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
Tuesday, August 25
The Birchmere – Alexandria
Robert Glasper ***SOLD OUT***
***SOLD OUT*** Robert Glasper is, by now, one of the rare contemporary musicians whose name is ubiquitous in the jazz world. The pianist and bandleader grew up worshipping the works of keyboard masters like Ahmad Jamal and Herbie Hancock, then…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…
