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*****DC Jazz Jam: Herding “Cats” Since 2009!****

Come out to the DC Jazz Jam for Mother’s Day on Sunday 5/10/26 as the inimitable vocalist Marcia Baird Burris returns to host and lead the jam. Marcia will be joined by Pete Frassrand (keys), David Jernigan (bass), and Nick Costa (drums).

[Don’t worry guitarists: We always have a guitar amp set up for those who sign up to sit in.]

So come sit in with the band and throw your support to a great local joint! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

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AND mark your calendars for upcoming jams in 2026!

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*****DC Jazz Jam: Herding “Cats” Since 2009!****

Come out to the DC Jazz Jam on Sunday 5/3/26 as we have another “Back to School” session with Peabody Institute jazz students — including Caleb Johnson (keys), JJ Ratchford (sax), Wanye Williams (vibes), Rayah Thomas (bass), and Rehaan Rouege (drums).

[Don’t worry guitarists: We always have a guitar amp set up for those who sign up to sit in.]

So come sit in with the band and throw your support to a great local joint! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

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AND mark your calendars for upcoming jams in 2026!

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*****DC Jazz Jam: Herding “Cats” Since 2009!****

As we keep rolling well into 2026, we are continuing to highlight the jam session’s “OG Jammers” from our previous homes: Dahlak and The Brixton.

Continuing the series on Sunday 4/26/26 for “International Jazz Day” is the original jammer, organizer Will Stephens (drums) and his combo the DC Jazz Collective. Will will be joined by Chris Hon (bass), Lionel Lyles (sax), Mercedes Beckman (sax), and Dave Kane (keys).

[Don’t worry guitarists: We always have a guitar amp set up for those who sign up to sit in.]

So come sit in with the band and throw your support to a great local joint! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

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AND mark your calendars for upcoming jams in 2026!

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*****DC Jazz Jam: Herding “Cats” Since 2009!****

As we keep rolling into 2026, we are continuing to highlight the jam session’s “OG Jammers” from our previous homes: Dahlak and The Brixton.

Continuing the series on Sunday 4/19/26 (re-scheduled from a January snow day) is guitarist Alex Martin — who spent many years as the “Fourth Sunday” guitarist for the jam! Alex will be joined by Steve Arnold (bass), Jason Walker (drums), and Uasuf Gueye (djembe).

[Don’t worry keyboardists — We always have a full keyboard setup for those who want to sit in.]

So come sit in with the band and throw your support to a great local joint! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

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AND mark your calendars for upcoming jams in 2026!

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*****DC Jazz Jam: Herding “Cats” Since 2009!****

As we keep rolling well into 2026, we are continuing to highlight the jam session’s “OG Jammers” from our previous homes: Dahlak and The Brixton.

Continuing the series on Sunday 4/12/26 is bassist Steve Arnold — who spent several years as the “Second Sunday” pianist for the jam! Steve will be joined by Kelton Norris (drums) and Francisco Quintero (guitar).

[Don’t worry pianists: We always have a full keyboard setup for pianists who sign up to sit in.]

So come sit in with the band and throw your support to a great local joint! 6:30-9:00pm @ Haydee’s (3102 Mount Pleasant Street NW). No cover!

Facebook event here.

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AND mark your calendars for upcoming jams in 2026!