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Interview | Tineke Postma, Holland’s rising star of the sax, helps kick off the Mary Lou Williams fest
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor The Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Series – an overstuffed, three-night sampling of female jazz talent – opens on Thursday with a concert featuring the Dutch saxophonist and composer Tineke Postma. Her … Continue reading
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Musician profile | Akua Allrich: Uniquely Akua
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor The vocalist Akua Allrich has been attracting attention over the past few years for her emotionally and spiritually charged performances, and a voice imbued with the sensitivity to coax and soar in equal measure. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Akua Allrich, DC, DC jazz, Howard Theatre, jazz, Liner Notes, Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, Washington
Artist profile | Afro Bop Alliance sets jazz alight with the energy of Latin rhythms
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor Remember the Smithsonian Jazz Café? If so, you probably remember the Afro Bop Alliance; until the venue’s doors closed in 2008, the D.C.-area septet was more or less the house band for its Latin jazz … Continue reading
Photos | From Oz to D.C., with love: The District’s jazz scene, through the lens of an outsider
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor During his visit from Australia this summer, the award-winning, Canberra-based photographer Ray Strange hung out around the jazz bars of D.C. He sampled and documented the District’s atmosphere and music with a fresh, discerning eye. … Continue reading
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Tagged Butch Warren, Colie Williams, DC, DC jazz, jazz, Joe Brotherton, Ray Strange, Washington
Weekend in Jazz | 6.29-7.1: Two small festivals finish strong
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend, the DC Djangofolies festival and the Nordic Jazz Fest wrap up with strong shows, and saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed plays his first full weekend as a leader at Bohemian Caverns. Find details on … Continue reading
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Tagged DC, DC Djangofolies, DC jazz, Elijah Jamal Balbed, jazz, Nordic jazz, Washington
News | DC Djangofolies festival brings le hot jazz to Washington area, and beyond
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor The spreading vitality of the D.C. jazz scene is about to be enhanced by the addition of a weeklong Gypsy jazz celebration, as the first DC Djangofolies festival is unveiled. Starting this Sunday, international and … Continue reading
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Tagged DC, DC Djangofolies, DC jazz, Frank Vignola, Gypsy jazz, Hot Club of DC, jazz festivals, Stephan Caucheteux, Washington
Special feature | Remembering Joe Byrd, beloved bassist who helped bring bossa nova to U.S.
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor The D.C. area this month lost one of its most appreciated and legendary musicians. Joe Byrd, best known for his work as the bassist with the Charlie Byrd Trio and the Great Guitars and for … Continue reading
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Tagged bossa nova, Charlie Byrd, DC, DC jazz, jazz, Jazz Samba, Joe Byrd, Stan Getz, Washington
Special feature | Fifty years later, remembering a golden album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor What a month for bossa nova. Not only did Antonio Carlos Jobim, perhaps the best known of the genre’s originators, receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. What’s more, exactly 50 years ago … Continue reading
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Tagged All Souls Church, bossa nova, Charlie Byrd, DC, DC jazz, golden anniversary, jazz, Jazz Samba, Stan Getz, Washington
News | Keiko Matsui brings global grooves to D.C.
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor International jazz piano sensation Keiko Matsui’s previous visit to D.C., in 2011, comprised four sold-out nights at Blues Alley. Thanks to the U.S. Air Force Band’s annual Guest Artist Series, you have the opportunity to … Continue reading
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