YardWork Concerts
YardWork Concerts
A non-profit organization located in Takoma Park, Maryland established to organize and present concerts and other public events in support of jazz musicians and the local jazz music scene in the greater Washington DC area.
YardWork Concerts
Host a concert in your yard! Sign up to for an outdoor concert for yourself and your friends and neighbors or as a gift. Select a date from below & email us at for more information.
SCHEDULE
These artists perform 3-4 concerts a day. Contact to host one of them
Sat June 26 Reginald Cyntje Quartet Sold Out
Sun June 27 Paul Carr Quartet (saxophone) CANCELLED
Sat July 3 Chuck Redd (vibraphone) Hosting slots available
Sun July 4 (Independence Day) Todd Marcus Quartet Limited availability
Sat July 10 Herb Scott Quartet (saxophone) Hosting slots available
Sun July 11 Shawn Purcell Quartet Hosting slots available
Sat July 17 Tedd Baker Quartet Hosting slots available
Sun July 18 tba
Sat July 24 Marshall Keys Quartet Limited availability
When the pandemic hit, we had to cancel all indoor concerts. So we began offering live jazz concerts in people's yards. That provided some much needed income for the musicians and brought joy to people who had been deprived of live music. As the pandemic wanes, we are continuing these YardWork Concerts because people just enjoy having friends and neighbors over to experience a great concert at home. Many people like giving a concert in the yard as a gift for their spouse or other family member too. Basically, we send bands on local "tours" that stop in your yard, play a concert, and then move on to the next house. That makes it more affordable for you and it provides much-needed income for working musicians who have had to forego live performances during the pandemic.
We follow CDC and local government safety guidelines regarding capacity, social distancing and masks. Hopefully we'll be able to lift these restrictions in the not too distant future!
Hosting a YardWork Concert is easy. Just tell us your preferred artist or concert date, and tell us your neighborhood in the DC area. Email that information to us at and we'll get right back to you to fill in the details about how the concerts work and hopefully work out a concert for you.
Past Events
Listen to In the Jazz Kitchen Thursdays at 9 pm on
WOWD Takoma Radio 94.3 FM streaming at takomaradio.org
"I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns."
-- Ella Fitzgerald
