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Clubs in DC:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
BLUES ALLEY 1073 Rear Wisconsin Ave. NW (202) 337-4141 Jazz Supper Club
BOHEMIAN CAVERNS 11th and U Streets, NW (202) 299-0800 Jazz Supper Club
BOSSA BISTRO & LOUNGE 2463 18th Street, NW (202) 321-0855 Live Music  
CAFE NEMA 1334 U St. NW (202) 667-3215 Live jazz Thursday - Sunday  
CHEF GEOFF'S 3201 New Mexico Ave., NW (202) 237-7800 Restaurant - Live Jazz Sunday Brunch  
CHEF GEOFF'S DOWNTOWN 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (202) 464-4461 Restaurant - Live Jazz Sunday Brunch  
DAHLAK RESTAURANT 1771 U Street NW (202) 332-2110 Jazz Jam Sundays 6-9PM  
ELLINGTON'S ON EIGHT 424A 8th Street, SE (202) 546-8308 Restaurant/Live Music  
FELIX 2406 18th St. NW (202) 483-3549 Restaurant/Club  
GARDEN TERRACE Four Seasons Hotel, 2800 Penn. Ave. NW (202) 342-0444 Piano Lounge  
GEORGIA BROWN'S 950 15th St. NW (202) 393-2499 Restaurant/Bar  
HR-57 1610 14th St. NW (202) 667-3700 Jazz Org./Club  
ISLANDER 1201 U St. NW (202) 234-4971 Caribbean Restaurant/Bar  
JAZZ AT THE MADISON 1177 15th St NW (202) 862-1600 Live jazz / Cafe & Bar
JOHNNY'S HALF SHELL 400 North Capitol St. NW (202) 737 0400 Live Jazz Fridays and Saturdays 6pm-10pm  
KENNEDY CENTER JAZZ CLUB 2700 F Street, NW (800) 444-1324 Live Music
KINKEAD'S 2000 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. (202) 296-7700 Restaurant/Bar with jazz piano  
MADAM'S ORGAN 2461 18th St. NW (202) 667-5370 Live Music Club  
MAGGIANO'S LITTLE ITALY RESTAURANT 5333 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (202) 966-5500 Restaurant/Bar - Free Live Jazz Every Fri & S  
OOH LA LA 1800 M St. NW (202) 785-1177 Restaurant/Live Music Wed. Nights  
PAP AND PETEY'S 421 H St., NE. (202) 546-JAZZ Live jazz / Cafe & Bar  
PHISH TEA CAFE 1335 H St NE (202) 396-2345 Cafe/Live Music Thur.& Sat.  
RUMBA CAFE 2443 18th Street NW (202) 588-5501 Bar and Music Room  
RUMBEROS 3345 14TH Street NW (202) 232-6006 Latin American Restaurant with Live Music  
SALOUN 3239 M St. NW. (202) 965-4900 Bar/Live Music  
SMITHSONIAN JAZZ & CAFE Museum of Natural History, 10th & Constitution Ave, NW (202) 633-7400 Live jazz and Imax movies  
TABARD INN 1739 N St. NW (202) 331-8528 Lounge/Live Music  
TAKOMA STATION 6914 4th St. NW (202) 829-1999 Restaurant/Bar  
THE 701 CLUB 701 Pennsylvania Ave.. NW (202) 393-0701 Restaurant/Piano Bar  
THE ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON 2017 I. St. NW (202) 331-7282 Performance Hall  
THE MAJESTIC 1368 H Street NE (202) 388-1204 Restaurant/Live Jazz  
TWINS JAZZ 1344 U. St. NW (202) 234-0072 Jazz Supper Club
TWINS LOUNGE 5516 Colorado Ave. NW (202) 882-2523 Restaurant/Live Jazz
UTOPIA 1418 U St. NW (202) 483-7669 Restaurant/Bar  
VIE DE FRANCE SPORTS BAR 600 Maryland Ave. SW (202) 554-7870 Restaurant/Bar  
WONDERLAND BALLROOM 11th and Kenyon St. NW (202) 232-5263 New Orleans Jazz Dance Party 1st Wed each mon  
ZANZIBAR 700 Water Street, S.W. (202) 554-9100 Dining and Entertainment

Clubs in MD:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
2ND SATURDAY CAFE 5410 Leaf Treader Way, Columbia (410) 555-1212 A Rock Jazz & Blues Venue  
2ND SATURDAY JAZZ COFFEEHOUSE 5410 Leaf Treader Way, Columbia (410) 715-0543 Nightclub  
BRADDOCK INN 4830 Schley Avenue, Braddock Heights (301) 371-0411 Restaurant/Live Music Fridays  
BREEZE RESTAURANT 126 West Street, Annapolis (410) 295-3232 Live Jazz Friday & Saturday  
CAT'S EYE 1730 Thames St., Baltimore (410) 276-9866 Restaurant/Music Club  
COCO'S BUTTER CAFE 7361 Assateague Dr, #1040, at Rt.175 & Rt.1, Columbia (443) 755-9595 Jazz, Wine & Chocolate Cafe  
DANIELLE'S 6 N. East Street, Frederick (301) 663-6600 Restaurant/Lounge w/live jazz Thursdays  
DONNA'S RESTAURANT 5850 Waterloo Rd., Columbia (410) 465-2399 Live music every Sat., 7-9 PM  
JOKES ON US 321 Main St. Laurel (240) 568-5081 Comedy Club/Live Jazz Thur. Nights  
JORDAN'S STEAKHOUSE 8085 Main Street, Ellicott City (410) 461-9776 Restaurant/Live Music  
LIA'S 4435 Willard Avenue, Chevy Chase (240) 223-5427 Restaurant - Live Jazz Sunday Brunch  
NORMANDIE FARM INN 10710 Falls Road, Potomac (301) 983-8838 Restaurant/Piano Room  
PAISANOS 316 N. Washington Street, Rockville (301) 424-0444 Restaurant/Live Music  
RADISSON HOTEL AT CROSS KEYS 5100 Falls Road, Baltimore (4100 532-3243 Lounge/restaurant - Jazz every Thur. 6-9pm  
RAMSHEAD TAVERN 33 West St. Annapolis (410) 268-4545 Live Music Club  
SKIPPER'S PIER WATERFRONT RESTUARANT 6158 Drum Point Rd., Deal (410) 867-7110 Restaurant/Live Music  
SOUTH BEACH 7904 Woodmont Ave. Bethesda (301) 718-9737 Restaurant/Live Salsa Music  
STRAWBERRY'S BISTRO Town Ctr. Blvd., Bowie (301) 262-7300 Restaurant/Live Music  
THE BELVEDERE HOTEL (13th Floor) 1 E. Chase St., Baltimore (410) 783-1332 Live Music  
THE CALVERT HOUSE INN 6211 Baltimore Ave, Riverdale (301) 864-5220 Live Jazz Bluesand Funk  
THE MAINSTAY Main Street, Rock Hall (410) 639-9133 Live jazz on weekends  
THE SIDELINE 880 Capital Center Blvd. Largo (301) 336-0036 Restaurant/Bar with live jazz Tuesdays  
THE WESTLAWN INN RESTAURANT 9200 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach (410) 257-0001 Live jazz Saturday nights at 8:00pm.  

Clubs in VA:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
219 BASIN STREET LOUNGE 219 King St., Alexandria (703) 549-1141 Restaurant/Music Room  
BANGKOK BLUES 926 W. Broad St., Falls Church (703) 534-0095 Restaurant/Live Jazz and Blues  
BIRCHMERE 3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria (703) 549-7500 Supper Club/Concerts  
CARLYLE CLUB 411 John Carlyle Street (703) 549-8957 Supper Club/Live Music
EXTRA VIRGIN RESTAURANT 4053 S. 28th St., Arlington (703) 998-8474 Modern Italian Restaurant with Live Jazz  
FANTASTICO INN 380 Broadview Ave. Warrenton (540) 349-2575 Restaurant/Live Music  
ICE HOUSE CAFE 760 Elden St., Herndon (703) 437-4500 Restaurant/Live Music  
IOTA CLUB & CAFE 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (703) 522-8340 Live music nightly  
OPUS 88 - HILTON HOTEL 7920 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons Corner (703) 847-5000 Live Jazz Thur-Sat  
THE SIGN OF THE WHALE 7279 Arlington Blvd., Arlington (703) 573-1616 Restaurant with live jazz Thursdays  
YORKTOWN BISTRO 5171 Lee Hwy, Arlington (703) 532-6060 Restaurant/Live Jazz  


Festivals In DC:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
BARBECUE BATTLE Pennsylvania Ave. NW between 9th & 14th Sts (301) 860-0630 Annual outdoor festival with music and food  
FETE DE LA MUSIQUE DC All over DC (202) 724-5613 Music festival marking the first day of summ  
JAZZMATAZZ Ronald Reagan Bldg. 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (703) 739-8979 Annual indoor festival, various styles, black  
UNIVERSITY BIG BAND JAZZ FESTIVAL UDC - Univ. Auditorium, 4200 Conn. Ave. NW (202) 274-5803 UDC, Univ. of MD & HU jazz ensembles


Festivals In MD:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
BALTIMORE WASHINGTON JAZZFEST 5430 Vantage Point Road, Columbia (410) 730-7106 Annual jazz festival
BENJAMIN BANNEKER HISTORICAL PARK AND MU 300 Oella Ave., Baltimore (410) 887-1081 Outdoor Saturday jazz concerts, June - August  
CAPITAL JAZZ FEST FEST Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia (301) 780-9300 Annual outdoor festival, contemporary jazz  
GROOVE CITY JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Race & Cdear Streets, Cambridge (410) 228-0020 Free annual jazz festival in May  
MARYLAND SUMMER JAZZ FESTIVAL Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, Rockville (443) 702-7016 Fifth season of workshops, jams & concerts  
TAKOMA PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL Jequie Park - Fenton St. and Takoma Ave. (301) 589-4433 Annual outdoor festival, mainstream  


Festivals In VA:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
UNIVERSITY OF MERRY WASHINGTON George Washington Hall, Dodd Auditorium (540) 654-1012 Annual Jazz Festival  
WOLF TRAP JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL 1624 Trap Road Vienna, Virginia 22182 (703) 255-1900 Annual outdoor festival, various styles


Concerts In DC:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
ART NIGHT ON THE MALL National Mall (202) 357-2700 5 museums with live events in the summer  
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART 500 Seventeenth Street NW (202) 639-1700 Free Jazz concerts Wed. from 12:30 to 1:30pm  
DC-JCC 1529 16th Street NW (202) 777-3251 Jazz concerts and jazz appreciation classes
FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION 4101 Reservoir Road, NW (202) 944-6228 Jazz concerts and other cultural events
JAZZ IN THE GARDEN 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW (202) 289-3360 Free jazz concerts Friday evenings in the sum  
KENNEDY CENTER 2700 F Street, NW (800) 444-1324 Jazz concerts, workshops and free daily event
LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC 2801 Upton Street NW (202) 686-9772 Jazz and Classical Performances all year
LINCOLN THEATRE 1215 U Street, NW (202) 328-6000 Theatre for performing arts  
LISNER AUDITORIUM 21st and H Streets, NW (202) 994-1500 Concert hall for performing arts  
LIVE! ON WOODROW WILSON PLAZA 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (202) 312-1308 An entertaining mix of free performances  
NORTHMINSTER CHURCH 7720 Alaska Ave. NW (202) 829-5311 Friday jazz and pop series; 7-9pm, dinner at  
PHILLIPS COLLECTIONS 1600 21st. St. NW (202) 387-2151 Museum of modern art/social events with live  
SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES Baird Auditorium and the Natural History Museum (202) 357-3030 Various lectures and performances  
SMOOTH JAZZ 105.9 CONCERT SERIES Check website for location (800) 779-1059 Monthly free concert series  
WARNER THEATRE 13th and E Streets NW (202) 783-4000 Theatre for performing arts  
WESTMINSTER CHURCH 400 I St., SW (202) 484-7700 Friday evening jazz concerts 6-9pm  

Concerts In MD:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St.. Balto. (410) 783-8000 A variety of concerts year-round
BE MORE JAZZ Maritime Park Museum, 1417 Thames Street, Baltimore (202) 396-3520 Weekly performance series
BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown Md. (301) 528-2260 Theatre for the performing arts
CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Univ. of MD, Stadium and Valley Dr., College Park (301) 405-ARTS Center for the performing arts
EVERLASTING LIFE CONCERT SERIES 9185 Central Avenue, Capitol Heights (301) 324-6900 Concert Series
JAZZ IN THE VINEYARDS 12820 Long Green Pike, Hydes Md. (410) 592-5015 Summer series of outdoor Sunday concerts  
JAZZWAY 6004 6004 Hollins Ave., Baltimore (410) 624-2222 Jazz Concert Series
JCC of GREATER WASHINGTON 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville (301) 348-3872 Jazz concerts and other cultural events
LATIN AMERICAN FOLK INSTITUTE 3800A 34th St., Mt Rainer (301) 887-9331 Latin, Afro-Cuban jazz concerts  
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION 10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia (800) 955 5566 Outdoor theatre for the performing arts
MONTPELIER ARTS CENTER 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel (301) 377-7800 Jazz Concert Series  
STRATHMORE 5301 Tuckerman Lane, N. Bethesda (301) 581-5100 Concert hall for performing arts
WEINBERG CENTER 20 W. Patrick St., Frederick (301) 600-2828 Concert hall for performing arts

Concerts In VA:
Name Address Telephone Description Tickets
ARLINGTON CULTURAL AFFAIRS 3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington (703) 228-1850 Concert series at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theatr
CENTER FOR THE ARTS/GMU Braddock Rd./Roanoke Ln. (703) 993-ARTS Concert hall for the performing arts
STATE THEATRE 220 N. Washington, Falls Church (703) 237 0300 Live music venue
TALLY HO THEATRE 19 West Market Street, Leesburg (703) 669-8444 Theatre for the performing arts and movies
WOLF TRAP 1624 Trap Road, Vienna (703) 255-1860 Indoor/outdoor venues for the performing arts






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