Name: Capital Focus Jazz Band in FREE Concert
Start: 2026-04-10T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Takoma Park Community Center

The Capital Focus Jazz Band features young musicians who bring the energy and vitality of early jazz to life, playing in the New Orleans tradition with a repertoire including Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and the Great American Songbook of jazz standards.
Founded in 1988, the award-winning band has played at the Kennedy Center, White House, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Bourbon Street and Preservation Hall in New Orleans, and jazz clubs and festivals across the United States and Europe.
The band also has performed live on NBC’s Today Show and Bravo’s Artsbreak program. The band won a special judges’ prize for their performance at the Louis Armstrong International Jazz Competition in France. You can hear some of their lively music at capitalfocusjazzband.com.
Organized by the City’s Arts and Humanities Division, the Takoma Park Arts series includes free concerts, theater, dance, film screenings, and other events at the Takoma Park Community Center. You can find more info and sign up for our e-newsletter at takomaparkmd.gov/arts.
All of our performances are free, and no tickets or reservations are required. Seating is first-come first-served. Doors open at 7 pm, and the auditorium closes before show time at 7:30 pm if there is a full house. Join us and celebrate the arts!