Live Jazz in Washington, D.C.

Cécile McLorin Salvant is a composer, vocalist and visual artist whose style blends jazz, baroque, folk, vaudeville and blues. The three-time Grammy winner hails from Miami, where her multi-cultural upbringing exposed her to a range of Black diasporic sounds, from Motown soul to hip-hop, bluegrass, Haitian folk and Senegalese and Cape Verdean music. Her most recent album, Oh Snap, was released in September 2025 and delivers a mixture of blusey straight-ahead instrumentals, dreamy acoustic soundscapes, folkloric storytelling, electro-ballads and bouncy house-inspired dance tracks, featuring Salvant’s velvety and rhythmic jazz-rooted vocals. Her project “Book of Ayres” brings together improvisers from across jazz, folk and electronic scenes. Opening is harpist Brandee Younger and her trio.

Fri, Jun 26, 8:00 PM

Chris Botti

The Music Center at Strathmore / Bethesda/Chevy Chase / Map

Trumpeter Chris Botti specializes in contemporary smooth jazz ballads, offering lyrical and tonally crisp melodies. His style ranges from jazz-pop crossovers to more traditional projects like his 2023 album, Vol.1 , featuring primarily acoustic jazz standards.