Celebrate the Exciting Synergy Between Jazz and the Visual Arts June 2nd and 3rd
WASHINGTON, DC: The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) and The Phillips Collection today announced the continuation of their partnership in hosting the highly-popular, free, weekend-long annual Jazz 'n Families Fun Days. The Washington Post’s KidsPost is the official media sponsor, and UnitedHealth Group is a major partner. Held Saturday, June 2nd from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 3rd from 11 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at The Phillips Collection, Jazz ‘n Families Fun Days will treat families to enjoyable and enriching art-inspired performances and activities.
“Jazz ‘n Families Fun Days is a unique way for families to celebrate the spirit of jazz by having musicians interact with classic visual masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jasper Johns, and Mark Rothko,” said DC Jazz Festival Executive Director Sunny Sumter. “Our partnership with The Phillips Collection, one of Washington, D.C.’s major art museums, enables us to make jazz and art available to parents and children alike.”
“Washington has such great jazz roots that we're excited to tell KidsPost readers about the history of jazz in Washington and encourage them to experience it at Fun Days,” said Tracy Grant, Editor of The Washington Post’s KidsPost.
At the event, families can enjoy performances from the finest jazz musicians from around the region as they perform improvised pieces inspired by paintings in The Phillips Collection’s intimate galleries. Meanwhile, children can participate in a variety of fun-filled activities to introduce them to the rich traditions of jazz and art, including an instrument petting zoo, storytelling and hands-on art workshops where they can create their own jazz-inspired artwork. Families will have free access to the Phillips’s summer exhibitions, featuring art by American master Jasper Johns and British artist Antony Gormley, on their opening weekend.
Featured performers include:
Saturday, June 2nd
11:00 a.m. Paul Bailey Quartet
12:00 p.m. Herman Burney Trio
1:15 p.m. Xavier Davis Duo
2:00 p.m. Let’s Get Jazzed with Tony Small and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Performance Troupe, Victor Provost, and WPAS Capitol Jazz Project
2:30 p.m. Marianne Solivan Quartet
3:30 p.m. Brian Settles Quartet
Sunday, June 3rd
12:00 p.m. Janelle Gill
1:00 p.m. Heidi Martin Trio
1:30 p.m. David Schulman
1:45 p.m. Susan Priester, DCJF’s storytelling hour
2:10 p.m. Elijah Balbed Quartet
3:20 p.m. Michael Bowie and Sine Qua Non String Quartet
4:00 p.m. NEA Jazz Masters Live! Meet the Artist: Conversations with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron, Interview with Jazz Historian Rusty Hassan
4:30 p.m. Sin Miedo – Salsa!
Jazz 'n Families Fun Days is part of the annual Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend.
WASHINGTON, DC: The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) and The Phillips Collection today announced the continuation of their partnership in hosting the highly-popular, free, weekend-long annual Jazz 'n Families Fun Days. The Washington Post’s KidsPost is the official media sponsor, and UnitedHealth Group is a major partner. Held Saturday, June 2nd from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 3rd from 11 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at The Phillips Collection, Jazz ‘n Families Fun Days will treat families to enjoyable and enriching art-inspired performances and activities.
“Jazz ‘n Families Fun Days is a unique way for families to celebrate the spirit of jazz by having musicians interact with classic visual masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jasper Johns, and Mark Rothko,” said DC Jazz Festival Executive Director Sunny Sumter. “Our partnership with The Phillips Collection, one of Washington, D.C.’s major art museums, enables us to make jazz and art available to parents and children alike.”
“Washington has such great jazz roots that we're excited to tell KidsPost readers about the history of jazz in Washington and encourage them to experience it at Fun Days,” said Tracy Grant, Editor of The Washington Post’s KidsPost.
At the event, families can enjoy performances from the finest jazz musicians from around the region as they perform improvised pieces inspired by paintings in The Phillips Collection’s intimate galleries. Meanwhile, children can participate in a variety of fun-filled activities to introduce them to the rich traditions of jazz and art, including an instrument petting zoo, storytelling and hands-on art workshops where they can create their own jazz-inspired artwork. Families will have free access to the Phillips’s summer exhibitions, featuring art by American master Jasper Johns and British artist Antony Gormley, on their opening weekend.
Featured performers include:
Saturday, June 2nd
11:00 a.m. Paul Bailey Quartet
12:00 p.m. Herman Burney Trio
1:15 p.m. Xavier Davis Duo
2:00 p.m. Let’s Get Jazzed with Tony Small and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Performance Troupe, Victor Provost, and WPAS Capitol Jazz Project
2:30 p.m. Marianne Solivan Quartet
3:30 p.m. Brian Settles Quartet
Sunday, June 3rd
12:00 p.m. Janelle Gill
1:00 p.m. Heidi Martin Trio
1:30 p.m. David Schulman
1:45 p.m. Susan Priester, DCJF’s storytelling hour
2:10 p.m. Elijah Balbed Quartet
3:20 p.m. Michael Bowie and Sine Qua Non String Quartet
4:00 p.m. NEA Jazz Masters Live! Meet the Artist: Conversations with NEA Jazz Master Kenny Barron, Interview with Jazz Historian Rusty Hassan
4:30 p.m. Sin Miedo – Salsa!
Jazz 'n Families Fun Days is part of the annual Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend.
