I recently flew on an American Airlines flight non-stop from Nashville,TN to Washington, DC. It's always great to be able to fly into "National" Airport, because depending on the time of day, you can be in the city in a matter of moments.

On this particular trip, after full days of meetings, I was able to experience some great jazz at several different venues. The first was at HR-57 on 14th Street NW in what is called the Logan Circle area, where I heard the outstanding saxophonist Antonio Parker. Next up, and literally right up the street on historic U Street, is Twins Jazz which featured drummer Nasar Abaday, and Bohemian Caverns, with saxophonist Jimmy Greene on the bandstand. If that weren't enough, performing that same weekend in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts KC Jazz Club, were pianist Jonathan Batiste, and The Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker Project. Over in Georgetown at Blues Alley, there was more jazz, with bassist Buster Williams and his Something More Quartet featuring Patrice Rushen, Cindy Blackman, Steve Wilson.

Finally, to make the weekend complete, I returned to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing …

BlackAtlas Travel Expert-at-Large Nelson George takes you on a tour of our nation's capital.

Travel Expert-at-Large Nelson George chats with Kamal Ali of DC's Big Ben's Chili Bowl.