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Perfect weather, a popular outdoor venue and great music set the stage for the 16th annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival. Jazz legend and multiple Grammy Award winner Arturo Sandoval headlines this year’s festival at Veterans Plaza. The lineup includes more phenomenal jazz artists and ensembles including accomplished local muicians Marcus Johnson; Lenda Seikaly; Paul Carr and the Real […]

The Silver Spring Jazz Festival returns to Veterans Plaza this Saturday. Here are 10 things to know about the music festival. 1. What is going on at the Jazz Festival? The 16th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival takes place in downtown Silver Spring Saturday, Aug. 24 beginning at 3 p.m. The event happens on Veterans […]

Montgomery County’s Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District announced that multiple Grammy and Billboard-winning trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval is headlining the Silver Spring Jazz Festival, which will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 3 to 10 p.m. in Veterans Plaza by the Silver Spring Civic Building located at One Veterans Place. This is […]

The 15th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival attracted thousands of music lovers to downtown Silver Spring Saturday night despite the rain. Dianne Reeves, five-time Grammy Award winner and recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters award headlined the festival. Additional performances by Akua Allrich and the Tribe, Charles Wood Quintet, and local […]

Silver Spring Restaurant Week continues through Sunday, providing an opportunity to explore great food in Silver Spring from more than 30 participating restaurants. The sounds of jazz will fill Veterans Plaza on Saturday, September 9 as the Silver Spring Jazz Festival returns for the 14th year. Marcus Johnson performs at 7 p.m. followed by the headliner Lao Tizer […]

The Silver Spring Jazz Festival attracted thousands of music lovers to downtown Silver Spring on Saturday night. In this MyMCMedia Extra, find out what makes this music festival so special.

The 12th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival took place Saturday, September 12 at Veterans Plaza despite the rainy weather. Al Chez and the Brothers of Funk Big Band headlined the free festival sponsored by Montgomery County Recreation. Also featured was local favorite Marcus Johnson performing smooth jazz with The Urban Jam Band. Scenes from the […]

Al Chez and the Brothers of Funk Big Band is slated to headline the Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 12, from 3 to 10 p.m. at Veterans Plaza at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Each year, the festival has presented a mix of many jazz genres, including straight ahead, smooth, Latin and other […]

The weather offered its own show on Saturday night but not before jazz fans got to hear from talented musicians at the 11th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival. The Festival featured New Orleans’ own Preservation Hall Jazz Band and an all-star jazz line-up on Saturday at Veterans Plaza in front of the Silver Spring Civic […]

The 11th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 6 from 3 to 10 p.m. outdoors at Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets, pack a picnic or purchase dinner at the nearby restaurants. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans headlines the festival. […]