Photos: DC Jazz Festival

DC Jazz Festival Artistic Director Willard Jenkins interviews Robert Glasper (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Black Violin performs at DC JazzFest at the Yards (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Russell Malone and, at back, Ron Carter at the Howard Theatre (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Roy Haynes at the Howard Theatre, June 10, 2017 (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Roy Haynes at the Howard Theatre (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Roy Haynes at the Howard Theatre (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Ron Carter at the Howard Theatre (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Robert Glasper at the 2017 DC JazzFest (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Kenny Garrett, Robert Glasper and Casey Benjamin (from left) at DC JazzFest at the Yards (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Jazz writer John Murph (left) greets Robert Glasper (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra at the Logan Fringe Arts Space (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Kenny Garrett sits in with the Robert Glasper Experiment at DC JazzFest at the Yards (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Kandace Springs at DC JazzFest at the Yards (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Braxton Cook, Benny Benack and Yasushi Nakamura (from left) of the New Century Jazz Quintet at DC JazzFest at the Yards (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

DC JazzFest at the Yards 2017 (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Jacob Collier (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Jacob Collier poses for selfies with fans (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Gregory Porter at DC JazzFest at the Yards (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Gregory Porter at DC JazzFest 2017 at the Yards (photo: Jati Lindsay)

Gregory Porter signs an autograph for a young fan (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Brandee Younger performs at the Fridge, as part of CapitalBop’s DC Jazz Loft Series (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

Casey Benjamin (left) hangs with Kenny Garrett (Photo by Jati Lindsay)

The 2017 DC Jazz Festival ran June 9 – 18 at various venues in our nation’s capital, and included DC JazzFest at the Yards, an evening and two full days of music along the Anacostia River waterfront. JT contributing photographer Jati Lindsay was everywhere during the fest, documenting the gigs as well as the artists hanging with each other and with the fans.

Originally Published June 28, 2017