Jazz Afternoon
- Date
- July 23rd
- Time
- 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
- Age
- Ages 5–12
- Cost
- Not listed
Location
National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20560 · Directions
National Mall
Museum curators bring selected jazz treasures out of storage while musicians from the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra host pop-up jam sessions. Families can see objects connected with artists such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Benny Goodman while learning about instruments and improvisation directly from performers.