Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival

2026 Festival dates are
November 6,7,8 and 13,14,15.

William Kelly, Ph.D

Slavery and Indenture in Colonial Times:
A Lasting Legacy

Perkutao

Afro-Peruvian Jazz

David & Ginger Hildebrand

Music for Lafayette: 1770s-1820s

Makaya
McCraven

Progressive Jazz

USNA Superintendent’s Combo

Birth of the Cool: a Miles Davis Tribute

New World Music: Centuries of Sound

TEN EVENTS ON TWO WEEKENDS IN

EASTPORT AND NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS

2026 Festival Highlights

With his latest Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, Joshua Redman unveils a powerful new chapter in his storied career. The Joshua Redman Quartet will

perform at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in the Grand Finale of the 2025 Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival on Sunday, November 16 at 7 PM.
(Read about his remarkable career and life choices and don't wait to get your tickets:

Perkutao
Afro-Peruvian Jazz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM_wAZSfVSs

Peerless Rens Club

Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival on November 7 Shows at 4 & 6 PM

Founded in Annapolis, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble is a world class troupe of dancers and musicians acclaimed by critics as they enthralled audiences in North America, Europe, Scandinavia and Asia. They also continue to delight school children in performances across Maryland. Fine musicianship? Got that. Great moves? Yes indeed! This is Roots Music and .

Makaya McCraven

Progressive Jazz

https://www.makayamccraven.com/#music

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts

Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival on Sunday, November 8 at 7 PM

Founded in Annapolis, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble is a world class troupe of dancers and musicians acclaimed by critics as they enthralled audiences in North America, Europe, Scandinavia and Asia. They also continue to delight school children in performances across Maryland. Fine musicianship? Got that. Great moves? Yes indeed! This is Roots Music and .

Vanessa Racci

Italian Jazz Singer and Historian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U04LFpYP_54

https://vanessaracci.com/

Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library

Reservations Strongly Advised

Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival on November 14 at 11 AM

Founded in Annapolis, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble is a world class troupe of dancers and musicians acclaimed by critics as they enthralled audiences in North America, Europe, Scandinavia and Asia. They also continue to delight school children in performances across Maryland. Fine musicianship? Got that. Great moves? Yes indeed! This is Roots Music and .

Akua Allrich

Genre Bending Jazz Vocalist

https://www.capitalbop.com/videos/akua-allrich-cb-sessions/

https://akuaallrich.com/

Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum

Reservations Strongly Advised

Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival on November 14 at 2 PM