The inaugural Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, which arose from the ashes of the former East Coast Jazz Festival, kicked-off with a bang in February 2010 as the Washington, DC area’s winter jazz festival. Returning to the Hilton Hotel environs in Rockville, MD (15 miles from and conveniently linked to downtown DC by the Metro station directly across the street).
For our comprehensive 2010 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival video documentary please visit The Jazz Video Guy and do a search. Willard Jenkins serves as artistic adviser to the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival.
The dates for the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival are February 18-20. Additions to the 2011 event will be a Sunday Jazz-Gospel Brunch, and a Sunday evening concert presentation. For complete information and regular updates please visit the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival web site.