The D.C. Jazz Pageant befell from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 at a number of areas all through town at venues together with the Kennedy Heart, the District Pier and Area Stage. Black performers and lovers of jazz traveled from so far as California to participate within the celebration. The competition was began in 2004 by husband and spouse duo Charles Fisherman and Stephanie Peters, providing a wide selection of the actions which can be in giant, freed from cost. Organizers and attendees commemorated the nineteenth 12 months of the occasion in 2023, with well-known artists equivalent to Samara Pleasure, Orrin Evans and Gregory Porter gracing the stage.
The DC Jazzfest nineteenth annual competition celebrating jazz within the Nation’s Capital hosted a live performance that includes The String Queens, and Gregory Porter, at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (L-R): Pamela Johnson, got here from Rockland County NY for her first jazzfest, Mary Dilworth, from DC is right here for her 2nd jazzfest, and Laurenda Carter, from Silver Spring, MD, got here for her 2nd jazzfest. Picture by Cheriss Might, for The Afro.The DC Jazzfest nineteenth annual competition celebrating jazz within the Nation’s Capital hosted a live performance that includes The String Queens, who opened for Gregory Porter, at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. This was The String Queens first time performing on the jazzfest. Picture by Cheriss Might, for The Afro.From Washington, D.C. (L-R): Tony Teat, and right here for her first jazzfest, Tyechia White, benefit from the DC Jazzfest nineteenth annual competition celebrating jazz within the Nation’s Capital, at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Picture by Cheriss Might, for The Afro.Individuals in a ship journey previous the DC Jazzfest nineteenth annual competition celebrating jazz within the Nation’s Capital, at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Picture by Cheriss Might, for The Afro.First DC jazzfest for (L-R): Kelly Dibble, Washington, D.C., and Kermit Benton, got here from Los Angeles, Ca., benefit from the DC Jazzfest nineteenth annual competition celebrating jazz within the Nation’s Capital, at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Picture by Cheriss Might, for The Afro.(L-R): Debbie Veney, board of the DC Jazzfest, Oliver Johnson got here from Dallas, TX for his first jazzfest, and Karen Parker from D.C., benefit from the DC Jazzfest nineteenth annual competition celebrating jazz within the Nation’s Capital, at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Picture by Cheriss Might, for The Afro.Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Samara Pleasure, performs on the DC Jazzfest nineteenth annual competition celebrating jazz within the Nation’s Capital, at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Picture by Cheriss Might, for The Afro.Saxophonist Kenny Garrett (L), performs on the DC Jazzfest nineteenth annual competition celebrating jazz within the Nation’s Capital, at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Picture by Cheriss Might, for The Afro.
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