The DC Jazzfest 19th annual festival celebrating jazz in the Nation’s Capital hosted a concert featuring The String Queens, and Gregory Porter, at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (L-R): Pamela Johnson, came from Rockland County NY for her first jazzfest, Mary Dilworth, from DC is here for her 2nd jazzfest, and Laurenda Carter, from Silver Spring, MD, came for her 2nd jazzfest. Photo by Cheriss May, for The Afro.