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| 2025 DC JazzFest to Present Renowned Artists at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announces 2025 DC JazzFest programming for its indoor festival home at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. From August 28-31, DCJF will present a powerful and flavorful lineup of great music at Arena Stage. Conveniently located adjacent to District Wharf's three open air stages, Arena Stage offers a contrasting, acoustically sumptuous interior home for the annual DC JazzFest marquee weekend. In addition to the extraordinary song stylist Cécile McLorin Salvant, Arena Stage will host performances by NEA Jazz Master and DCJF Artist-In-Residence Ron Carter, the sensational pianist Emmet Cohen and his trio, and tenor titan Paul Carr in tandem with the ever-swinging vocalist Vanessa Rubin. The JazzDC All-Stars under the direction of pianist Allyn Johnson, the "Dean of DC Jazz, " will perform the music of Billy Childs with special guest saxophonist Steve Wilson and the DMV's own 2025 Grammy-nominated vocal songstress, Christie Dashiell. In addition, our second 2025 DC JazzFest Artist-in-Residence, bassist Corcoran Holt, has assembled an astounding SUPERGROUP, featuring pianist George Cables, trombonist Steve Turre, trumpeter Sean Jones, tenor sax giant Billy Harper, and the incendiary drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. "We are so looking forward to another DC JazzFest series of festival performances in the beautiful setting of our indoor home at Arena Stage, " says DC Jazz Festival CEO Sunny Sumter. "This series of remarkable DCJF performances at Arena Stage – increasing in length and breadth from last year's lineup – exemplifies DC JazzFest's ongoing evolution as an incomparable event on DC's arts and social calendar." A truly international event, the 2025 DC JazzFest takes place August 27-31 over Labor Day weekend. With five days and evenings of citywide concerts, the 2025 DC JazzFest will celebrate all things jazz across our nation's capital. DC JazzFest at The Wharf, August 29-31, will feature an evening at The Anthem, multiple waterfront stages, the DCJazzPrix international emerging jazz band competition and exciting indoor performances at Union Stage. "We have significantly raised the DC JazzFest bar with this robust series of not-to-be-missed performances in the lovely confines of our home at Arena Stage, " says DC JazzFest Artistic Director Willard Jenkins. "Southwest DC will be alive with great jazz sounds on Labor Day Weekend 2025!" ABOUT DC JAZZ FESTIVAL: Since 2004, DC Jazz Festival has provided enriching and entertaining jazz performances and programs that introduce students and adults from all walks of life to jazz. DCJF presents a selection of the jazz genre's most acclaimed artists as well as emerging artists and provides enhanced exposure for the rich treasure trove of musicians from the Washington, DC area. Throughout the year, DCJF nourishes the community with affordably priced music education programs that extend outreach into underserved communities and enhance the quality of life for DC public and charter school students. For more information about DCJF and its year-round programs, visit, dcjazzfest.org. ABOUT ARENA STAGE: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is the voice of American theater resident in our nation's capital. Focused on American artists, its productions are innovative and representative of stories from across the country. Arena Stage nurtures new plays and reimagines classics. It celebrates our democracy and diversity through a multitude of voices in its productions and community engagement programs to inspire people to action. Arena Stage produces all that is passionate, exuberant, profound, entertaining, deep and dangerous in the American spirit. arenastage.org. Complete DC JazzFest Lineup at Arena Stage: August 28: Cécile McLorin Salvant August 30: JazzDC All-Stars, directed by Allyn Johnson, performs the music of Billy Childs, with special guests Steve Wilson and Christy Dashiell August 31: Ron Carter Emmet Cohen Trio Paul Carr and Vanessa Rubin Corcoran Holt SUPERGROUP feat. George Cables, Steve Turre, Sean Jones, Billy Harper and Jeff "Tain" Watts › write your comments about the article :: © 2025 Jazz News :: home page |