The Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives at the University of the District of Columbia JAZZforum series is a research and outreach initiative started in 2009. These regular events feature lively presentations on diverse aspects of jazz from writers, musicians, filmmakers, educators, and a wide range of scholars. Presentations are videotaped for broadcast on UDC-TV, the UDC Jazz Channel on YouTube, and as part of the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives’ Digital Collection.
| Title | Date | Participants | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Times Two | September 23, 2009 | Yasuhiro Fujioka & Andrew N. White, III |
| 2 | My Father And I—Two Lives In Jazz | October 21, 2009 | Will Friedwald with Michael Fitzgerald |
| 3 | Gigi Gryce—Beyond The Rat Race | November 18, 2009 | Michael Fitzgerald & Noal Cohen |
| 4 | Celebration of Bill Gottlieb | February 17, 2010 | Delia P. Gottlieb & Steve Gottlieb with Larry Appelbaum |
| 5 | Jutta Hipp: European First Lady of Jazz | March 10, 2010 | Katja Von Schuttenbach |
| 6 | Music Inn | April 14, 2010 | George Schuller |
| 7 | David Sager | September 22, 2010 | David Sager |
| 8 | W. Royal Stokes | October 20, 2010 | W. Royal Stokes with Michael Fitzgerald |
| 9 | Dance—the Unsung Element of Ellingtonia | November 17, 2010 | Patricia Willard |
| 10 | Butch's Blues--The Life and Music of Edward 'Butch' Warren | March 16, 2011 | Butch Warren, Antoine Sanfuentes, Natasha Lebedeva & Bertrand Uberall |
| 11 | Twenty-Five Years of the CBCF ALC Jazz Issue Forum and Concert | March 30, 2011 | W.A. Brower & Cedric Hendricks |
| 12 | African Rhythms: The Autobiography of Randy Weston | April 7, 2011 | Dr. Randy Weston & Willard Jenkins |
| 13 | Paul Anthony | April 13, 2011 | Paul Anthony with Michael Fitzgerald |
| 14 | Lee Konitz: Future and Past | September 21, 2011 | Lee Konitz, Brad Linde & Dan Tepfer |
| 15 | Norman Granz - The Man Who Used Jazz For Justice | October 26, 2011 | Tad Hershorn with Michael Fitzgerald |
| 16 | Washington's U Street: A Biography | November 16, 2011 | Blair Ruble & Rusty Hassan |
| 17 | Steve Novosel with Rusty Hassan | February 15, 2012 | Steve Novosel with Rusty Hassan |
| 18 | Maurice Lyles with W. A. "Bill" Brower | March 21, 2012 | Maurice Lyles with W.A. "Bill" Brower |
| 19 | Sharing Jazz's Treasures: a panel discussion on new educational resources | April 18, 2012 | Dr. John Hasse, Edward Burgess & Daniel Sheehy |
| 20 | A Family Celebrates the Life and Music of Eddie Harris | September 26, 2012 | Sara Harris, Lolita Harris, Yvonne Harris Burnley |
| 21 | A Family Celebrates the Life and Music of Rufus Harley "the world's first jazz bagpiper" | October 24, 2012 | Noah Harmony Shoatz, Messiah Harley, America Patton Harley |
| 22 | A New Look at Marian McPartland | November 1, 2012 | Paul de Barros |
| 23 | Joann Stevens, Program Director - Jazz Appreciation Month | February 20, 2013 | Joann Stevens |
| 24 | Pepper Adams' Joy Road - Gary Carner | April 17, 2013 | Gary Carner |
| 25 | Nasar Abadey & SUPERNOVA- Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement | September 17, 2013 | Nasar Abadey, James King, Joe Ford, Allyn Johnson, Supernova, Maurice Jackson |
| 26 | Willard Jenkins: Keeping Jazz Alive | October 16, 2013 | Willard Jenkins with William Brower |
| 27 | Robert "Bobby" Felder | November 13, 2013 | Bobby Felder with William Brower |
| 28 | Chuck Redd | February 19, 2014 | Chuck Redd with Michael Fitzgerald |
| 29 | Arthur C. Dawkins, Ph.D. | March 24, 2014 | Arthur C. Dawkins with William Brower |
| 30 | Exploring DC Jazz History | April 21, 2014 | Rusty Hassan, Willard Jenkins, Blair Ruble, Michael Fitzgerald |
| 31 | Percussion Legend: Warren Smith | September 17, 2014 | Warren Smith with Carrington Davis |
| 32 | Sun Ra in Century 21 | October 22, 2014 | Thomas Stanley |
| 33 | Film Screening '7th & T' Documentary with Rusty Hassan | November 19, 2014 | Rusty Hassan |
| 34 | International Sweethearts of Rhythm | March 23, 2015 | Joann Stevens |
| 35 | A Celebration of the Life and Music of Shirley Horn | April 13, 2015 | Rainy Smith, Warren Shadd, Jessica Boykin-Settles with Rusty Hassan |
| 36 | Muneer Nasser - UpWrite Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser | June 9, 2015 | Muneer Nasser |
| 37 | Herbie Nichols | September 16, 2015 | Bertrand Uberall |
| 38 | Robert "Bobby" Felder (Part 2) | October 21, 2015 | Bobby Felder with William Brower |
| 39 | Zev Feldman: Resonance Records | March 9, 2016 | Zev Feldman with Michael Fitzgerald |
| 40 | Bill Doggett II presents "Celebrating 100 Years of Bill Doggett: Jazz Organ Pioneer 1916-2016” | September 28, 2016 | Bill Doggett, II |
| 41 | Patricia Willard | October 12, 2016 | Patricia Willard with Rusty Hassan |
| 42 | A.B. Spellman | November 9, 2016 | A.B. Spellman with Rusty Hassan |
| 43 | David Sager: “The First Jazz Recording” | February 22, 2017 | David Sager |
| 44 | Bob Porter: Soul Jazz and the Black Community, 1945-1975 | March 29, 2017 | Bob Porter |
| 45 | Paul Combs: The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron | April 19, 2017 | Paul Combs |
| 46 | Jazz Preservation, Education and Promulgation: Building a Network | June 15, 2017 | Cedric Hendricks, Moderator |
| 47 | Film Screening and Discussion: “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” w/ DC Jazz Festival | September 13, 2017 | Michael Bowie, Adili Ailixier, Sunny Sumter with Willard Jenkins, Moderator |
| 48 | Jeff Sultanof: Experiencing Big Band Jazz | February 7, 2018 | Jeff Sultanof |
| 49 | Capital City Jazz Festival | April 11, 2018 | Karen Spellman, W.A. “Bill” Brower |
| 50 | Art Farmer–Celebrating His Legacy | September 12, 2018 | Noal Cohen, Lynn Mueller |
| 51 | DC Jazz: From Federal City College to UDC | October 17, 2018 | Judith Korey with Cheryl Hawkins |
| 52 | Maxine Gordon: Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon | November 15, 2018 | Maxine Gordon with Reuben Jackson |
| 53 | Reuben Jackson | February 4, 2019 | Reuben Jackson with Rusty Hassan |
| 54 | Rusty Hassan | March 4, 2019 | Rusty Hassan with Reuben Jackson |
| 55 | Washington, DC, Jazz (Images of America) | April 8, 2019 | Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Rev. Dr. Sandra Butler-Truesdale with Willard Jenkins, Moderator |
| 56 | Maxine Gordon discusses her career with Reuben Jackson | September 25, 2019 | Maxine Gordon with Reuben Jackson |
| 57 | Lennie Cuje – A Life Lived in 4/4/ Time | October 7, 2019 | Lennie Cuje with Rusty Hassan |
| 58 | George Schuller: Film Screening – MJQ: From Residency to Legacy | October 21, 2019 | George Schuller with Michael Fitzgerald |
| 59 | Fred Irby III discusses his background and experiences with Rusty Hassan | March 2, 2020 | Fred Irby III with Rusty Hassan |
