DC JazzFest: Chuck Brown Band, lead by his Daughter K K Brown and her brother Wiley shake up the Yards on Saturday Afternoon with chuck Brown greatest hits and some of their own, in Southeast DC. /Photo by Roy Lewis
**FILE** The Chuck Brown Band, lead by the late go-go music icon's daughter KK Brown and her brother Wiley, perform at the DC Jazz Festival in southeast D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

The DC Jazz Festival has announced this year’s acts and schedule for the annual event.

The festival, now in its 19th year, will take place from Aug. 30 through Sept. 3, with DC JazzFest at The Wharf on Sept. 2-3 over the Labor Day weekend.

Artists scheduled to perform include Arturo Oโ€™Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Bug Chief Donald Harrison from New Orleans, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Dave Holland Trio featuring Kevin Eubanks and Eric Harland, and Etienne Charles & Creole Soul from Trinidad.

Other attractions include up-close-and-personal โ€œMeet the Artistโ€ conversations and indoor concerts at The Anthem, Arena Stage and Union Stage.

โ€œThis yearโ€™s DC JazzFest hosts an incredible array of talents, from master-level to emerging, an impressive range of artists and sounds that make jazz music such as vibrant global gift,โ€ said festival CEO Sunny Sumter. โ€œAs is our DC JazzFest tradition, there is something for everyone.โ€

For more information about DC JazzFest, go to www.dcjazzfest.org.

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