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The DEJF is a highly anticipated event in the nation’s capital for its impressive mix of local, national and international artists and its presentation of over 100 programs and performances at diverse venues in different neighborhoods of Washington, DC. A hallmark of the DEJF is the all-day free concert on the National Mall, which last year attracted more than 25,000 people. The DEJF’s mission is to expose the broadest demographic to jazz; use jazz as a form of arts education; honor DC’s own Duke Ellington and other jazz greats; and add to the city’s rich jazz history by entertaining thousands with local and world-class jazz talent.
2008 DEJF Festival Highlights
October 1 Invitation-only gala opening featuring D’Rivera and Turtle Island String Quartet
October 2 Yardena at the Goldman Theater, DC Jewish Community Center
October 3 Chopteeth, La Timbistica and Fertile Ground at the 9:30 Club
- Anat Cohen at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
October 4 *FREE Jazz n’ Families Fun Day on The Mall, Sylvan Amphitheater
- Louisville Leopard Percussionists (ages 7-12)/Miss Lucy Lion/US Army Band/
Na’Rimbo (Mexican marimba ensemble)
*NEA Jazz Masters Concert at the Lincoln Theatre: Duke Ellington Jazz
Orchestra with special guest Christian McBride
* Jazz in the ‘Hoods Club Series
- Soul con Timba, Bohemian Caverns/Dana Leong Quartet, Busboys &
Poets/Sonny Fortune Quartet, Twins/Monty Alexander, Blues Alley
*Winard Harper at Atlas Performing Arts Center
October 5 * FREE Jazz on The Mall, Sylvan Amphitheater
- Taj Mahal/McCoy Tyner Quartet/Dee Dee Bridgewater/Christian
McBride/Conrad Herwig Latin Side Project/Afro Blue
October 6 Master Class with Christian McBride at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
October 7 D’Rivera presents: Vivas Las Americas at Cohen Auditorium, Voice of America
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