sam Harris- piano Harish Raghavan- bass Justin Brown- drums

Oakland native Ambrose Akinmusire won the 2007 Thelonious Monk competition for trumpet with a panel of judges including among others Herbie Hancock, Herb Alpert, Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter. The 28 year-old Ambrose has performed with influential jazz musicians Steve Coleman, Walter Smith III, Vijay Iyer, Esperanza Spalding, Gretchen Parlato, and numerous others. Ambrose was signed to Blue Note records in 2010 and was named one of the Los Angeles Times’ “Faces to Watch” for 2011. Ambrose Akinmusire- trumpet Walter Smith III – tenor sax Sam Harris- piano Harish Raghavan- bass Justin Brown- drums

THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT MeLo-X, Mara Hruby, Trae Harris & Jesse Boykins III Live, hosted by Street Etiquette [ Water Street Project 3401 Water St NW Washington, DC 20007

@Timgreenmusic 4tet at Bohemian Caverns. Fri 3/30 and Sat 3/31. Fea. Tim Green, Kris Funn, Romain Collin, and Kush Abadey .

Kenneth Whalum III Quartet @ Bohemian Caverns, WDC 3/9-3/10/12. Kenneth Whalum - Sax Jamire WIlliams - Drums Burniss Travis - Bass Kris Bowers - Piano

Join Fishbone members Angelo Moore, Norwood Fisher, and directors Chris Metzler and Lev Anderson for a screening of Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone. The film chronicles Fishbone's fusion of funk, hard rock, punk, ska, and soul as well as the band's legacy as music trailblazers. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and special performance by the band. From the shifting fault lines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's America, Fishbone rose to become one of the most original bands of the last 25 years. With a blistering combination of punk and funk they demolished the walls of genre and challenged the racial stereotypes and political order of the music industry and the nation. Telling it like it is, the iconic Laurence Fishburne narrates "Everyday Sunshine," a story about music, history, fear, courage and funking on the one.

These are just a few. Thanks to all who participated. The issue is out!! Hopefully I can get more people in the next one.

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute in collaboration with Society HAE and Lincoln Center Out of Doors Present LIVE FROM THE CONTINENT! ...Celebrating the 21st Century Sounds of the New African Renaissance. Featuring: Chief Boima and the Ahficionados on the 1s and 2s Iyadede Spoek Mthambo Blitz the Ambassador SUNDAY, August 7, 2011 7PM FREE! Damrosch Park Bandshell (W. 62nd Street between Columbus & Amsterdam Ave.) Part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2010. Sponsored by sponsored by Bloomberg and PepsiCo, Inc. For more information please contact Shantrelle P. Lewis slewis@cccadi.org or 212.307.7420 ext. 3008 Or visit cccadi.org lcoutofdoors.org societyhae.com

The B.E.B. Ensemble is an all-star collection of seasoned improvisers - trombonist Joseph Bowie (The Black Artists Group, The Human Arts Ensemble, Defunkt, The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble), reedist Ernest Khabeer Dawkins (The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, New Horizons Ensemble, Chicago 12), and Lewis 'Flip' Barnes (William Parker Quartet, Little Huey Orchestra, Burnt Sugar). It also includes DC-area emerging improvisers - bassist Luke Stewart (Trio OOO, Laughing Man, MOM2), and drummer Warren Crudup III.

National Mall / Sylvan Theater After a one-year hiatus, Jazz on the National Mall returns to the nation's capital with free performances from Toby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa, Claudia Acuña Quintet, Frédéric Yonnet, Roy Hargrove's RH Factor, and the Eddie Palmieri All-Star Salsa Orchestra.

Ron Carter's Golden Striker Trio @ Bohemian Caverns WDC 5/21/11 Ron Carter - Bass Mulgrew Miller - Piano Russel Malone - Guitar

Lecture: What You Didn't Learn in High School History: A Conversation with Bernard and Shirley Kinsey Tuesday, April 26, 6:30 PM Carmichael Auditorium National Museum of American History Kenneth E. Bering Center 14th St. and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC Join Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, collectors of the exhibition, The Kinsey Collection: The Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey Where Art and History Intersect as they take visitors on an extraordinary journey through art and history that is certain to transform your perspective on the African American experience. A Q&A and book signing will follow.

Marc Cary's Focus Trio @ Bohemian Caverns, Washington D.C. 4/22-23/11 with: Marc Cary - rhodes/piano/synths Tarus Mateen - bass Sameer Gupta - drums/tabla Brian Settles - tenor sax

JD Allen @ Bohemian Caverns, DC. Winter 2010.

J*Davey X Blu X Alison Carney @ LIV, D.C. 4/7/11

Kenneth Whalum III Quartet @ Bohemian Caverns, D.C. 3/15/11 Kenneth Whalum - Sax Justin Faulkner - Drums Burniss Travis - Bass Lawrence Fields - Piano

Robert Glasper Experiment @ Bohemian Caverns WDC, 3/11-3/12/11 Robert Glasper - piano/rhodes Casey Benjamin - vocoder/soprano@alto sax Chris Dave - drums Derrick Hodge - electric bass

Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. o Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History ---- Slavery by Another Name--Collectors Bernard and Shirley Kinsey join author Douglas A. Blackmon in a conversation about Blackmon's groundbreaking historical study, Slavery by Another Name: The Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II. A book signing will follow.

Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture Celebrates Black History Month @ Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. o Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History -A dramatic reading of Frederick Douglass' speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by actor Roger Guenveur Smith sets the stage for a wide-ranging discussion and interpretation of the evolution of black activism between the Revolutionary and the Civil War periods. NMAAHC Director Lonnie Bunch is joined by scholars such as Clement Price of Rutgers University. Thursday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. o C

Teach For America's 20th Anniversary Summit, WDC 2/12/11. WSG John Legend.

The Smithsonian Museum of African Amer. History and Culture presents "The Word: Black Writers on Writing" In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most profound writers and orators of a generation, join Nikki Giovanni, Will Haygood, and Marita Golden, editor of the recently released anthology, The Word: Black Writers Talk About the Transformative Power of Reading and Writing. Ms. Golden will moderate a discussion among contributors as they discuss the art of writing and its impact upon you, the reader. @ Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History

Revive Music Group Showcase revivalist.okayplayer.com Sullivan Hall 214 Sullivan St. btw Bleecker & West 3rd 7:15pm - (U)nity 8:15pm - Captain Black Big Band conducted by Orrin Evans 9:15pm - Igmar Thomas & The Cypher 10:15pm - The Curtis Brothers feat. Giovanni Almonte 11:15pm - Derrick Hodge 12:15am - Maurice Brown Effect 1:15am - Robert Glasper Experiment 2:15am - Kenneth Whalum Quartet 3:15am - Kendrick Scott

THE COPS SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE STONESTHROW STARTED THEIR SET!!!!! Stonesthrow X UndrCult at UndrCult's Pop-Up Shop 1929 12th st. WDC, 12/15/10. Feat. House Shoes, Karriem Riggins, Guilty Simpson, with DTMD opening.

-Location Lincoln Theatre 1315 U Street NW Washington, DC -NMAAHC presents a round-table discussion on the emergence of rap lyrics as a social, political and cultural currency worldwide. The panel features hip hop artist and actor Common, rapper and producer Kurtis Blow and editors of the new book "The Anthology of Rap", Adam Bradley and Adam DuBois.

Casey Benjamin Group @ Bohemian Caverns WDC, 10/28-29/10. Casey Benjamin - Sax, Vocoder Victor Bailey - Bass Marcus Baylor - Drums Kris Bowers - Piano, Keys

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture The Green Book: A Play About a Holocaust Survivor and an African American Salesman in the 1950s American South Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 7:30pm The Historic Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC

The NEA JAZZ MASTERS LIVE CONCERT at The Lincoln Theatre will feature an All-Star Tribute to NEA Jazz Master James Moody, featuring the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, and special guests Regina Carter, Roy Hargrove, Roberta Gambarini & NEA Jazz Masters Kenny Barron and Paquito D'Rivera.This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. The event is co-presented by the DC Jazz Festival and the Lincoln Theatre.