5 D.C. jazz picks for August 2026
Maria Grand, Bark Culture, Ledisi, Robert Glasper and more uplift D.C. this August.
What’s on the Calendar
Wednesday, September 2
The Hamilton Live – District of Columbia
Paul Carr and the Jazz DC All-Stars feat. Jason Marsalis / Christie Dashiell (DCJF)
Paul Carr is one of the most venerated bandleaders and educators in the Mid-Atlantic region. The tenor saxophonist runs the beloved Jazz Academy of Music, directs the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival and still finds time to belt out some honey-sweet, sonorous…Mentioned in past coverage
‘I Remember Miles’: elders recall a ‘special relationship’ between Miles Davis and D.C.
In a career spanning nearly 50 years, Miles Dewey Davis helped guide many of the major evolutions in jazz music. A pioneer of the cool-jazz, hard-bop, modal and fusion styles, he later pushed boundaries with his explorations of hip-hop alongside producer Easy Mo Bee, right up until his death in 1991. Less well-known is the…
