The Potomac River Jazz Club

The Potomac River Jazz Club is a non-profit society formed in 1971 to preserve and promote the playing and appreciation of traditional dixieland jazz, a unique American art form. This is the music that originated among black musicians in New Orleans around the turn of the century and migrated up the Mississippi River. It encompasses jazz in this classic form as well as its derivations in Chicago and San Francisco styles plus blues and ragtime music.   Our musical heroes are Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Bessie Smith, Bix Beiderbecke, Sidney Bechet, Jack Teagarden, James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, the West Coast revival stars including Lu Watters, Turk Murphy and Bob Scobey and all the other early jazz luminaries.

Although our membership is concentrated in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area, we have members across the U.S. and in Canada. We invite all jazz lovers to join us in the fun, friendships and satisfaction this music brings.