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Best Jazz & Blues in Washington

Railroad Earth at Lincoln Theater

Railroad Earth

No strangers to bending genres, Railroad Earth have created their own subgenre blend of bluegrass, rock, jazz and celtic folk music. No two shows are ever alike - the sextet also push boundaries on stage with improvisation and jamming, bringing the heat with anthemic songs like Warhead Boogie and Blazin' A Trail.

Keiko Matsui at Birchmere Music Hall

Keiko Matsui

Keiko Matsui is a Japanese smooth Jazz Keyboard artist. She has played for some of the worlds most powerful leaders including George W Bush. She plays a brand of upbeat jazz which is instantly accessible to everyone whether they are fans of Jazz or not and will have all those who see her searching for more by the time they are home.

Chris Botti at Birchmere Music Hall

Chris Botti

The world's top-selling instrumental artist Chris Botti has charm and talent in spades; the Italian American contemporary jazz trumpeter breathes new life into a range of different genres from American songbook standards to bebop classics by the likes of Miles Davis. Botti is not only a highly skilled musician but a consummate entertainer, with a gleam in his eye his onstage banter calls to mind the performers of jazz's golden age.

Tab Benoit at Birchmere Music Hall

Tab Benoit

Blues stalwart Tab Benoit hits the road with his extensive back catalog of tunes this year! A double B.B King Entertainer of the Year award holder (the highest accolade afforded to musicians on the Blues genre), five-time Blues Music Award winner and three-time Grammy award nominee Tab Benoit is one of the most influential blues artists of the last 20 years. Don't miss him when he arrives in your town!

Moon Hooch at The Atlantis

Moon Hooch

Brooklyn natives Moon Hooch prepare to hit the road! The band, who met at school, got their musical start by busking in New York's subways and even being kicked out by the NYPD for encouraging travelers to dance at the edge of the platform. Since then, the group have released eight music projects and performed across the world to audiences who can't stop dancing!

Jackie Greene at The Hamilton

Jackie Greene

Singer-songwriter and musician, Jackie Greene is hitting the road for a series of dates across North America. Expect to hear tracks from Greene's extensive catalog! Greene developed an interest in music at an early age when he began playing the piano. At 14, he learnt to play guitar which led him to performing in local bars. As he got older, he began writing his own music. Later, he started recording in his makeshift garage studio and selling his CDs wherever he could. Using the money he'd made, Greene was able to release his first full-length album, Rusty Nails, on his own.

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