The lineup for the DC Jazz Festival was like a musical passport that allowed residents to travel around the world without leaving their neighborhoods. With everything from straight-ahead jazz and big band to swing and bebop, there’s something to fit every taste and budget.
The 18th annual Capital Jazz Fest gets underway at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, Maryland on June 4-6, 2010. Check out last year’s highlights in our SmoothJazzTimes.com homepage photo gallery – and be sure to keep it close for 2010 highlights!
May 11, 2010: Washington, D.C. – The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF), formerly the
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, today announced the honorary chairs who will be
hosting its sixth annual festival from June 1- 13.
The honorary chairs include the Honorable Rodney E. Slater, former Secretary of
Transportation, and a partner at Patton Boggs LLP; DeMaurice Smith, Executive
Director of the NFL Players Association; and Katharine Weymouth, Chief
Executive Officer of The Washington Post Media Group …
The 2012 Smooth Jazz Cruise is full steam ahead as organizers announce a star-studded line up for the smooth sailing event.