Official Site of the

32nd Annual Capital Jazz Fest

The jazz festival with soul!
June 6-8, 2025

Esperanza Spalding at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

En Vogue at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Take 6 at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Eric Benét at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Samara Joy at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Keith Sweat at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Will Downing at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

TLC at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

After 7 at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Teddy Riley at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Malcolm-Jamal Warner & Miles Long at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Avery*Sunshine at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Host The Bassman at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Big Daddy Kane at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Najee at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Roy Ayers Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Chelsey Green performs "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" during the Roy Ayers Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Vibraphonist Warren Wolf performs during the Roy Ayers Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Mike Phillips performs during the Roy Ayers Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Malcolm-Jamal Warner performs his version of "Poo Poo La La" during the Roy Ayers Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Kenny Lattimore performs "Searchin'" during the Roy Ayers Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Marcus Miller's Tribute to David Sanborn at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Marcus Miller, Najee, Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright, and Eric Marienthal during the David Sanborn Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Larry Braggs performs "Since I Fell For You" during Marcus Miller's Tribute to David Sanborn at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Backstage with Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright, Najee, and Eric Marienthal at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Dru Hill at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Chris Botti at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

The Blackbyrds at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Gerald Albight's G-Funk featuring Leon Timbo at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Bilal at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Bob James at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Host Cayman Kelly at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Angie Stone Tribute, featuring the Angie Stone Band and special guests, at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Anthony David performs "Stay For A While" during the Angie Stone Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Diamond Stone (aka "Ladi Diamond"), daughter of Angie Stone, performs during the Angie Stone Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Members of The Sequence perform "Funk You Up" during the Angie Stone Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Stout performs "Wish I Didn't Miss You" during the Angie Stone Tribute at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Tom Browne at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Frank McComb at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Brownstone at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Dexter Wansel at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

Aneesa Strings at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

The Headhunters at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

José James at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

The JoGo Project at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

The Urban Guerilla Orchestra at the 2025 Capital Jazz Fest

 

Capital Jazz Fest 2025!

Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who attended our 32nd annual Capital Jazz Fest on June 6-8, 2025! Mark your calendar for next year’s festival, to be held June 5-7, 2026!

Held each year during Black Music Month since 1993, the Capital Jazz Fest is one of the longest running festivals in the DMV and one of the premier black music events in the country, featuring over 30 acts over three days. In-between musical sets, enjoy the juried craft vendors at the Festival Marketplace, culinary treats at the food courts, and interactive Q&A sessions with the artists.

Highlights from the 2025 Festival

What is the Capital Jazz Fest?

Each year in June, tens of thousands of music lovers from throughout the country flock to the suburbs of Washington, D.C. to attend “the jazz festival with soul”: The Capital Jazz Fest. Started in 1993, this outdoor festival has become the place to be on the first full weekend of June! A place to people-watch, eat, drink, shop, mingle, relax, soak in the rays, make new friends, and of course hear some of the coolest  music on the planet!

Over the past 30+ years, the festival has showcased a “Who’s Who” of musical talent including everyone from Al Jarreau, Grover Washington, Jr., Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Chuck Brown, George Duke, Frankie Beverly, and Natalie Cole to Erykah Badu, Snarky Puppy, Musiq Soulchild, Ledisi, Common, John Legend, Robert Glasper, Mary Mary, and Raphael Saadiq.

See what festival patrons are saying about the Capital Jazz Fest…