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PASSPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL
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Tickets NOW ON SALE!
Featuring some of the most talented and diverse musicians in the metro area and beyond, this annual series, now in its 15th year, is one of the most popular events of the Creative Cauldron season. The concert series offers musical styles for every taste: latin, jazz, blues, folk and world music. Presented in a cozy club format that has been described by one of our frequent performers musicians as “one of the best listening venues in the DMV.”
Want to purchase a table(s) with an All Access Pass?? Contact the Box Office (703) 436-9948
Tier One Seats $30, Tier 2 Seats $25,
Table for 2 $90 (includes two glasses of wine), Table for 4 $180 (includes one bottle of wine)
Live Stream $15. Please Note: Livestream Tickets Go Off Sale 1 hour prior to curtain.
Featuring some of the most talented and diverse musicians in the metro area and beyond, this annual series, now in its 15th year, is one of the most popular events of the Creative Cauldron season. The concert series offers musical styles for every taste: latin, jazz, blues, folk and world music. Presented in a cozy club format that has been described by one of our frequent performers musicians as “one of the best listening venues in the DMV.”
Want to purchase a table(s) with an All Access Pass?? Contact the Box Office (703) 436-9948
Tier One Seats $30, Tier 2 Seats $25,
Table for 2 $90 (includes two glasses of wine), Table for 4 $180 (includes one bottle of wine)
Live Stream $15. Please Note: Livestream Tickets Go Off Sale 1 hour prior to curtain.
* Due to the impending snow and the current weather forecast, we are prioritizing the safety of our performers and guests. Therefore, The Passport Music Festival concerts featuring Spyros Koliavasilis, originally scheduled for Saturday, January 24th at 7:30 PM, Generations of Vocal Jazz, originally scheduled for Sunday, January 25th at 2:00 PM, and Grey Jacks originally scheduled for Sunday, January 25th at 7:30 PM have been canceled. We will be mandating a liberal exchange or refund policy for these three shows for purchased tickets and live streams.
Fri Jan 23 at 7:30 pm Carly Harvey. "DC's Queen of the Blues"
DC Music review describes Carly as "grace, confidence, originality, and the right amount of sexy swagger all at once. She commands the stage with her voice and presence and draws you in intensely". You might have witnessed Carly's amazing performance on television's "The Voice" this year. She's a three-time DC Blues Society Battle of the Bands Winner, and was proclaimed DC's Queen of the Blues by WPFW Radio. Carly also won the WAMMIE award for Best Blues Artist. About Carly Harvey Watch Carly Harvey 
Sat Jan 24 at 7:30 pm Spyros Koliavasilis - "World Music Medley" has been canceled.
World Music Medley introduces something new from Spyros—a thoughtfully curated repertoire shaped by his Greek roots, his musical life in Europe, and the influences he has absorbed during his time in the United States. Performing on oud and other fretless instruments, he is joined by multi-instrumentalist and jazz guitarist Gary Prince, he presents a richly textured program of Mediterranean, Greek, and world-inspired music infused with jazz sensibilities. The result is an intimate, expansive musical journey—an inspired way to begin the year, experienced up close in the evocative setting of Creative Cauldron Stage. About Spyros Koliavasilis Watch Spyros Koliavasilis 
Sun Jan 25 at 2:00 pm Generations of Vocal Jazz - has been canceled.
SPECIAL PRICING FOR THIS PERFORMANCE: $20 for General Admission Two for the price of one! A very first at the Cauldron. Levine music's renowed choir, Capital City Voices join forces with Knight And Day - Ballou High School Vocal Ensemble (Audience favorites of the 2025 Vocal Jazz Summit) to bring students and grown ups together though harmony, expression and heart. Directed by award-winning vocalist and educator Alison Crockett, (frequent performer at the Passport Music Festival) and vocalist Barry Moton, the choirs draw on the rich tradition of Black vocal music while embracing contemporary sounds, and the storied repertoires of jazz, soul, and some surprises beyond. As Ella Fitzgerald once said "the only thing better than singing, is more singing". About Capital City Voices Follow Barry Moton on Facebook 
Sun Jan 25 at 7:30 pm Grey Jacks - has been canceled.
INTERgenerational album pre-release fan event – Songs for Our Mothers Grey Jacks returns to the Creative Cauldron on Jan 25 for a one-night-only pre-release fan event celebrating INTERgenerational, his forthcoming album on Antidote Sounds Records. Having recently won the Gold Prize for Lyrics in the Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Competition for a track he'll sing Jan 25, Grey will perform the entire INTERgenerational album with his full roots band, enhanced by lush orchestral strings. The album draws directly from his family's past, including a long-buried, tragic chapter involving his grandmother — an act of passion and despair that forever shaped the generations that followed. Told with sensitivity and compassion, these stories explore love, loss, resilience, and the ways music helps us make sense of what we inherit. This concert offers the first chance to hear the album live ahead of its April 2026 release on Antidote Sounds Records. Join us for an evening that honors our mothers, our stories, and the music that carries them forward — transforming even the hardest histories into moments of connection and grace. About Grey Jacks Watch Grey Jacks 
Fri Jan 30 at 7:30 pm Cecily - 2nd Performance Added to the Festival DUE TO DEMAND!
"Celebrating The Queens of Disco" Dig out your bell-bottoms, go-go boots, and disco fever! We're traveling back in time to the 70s with the out-of-sight Cecily. She sold out previous Passport Music Fests with her tribute to DC music. Cecily has garnered Wammie Awards for Best Soul Album and was named "Best New Soul on Bandcamp" who described her music as "stirringly timeless and modern." Tonight we get-down-on-it, as Cecily honors her parent's music collection which shaped her soul sensibilities. About Cecily Watch Cecily 
Sat Jan 31 at 7:30 pm IO The Singer
"The Quiet Storm...Sweet Sounds of Soul" On the heels of IO's sold-out Nina Simone show, last year, she returns to pay tribute to the powerful soul music of Howard University Radio's influential and much loved "Quiet Storm" show. During the 1970's-80's DC, Virginia, and MD listeners tuned in to hear such artists as Sade, George Benson, The Delfonics, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Anita Baker, Randy Crawford, Diana Ross, Natalie Cole and so many others. IO brings it to the Passport Music Festival, "soft and warm, a quiet storm." Watch IO The Singer 
Sun Feb 1 at 2:00 pm - Raymi
"The Haunting Sound of the Andes" Juan Cayrampoma's band Raymi uses traditional instruments such as Zampoñas and Quenas while also exploring the possibilities that contemporary instruments to the Andes tradition. Raymi's passion for its roots is reflected in its music and with performances at The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Textile Museum, Museum of the American Indian, The Washington National Opera and many others by far, its love for tradition and knowledge can be heard in its sound. About Raymi Watch Raymi 
Sun Feb 01 - 7:30 pm Little Red and the Renegades
" Mardi Gras closing party" Squeeze Box Rock & Roll, Zydeco, Blues, and New Orleans R&B - high energy grooves from DC's one and only Little Red. Accordion, steel pan, a dynamic rhythm section, and great songs...who could ask for anything more. Little Red were the Kennedy Center's New Years Eve band, and if it's good enough for the Kennedy Center it's good enough for the Cauldron! About Little Red and the Renegades Watch Little Red and the Renegades |
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