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Langston Hughes II

DC Jazz Fest

Performance

Free

This is an in-person performance in the Music Room with limited capacity. Masks are required at all times, regardless of vaccination status. Reservations for this event do not include general museum admission.

Headshot of Langston Hughes II holding a saxophone

The Phillips Collection is proud to partner with the DC Jazz Festival to host Langston Hughes II, in our historic Music Room.

Langston Hughes II is a young saxophonist, flutist, bandleader, and composer from the Washington metropolitan area. He’s been recognized for various competitions and achievements, including being a featured soloist for the United States Army Blues Orchestra, winning a Gold medal in NAACP’s National ACT-SO Competition, and earning multiple soloist awards from organizations ranging from FAME (Foundation for the Advancement of Music) to Berklee College of Music. He describes his musical sound as being the voice of his life experiences and summation of his musical inspirations. Langston is now a student at Howard University in Washington, DC, studying Jazz Saxophone under esteemed professor Charlie Young III and other faculty such as Sais Kamalidiin and Cyrus Chestnut. Above all, Langston is a follower of Christ and his mission is to create a dynamic sound and develop a voice that has a profound spiritual and emotional impact to its listeners.