MID-ATLANTIC JAZZ FESTIVAL RONNIE WELLS MAIN STAGE (Artists are subject to change)
SESSION 1 - Friday Evening, February 16, 2024 Friday 7:00 PM Herlin Riley Quartet Friday 8:30 PM New Jazz Underground (2023 DC JazzPrix Winner) Friday 10:00 PM Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
SESSION 2 - Saturday Afternoon, February 17, 2024
Saturday 12:00 PM University of Memphis Jazz Ensemble, Director Dr. Jack Cooper w/special guest Delfeayo Marsalis Saturday 1:30 PM Boston College Jazz Ensemble, Director Sebastian Bonaiuto w/special guest Warren Wolf Saturday 3:00 PM North Carolina Central Jazz Ensemble, Director Robert Trowers w/special guest Joe Locke
SESSION 3 - Saturday Evening, February 17, 2024
Saturday 7:00 PM Paul Carr Jazz Collective - Saxophonist Paul Carr, Vocalist Vanessa Rubin, Trumpeter Sean Jones, Pianist Allyn Johnson, Guitarist Ted Ludwig, Bassist Michael Bowie, Percussionist C.V. Dashiell Saturday 8:30 PM Orrin Evan’s Captain Black Big Band w/special guest Lisa Fischer Saturday 10:00 PM Drum Summit w/ Winard Harper, Herlin Riley, Marvin “Smitty” Smith
SESSION 4 - Sunday Afternoon, February 18, 2024
Sunday 11:30 AM Jazz Academy Orchestra, Director Paul Carr w/special guest Victor Provost Sunday 1:00 PM University of Maryland,, Director Mark Williams w/special guest Orrin Evans Sunday 2:30 PM West Virginia University Jazz Ensemble, Director Jared Sims w/special guest Sean Jones Sunday 4:00 PM Temple University Jazz Ensemble, Director Terell Stafford w/special guest Tedd Baker
SESSION 5 - Sunday Evening, February 18, 2024
Sunday 7:00 PM Rene Marie & Experiment in Truth Sunday 8:30 PM Warren Wolf Sunday 10:00 PM Mid-Atlantic Jazz Orchestra, Director Paul Carr w/special guest Kurt Elling
All Ticket purchases are Final and Non-Refundable.
Date & Time
Feb 16 - 18, 2024
Venue Details
Ronnie Wells Main Stage
Hilton Hotel -1750 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852
The Jazz Academy of Music, Inc.
The Jazz Academy of Music Inc, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, established in 2002, is a manifestation of a longtime dream of Paul Carr, its Music Director, to extend the music education opportunities afforded him, as an inner city youth, to others. The Jazz Academy produces the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival which is an annual "Real Jazz" music program with activities under one roof ... A CRUISE ON LAND!