The Robert Glasper Experiment performs as part of the DC Jazz Festival at the Capital River Front on Saturday, June 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. Robert Glasper returns to the DC Jazz Festival with a newly formed super group R+R=Now. Photo By Anthony Washington
The DC Jazz Festival has a new end of festival destination this year and its The Wharf on DC’s Southwest waterfront. At the Wharf, you will be able to catch headliners Leslie Odom, Jr. as well as the newly formed jazz supergroup R+R=Now (Reflect+Respond=Now) perform at The Anthem. Headlining over at The Kennedy Center will be Chucho Valdés & Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
R+R=Now is made up of pianist and band leader Robert Glasper and multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and Kendrick Lamar producer and rapper Terrace Martin, and is comprised of trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Justin Tyson and beatboxer Taylor McFerrin.
In addition to these three great acts, 40+ performances will take place all across the city with Events DC presentation of Jazz in the ‘Hoods®. Participating venues include Hamilton Live, City Winery, Blues Alley, CapitalBop D.C., and East River Jazz. Jazz in the ‘Hoods performances will also be held at Twins Jazz, Hartke Theatre, Gallery O/H, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Sixth & I, Ivy City Smokehouse, JoJo’s Restaurant and Bar, Sixth & I, Anacostia Playhouse, Mr. Henry’s, the Embassies of Korea and Spain, UDC/Jazz Alive, Alice’s Jazz and Cultural Society, The Alex Craft Cocktail Cellar & Speakeasy, Kreeger Museum, Franklin Square, THEARC, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution Coulter Performance Plaza, Children’s National Health System, Acadiana, The Phillips Collection, and more.
DETAILS
Date: June 15-17, 2018 | Location: Multiple Venues | Website: dcjazzfest.org/ | Facebook: facebook.com/dcjazzfest | Twitter: @dcjazzfest
Lineup: Leslie Odom Jr., R+R=Now (Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Derrick Hodge, Justin Tyson, and Taylor McFerrin), Chucho Valdes & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ivan Lins & Friends, Maceo Parker, Regina Carter, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, Ben Williams, Oliver Lake Big Band, Patricia Barber, Frederic Yonnet, Raul Midon, Edmar Castaneda, Gregoire Maret, Fabrizio Bosso 4tet, Jeff Parker, Jamie Branch’s Fly or Die, Smithsonian Jazz Mastersworks Orchestra, AACM Special Ensemble, Ancestral Memories Featuring Yosvany Terry & Baptiste Trotignon, Washingtonian Renaissance Orchestra Octet, Michael Thomas Quintet, Kris Funn & Cornerstore, Sam Prather & Groove Orchestra, Amp Trio Featuring Tahira Clayton, Rochelle Rice, Mark G. Meadows, Allyn Johnson & Meet The Artist On The Bandstand Featuring Paul Carr, Esther Williams & Davey Yarborough, The Redd Brothers, Christie Dashiell Quartet, Veronneau, Jessica Boykin-Settles & Brian Settles, Marshall Keys Soulful Path, Todd Marcus Quintet, The Jihye Lee Orchestra, Jo-Go Project, Shacara Rogers, Free Benjamin & Ayanna Gregory, Chris Grasso Quartet, Tom Teasley, Charmaine Michelle Quintet, Ka’ba’ Soul Singer, Liberation Project, Beyond Genre Band Featuring Tamika Love Jones, Ajoyo, Johnny Artis, Aaron Myers, Dupont Brass, Javier Moreno, Lena Seikaly
