Across the country, music festival season is synonymous with spring and summer... But even as days shorten and fall begins, festivals in the D.C. area are going out like a supernova with a handful of the year's most exciting lineups.
Campers and counselors are heading back to school, making Camp Tall Timbers in High View, W.Va., the perfect location for a sleepover festival focused on fresh-air dancing. Zapateo brings more than two dozen acts to the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, just two hours from D.C., as dance collectives 140+ x FWB, Dance Club, Extended Play and Electric Kingdom join forces for the inaugural offering.
DC JazzFest opened Wednesday and continues with a full weekend of programming across town. On Friday, the Anacostia Jazz Hop features a handful of free performances throughout the neighborhood, while the Grammy-winning Gregory Porter brings his gospel-fueled baritone to the Anthem and bassist Jonathan Michel leads Orrin Evans's Imani Records Jam Session at Union Stage. The festival culminates with two days of music at the Wharf, headlined by Samara Joy, a preternaturally gifted vocalist who has drawn comparisons to legendary figures Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.
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