Week Of: June 4-10, 2018
Summary: JAZZ FEST begins!
The 2018 DC JazzFest Presented by Events DC starts this week on June 8 and goes through June 17. With more than 125 performances in venues across the city, the festival offers an incredible opportunity to experience so many walks of jazz, from emerging artists to the masters.
Every day there's something to behold at Jazz Fest. These are our top jazz picks for this week:
- June 5-10 - Roy Hargrove at Blues Alley
- June 5 - Midge Ure and Paul Young at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
- June 8 - Jesse Colin Young at Bethesda Blues and Jazz
- June 8 - The Patricia Barber Trio at City Winery DC
- June 8 - Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet at The Hamilton
- June 9 - The Brian McKnight 4 at Warner Theater
- June 9 - Pharoah Sanders (early at late show) at the City Winery DC
- June 10 - The Bad Plus at City Winery DC
Check out the full line up here and get out to support this incredible festival!
Top Picks:
Beyond Jazz Fest, here are the DCMR tops picks for the week:
Monday, June 4:
- FREE An Evening with Tiny Desk Contest Winner Naia Izumi at Union Stage
- MUNDY, Lola Tried, Pagan Reagan, & Khyber pass at DC9
Tuesday, June 5:
- Nile Rogers & CHIC and Chaka Khan at Wolf Trap
Wednesday, June 6:
- Samantha Fish at The Hamilton
- Alison Krauss with David Crosby and Friends at Wolf Trap
- Horse Feathers at Union Stage
- DC3 & Midnight Essential at Gypsy Sally's
- The Regrettes and Destroy Boys at Black Cat
Thursday, June 7:
- Amadou & Mariam at The Birchmere (Music Hall)
- Ciscero with Special Guests at MilkBoy ArtHouse
- Parquet Courts and Goat Girl at 9:30 Club
Friday, June 8:
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and The Messthetics at Black Cat
- The Steel Woods at Jammin' Java -- see our DCMR review here
- Amy Helm at Pearl Street Warehouse
- Suttle (Groundbreaking go-go) at Amp
Saturday, June 9:
- Gangstagrass at Kingman Island Bluegrass and Folk Festival at 575 Oklahoma Ave NE, DC
- Crazy Quilt Music Festival 2018 at Roosevelt Center in Historic Greenbelt
- Nappy Riddem & Higher Education w/ The Ellameno Beat at Gypsy Sally's
- Belle and Sebastian at The Anthem
Sunday, June 10:
- Concert: David Murray & Kahil El'Zabar at Rhizome DC
Local and intimate:
Here are some shows/jams to check out if you want to experience amazing talent, often local to the DMV, in more intimate spaces:
- June 4 - Concert: Curtis Oren, Peter Redgrave and Khristian Weeks, Dan English at Rhizome DC
- June 5 - Gordon Sterling Presents: The Gypsy Sally's Jam at Gypsy Sally's
- June 6 - Swing Underground at Trinacria
- June 6 - Homosuperior, Fire Heads and Bottled Up at Slash Run
- June 6 - Bluegrass Bash feat. The Bentwood Rockers w/Amanda Murphy & The Lost Indians at Jammin Java
- June 6 - Neel Singh's Open Jam and Workshop at Villain & Saint
- June 7 - Skating Polly & Potty Mouth with Governess at DC9
- June 7 - Feedel Band – Ethiopian Funk, Soul, + Jazz at Bossa
- June 7 -- The Honey Dewdrops with Caleb Stine at The Soundry
- June 7 - The Lucky So and So’s w/ EMOTiO at Songbyrd
- June 8 - Revelator Hill, Jonny Grave at Villain & Saint
- June 8 - Noura Mint Seymali at Tropicalia
- June 8 - Work Till They Notice Tour D.C. (w/special guest Oh He Dead) at Busboys and Poets (2021 14th St., NW)
- June 8 - BOAYT/DoubleMotorcycle/Ménage À Garage at Slash Run
- June 8 - Concert: Manas, Unicorns in the Snow, Mint Hill at Rhizome DC
- June 8 - Alfredo Mojica Group at Bossa
- June 9 - Annapolis Celebrates LGBTQ Pride: A Concert feat. Heather Mae, Olivia Mancini & Crys Matthews (All Ages Matinee) at Rams Head On Stage
- June 9 - Sweet Leda at Tin Roof w/ Ron Holloway at Tin Roof Baltimore
- June 9 - LE1F / Fabrizio / DJ Trillnatured at Songbyrd
- June 9 - J. Byrd at Vinyl Lounge at Gypsy Sally's
- June 9 - Knope, Earther, Taciturn, The Countess at Smith Public Trust
- June 9 - Sheila | Tomboy at Songbyrd
- June 10 - Gopal, Gunn, Gleason & Combs at Bossa
- June 10 - Dan N Friends at New Deal Cafe
Below are staff recommendations for shows throughout the DMV.
Featured Events
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Maryland
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