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Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival - Hosted by NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater


  • John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theatre 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC, 20566 United States (map)

Performances: May 12 & 13 @7:30pm

Join us in honoring the life and work of the “first lady of jazz,” legendary pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams. Hosted by NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater, this year’s two-day festival features powerful performances by some of today’s finest women in jazz: Doreen Ketchens, Somi, Camille Thurman, and the Dee Dee Bridgewater Big Band.


Later Event: May 12
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