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Jazz in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. hosts DC Jazz Festival. 26 jazz musicians in the database were born here, among them Duke Ellington, Timothy Buckley, Shirley Horn and Jimmy Cobb.

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)

Timothy Buckley 1947–1975 · American musician (1947–1975)

Shirley Horn 1934–2005 · American singer (1934–2005)

Jimmy Cobb 1929–2020 · American jazz drummer (1929–2020)

Billy Hart b. 1940 · American jazz drummer

Mercer Ellington 1919–1996 · American musician (1919–1996)

Ira Sullivan 1931–2020 · American jazz musician (1931–2020)

Harry Allen b. 1966 · American jazz tenor saxophonist Danny Gatton 1945–1994 · American guitarist (1945–1994)

Charlie Rouse 1924–1988 · American musician (1924–1988)

Florence Mills 1895–1927 · African American cabaret singer, dancer, and comedian… Billy Stewart 1937–1970 · American singer (1937–1970)

Andrew White 1942–2020 · American musician (1942-2020)

Steven Bernstein b. 1961 · American trumpeter, slide trumpeter, arranger/composer and…

Butch Warren 1939–2013 · American musician (1939-2013)

Otto Hardwick 1904–1970 · American musician (1904–1970)

Miya Masaoka b. 1958 · American composer (born 1958) Osie Johnson 1923–1966 · American jazz drummer, arranger and singer (1923–1966) Duck Baker b. 1949 · American guitarist

Kenneth Ascher b. 1944 · American musician

Leo Parker 1925–1962 · American musician (1925–1962)

Ben Williams b. 1984 · American jazz musician Buck Hill 1927–2017 · American musician (1927–2017) Stephanie Nakasian b. 1954 · American singer

Greg Howard 1964–2023 · American musician (1964–2023) Teddy Smith 1932–1979 · American bassist