A rising artist based in Washington, D.C., Clara Campbell was the winner of the 2025 Ella Fitzgerald Competition. She is also a featured vocalist with the U.S. Air Force Airmen of Note, is known for her clear tone, nuanced phrasing, and original arrangements.
New and BIG: Smash Mouth headlines with opening acts Ace Monroe and keeton. Lock in October 11 at the Pavilion!
Director of Jazz Studies at GMU, national recording artist (Origin Records), and curator of this series, Darden Purcell is a bona fide jazz star, beloved by our audience, and she will close out the 2025 season.
The streets of Reston Town Center transform into a vibrant, open-air, art gallery! Compete for prizes in various categories, including professional artists, amateur artists, and families and kids. Face painting, […]
We are looking forward to finalizing the 2026 dates for Reston Concerts on the Town, Jazz Happy Hour with Darden and Friends, Family Fun Entertainment, Sunday Art in the Park with Shenandoah Conservatory and more.
Tedd Baker has worked with and recorded with a wide variety of jazz greats and contemporary artists.
There’s an ethereal journey that pianist Janelle Gill, brings listeners on that transcends the boundaries of jazz. Through her work of self-exploration as it exists in music, she has tapped into a vein of fluidity that heals with sound.
The Capitol Bones was forged in 1990 into a trombone band like no other. The Capitol Bones has performed concerts at schools, concert halls, and festivals for over 30 years.
The Capitol Bones was forged in 1990 into a trombone band like no other. The Capitol Bones has performed concerts at schools, concert halls, and festivals for over 30 years.
Hailing from Venezuelan Andes, Fran Vielma is a critically acclaimed and award-winning multi-percussionist, composer, and educator. His continuous research on Pan-American rhythms and beyond is integrated with his attraction to concert music and the freedom of jazz.
Steve Fidyk is a nationally acclaimed jazz drummer, composer, author, and educator known for his musical versatility and depth. He is currently a member of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and serves on the jazz studies faculty at Temple University in Philadelphia
Multi-talented arranger and vocalist, Gracie Jay is part of a rare, niche category of talented female vocalists. She is a powerful force on stage, simultaneously writing and arranging for the same large ensembles she masterfully sings for.