2026 MID-ATLANTIC JAZZ FESTIVAL
MAIN STAGE
GARY BARTZ
John Coltrane Tribute
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
10:00 pm
Main Stage
JOY BROWN
Performing with Jerry Weldon
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
7:00 pm
Main Stage
JOEY CALDERAZZO
Special Guest with Paul Carr
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
8:30pm
Main Stage
CAPITOL LAB BAND
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
1:30 pm
Main Stage
PAUL CARR
A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
Sunday, Feb 15, 2026
8:30pm
Main Stage
CYRUS CHESTNUT
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
7:00 pm
Main Stage
CARLA COOK
Performing with Cyrus Chestnut
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
7:00 pm
Main Stage
JON FADDIS
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
7:00 pm
Main Stage
ROBERTA GAMBARINI
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
8:30 pm
Main Stage
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
12:00 pm
Main Stage
ROY HARGROVE
BIG BAND
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
3:00 pm
Main Stage
WINARD HARPER
Performing with Jerry Weldon
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
7:00 pm
Main Stage
GEORGIA HEERS
Performing with the Nicholas Payton Trio
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
10:00 pm
Main Stage
HOWARD UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
1:30 pm
Main Stage
JAZZ ACADEMY ORCHESTRA
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
12:00 pm
Main Stage
JASON MARSALIS
Kind of Blue Reimagined
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
10:00 pm
Main Stage
NICHOLAS PAYTON
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
10:00 pm
Main Stage
JERRY WELDON
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
7:00 pm
Main Stage
LORI WILLIAMS
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
8:30pm
Main Stage
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
3:00 pm
Main Stage
RONNIE'S STAGE
IVA AMBUSH
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
3:30 pm
Ronnie's Stage
REGGIE BOWENS
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
5:00 pm
Ronnie's Stage
MARCIA BAIRD BURRIS
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
4:30 pm
Ronnie's Stage
ANTHONY COMPTON
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
2:00 pm
Ronnie's Stage
RENEE GEORGES
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
8:00 pm
Ronnie's Stage
ALLYN JOHNSON
Performing with the Kenny Rittenhouse Quintet & the Obasi Akoto Quintet
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
6:30 pm
Ronnie's Stage
ANNA-LISA KIRBY
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
7:30 pm
Ronnie's Stage
KAREN LOVEJOY
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
9:30 pm
Ronnie's Stage
TACHA COLEMAN PARR
Saturday, Feb.14, 2026
6:00 pm
Ronnie's Stage
KENNY RITTENHOUSE
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
6:30 pm
Ronnie's Stage
MAIJA REJMAN
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
9:00 pm
Ronnie's Stage
JAMES ZIMMERMAN
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
7:30 pm
Ronnie's Stage
THE Q STAGE
THE BLACKBYRDS
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
9:00 pm
The Q Stage
LAMKIN3 ENTERTAINMENT
A Jazz Party
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
9:00 pm
The Q Stage
270 BIG BAND
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
12:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
1:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
ARMY BLUES ENSEMBLE
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
5:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
BETHESDA BLUES JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
3:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
BLUES ALLEY JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
2:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
DAVEY YARBOROUGH AND ESTER WILLIAMS GOSPEL SHOW
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
10:30 am
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
DAMASCUS HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
3:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
ERIC BYRD TRIO
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
6:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
LEIGH PILZER & JEN KRUPA
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
4:30 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
OLNEY BIG BAND
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
4:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
SUSAN E. WAGNER JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
6:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
SHENANDOAH CONSERVATORY STUDIO BIG BAND
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
8:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
SHERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
7:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND JAZZ ENSEMBLE
with Terrel Stafford
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
9:00 pm
The Q Stage
Admission: FREE
BIJOU STAGE
ANDREA BRACHFELD WITH WYCLIFFE GORDON
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
2:00 pm
Bijou Stage
Admission: FREE
OBASI AKOTO
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
3:30 pm
Bijou Stage
VAUGHN AMBROSE
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
7:30 pm
Bijou Stage
PAT BIANCHI
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
4:00 pm
Bijou Stage
DAVID COLE
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
9:00 pm
Bijou Stage
DEEP WATER JAZZ BAND
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
12:00 pm
Bijou Stage
TERRY KOGER
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
5:30 pm
Bijou Stage
JOHN LAMKIN II
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
8:00 pm
Bijou Stage
PETRA MARTIN
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
6:00 pm
Bijou Stage
JOSÉ LUIZ MARTINS
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
8:00 pm
Bijou Stage
LAVENIA NESMITH
Presents Mahalia Jackson
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
2:00 pm
Bijou Stage
STEVE WILSON
Performing with Obasi Akoto, Eric Kennedy, Allyn Johnson, and Brandon Woody
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
3:30pm
Bijou Stage
BRANDON WOODY
Performing with Obasi Akoto, Steve Wilson, Allyn Johnson, and Eric Kennedy
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
3:30 pm
Bijou Stage
THE JAM STAGE
Get to know the artists shaping this year’s JAM Stage — each with a distinct voice and story.
JEFF ANTONIAK
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
3:30 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
HARRY APPELMAN TRIO
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
1:30 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
CHRIS BARRICK GROUP
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
4:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
JOSH BAYER TRIO
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
5:30 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
WADE BEACH TRIO
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
12:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
BOB BOGUSLAW
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
2:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
CYSO JAZZ COMBO
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
12:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
CHRISTIANA DRAPKIN JAZZ GROUP
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
6:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
GWU ÜBER COMBO
George Washington University
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
8:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
ROSS KAPLAN AND MAIN SWING JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
3:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
SAÏS KAMALIDIIN & LEONARD BROWN
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
7:30 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
LATONA BROTHERS DUO - ANDREW & CHRIS
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
10:00 pm
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
10:30 pm
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
9:30 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
GLENN PEARSON QUARTET
featuring Dick Kauffman
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
4:30 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
RENEE TANNENBAUM
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
5:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
MICHAEL THOMAS QUINTET
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026
8:30 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
JAZZ ACADEMY VANGUARD COMBO
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026
9:00 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE
CHARLES WOOD QUARTET
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026
6:30 pm
JAM Stage
Admission: FREE