In 2004 the official name of the festival was changed to the "Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival," in memory of Calvin Jones, director of UDC's Jazz Studies program and a legendary figure in the Washington, D.C. community.
The official name of the festival was changed to the "Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival," in memory of Calvin Jones, director of UDC's Jazz Studies program and a legendary figure in the Washington, D.C. community. This was in 2004.