DC Jazz Festival 2012 Music Festival Jun 1–10, 2012

With more than 100 performances in over 50 venues across the city, the DC Jazz Festival (formerly known as the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival) is the largest music festival in Washington, D.C. and one of the most highly anticipated cultural events in the nation. The Festival presents year-round music education programs and concerts for DC students and residents by local, national and internationally-known talent at venues across D.C., promotes music integration in school curricula, and supports outreach to expand and diversify the audience of jazz enthusiasts.