The DC Jazz Festival, originally the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, is a jazz festival held in early to mid June for nearly two weeks in
Washington, D.C.
)
, image_skyline =
, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
, United States.
It was established in 2004 by jazz manager Charles Fishman and changed to its current name in 2010. It is sponsored "with a grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ...
(NEA), the
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF), headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is one of six not-for-profit regional arts organizations funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Founded in 1979, MAAF works to "promote and support multi ...
, and by the
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) is an agency of the District of Columbia government. As of October 2022, the Interim Executive Director is David Markey. CAH was created as an outgrowth of the U.S. Congress Act that established ...
, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts".
At least 100 musicians perform annually in venues across the city.
References
Jazz festivals in the United States
Festivals in Washington, D.C.
Recurring events established in 2004
2004 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Music of Washington, D.C.
{{jazz-festival-stub