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Jazz in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. hosts DC Jazz Festival. 28 jazz musicians in the database were born here, among them Duke Ellington, Jimmy Cobb, Timothy Buckley and Shirley Horn.

Festivals

First held 2004 DC Jazz Festival · US

Jazz musicians born in Washington, D.C.

Duke Ellington 1899–1974 · American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974) Jimmy Cobb 1929–2020 · American jazz drummer (1929–2020) Timothy Buckley 1947–1975 · American musician (1947–1975) Shirley Horn 1934–2005 · American singer (1934–2005) Billy Hart b. 1940 · American jazz drummer Mercer Ellington 1919–1996 · American musician (1919–1996) Florence Mills 1895–1927 · African American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian… Billy Stewart 1937–1970 · American singer (1937–1970) Ira Sullivan 1931–2020 · American jazz musician (1931–2020) Charlie Rouse 1924–1988 · American musician (1924–1988) Otto Hardwick 1904–1970 · American musician (1904–1970) Butch Warren 1939–2013 · American musician (1939-2013) Danny Gatton 1945–1994 · American guitarist (1945–1994) Steven Bernstein b. 1961 · American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and… Osie Johnson 1923–1966 · American jazz drummer, arranger and singer (1923–1966) Miya Masaoka b. 1958 · American composer (born 1958) Kenneth Ascher b. 1944 · American musician Andrew White 1942–2020 · American musician (1942-2020) Leo Parker 1925–1962 · American musician (1925–1962) Harry Allen b. 1966 · American jazz tenor saxophonist Ben Williams b. 1984 · American jazz musician Lafayette Gilchrist b. 1967 · Pianist and composer Teddy Smith 1932–1979 · American bassist Stephanie Nakasian b. 1954 · American singer Greg Howard 1964–2023 · American musician (1964–2023) Duck Baker b. 1949 · American guitarist Buck Hill 1927–2017 · American musician (1927–2017) Jack Nimitz 1930–2009 · American saxophonist (1930–2009)