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JOIN US LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

You're invited to celebrate all things jazz with us Labor Day weekend at the Wharf!

Get ready to enjoy incredible music, discover new artists, make friends, and enjoy the bustling Wharf neighborhood along DC’s Potomac River. Get tickets now for DC JazzFest at the Wharf and our other citywide events before they sell out.

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FEATURED EVENTS

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DC JAZZFEST AT THE WHARF

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DC JAZZ PRIX FINALS

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DC JAZZ BOPS! KIDS CONCERT

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SCHEDULE

WED, SEPT 2

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OPENING NIGHT AT HAMILTON LIVE

JAZZDC ALL-STARS DIRECTED BY PAUL CARR SPECIAL GUESTS JASON MARSALIS AND CHRISTIE DASHIELL

OPENING JAM AT MR. HENRY'S

JAM SESSION HOSTED BY HERB SCOTT

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THUR, SEPT 3

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DC JAZZFEST AT ANTHEM ROW

FEATURING: BUTCHER BROWN, CORCORAN HOLT, AND MARSHALL KEYS & SOULFUL PATH

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DC JAZZFEST AT THE KREEGER MUSEUM

FEATURING DAN MURRARY

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DC JAZZFEST AT ST. VINCENT WINE

FEATURING JOE BROTHERTON TRIO

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DC JAZZFEST: TAKOMA STATION TAVERN

FEATURING SHAREL CASSITY

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FRI, SEPT 4

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DC JAZZFEST AT WESTMINSTER CHURCH

 CHARLES COVINGTON, MIKE LEDONNE, LENNY ROBINSON, AND DAVE MANLEY

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DC JAZZFEST AT MR. HENRY'S

THE HEIDI MARTIN ENSEMBLE

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SAT, SEPT 5

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DC JAZZFEST AT THE WHARF

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DC JAZZ BOPS! KIDS CONCERT

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DC JAZZ PRIX FINALS

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DC JAZZFEST MEET THE ARTISTS

THE WHARF - ARENA STAGE - SATURDAY & SUNDAY

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DC JAZZFEST AT UNION STAGE

PUREUM JIN & THE EMPRESS, NEXT JAZZ LEGACY & BRANDON WOODY'S UPENDO

DC JAZZFEST AT PEARL STREET WAREHOUSE

JOSÉ ANDRÉ QUARTET, HANNAH MARKS, KENNY RITTENHOUSE, VILEM SPILKA, FRAN VILEMA, SON CUBANO SUBTERRANEO

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ARENA STAGE CONCERT TICKETS & UPGRADES

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SUN, SEPT 6

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DC JAZZFEST AT THE WHARF

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DC JAZZ BOPS! KIDS CONCERT

DC JAZZFEST AT UNION STAGE

SHACARA ROGERS GOSPEL HOUR, ELSA NILSSON - BAND OF PULSES, DOMAS ZEROMSKAS, LUKE STEWART SILT TRIO, FELIX CONTRERAS

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DC JAZZFEST AT PEARL STREET WAREHOUSE

ALFRED YUN, CHARLES RAHMAT WOODS, EMMET COHEN JAM

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DC JAZZFEST MEET THE ARTISTS

THE WHARF - ARENA STAGE - SATURDAY & SUNDAY

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ARENA STAGE CONCERT TICKETS & UPGRADES

WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. BUY SMART.

The only place to buy tickets for DC JazzFest is our official website, www.dcjazzfest.org. Do not buy tickets from third party ticket sellers. We want you enjoying the music, not navigating a scam. 

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The DC Jazz Festival®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization, and its programs are made possible, in part, with major grants from the Government of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, Mayor; DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities; National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; and with awards from Mellon Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Gillon Family Charitable Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Galena-Yorktown Foundation, Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts, Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Mid Atlantic Arts, Venable Foundation, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, and HumanitiesDC. ©2026 DC Jazz Festival. All rights reserved.

DC JazzFest Hotline: 855-332-7767

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