Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation

The d.c. Jazz arts advocacy initiative is aimed at aiding the d.c. Jazz community by engaging district government agencies, performing arts related organizations, jazz education programs, d.c.'s sister cities and local media for the preservation, promulgation and development of jazz education for and of d.c. Based jazz musicians.

The hillfest jazz conference and festival is an annual week-long music conference concluding with a day long music festival held outdoors in the capitol hill neighborhood the first week in october. Additional performances include the curated performance series.

The hillfest music expo is designed to identify and celebrate our music infrastructure, connect musicians with companies for sponsorships, and to encourage large music oganizaions to do business in d.c. Other special events are also hosted by the capital jazz foundation.