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The Clayton Brothers bring special synergy to Bethesda Blues & Jazz this Sunday

Look around the jazz world and you’ll find bands of brothers: the Heath Brothers and the Brecker Brothers made...

April 25, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 2.28-3.2: Young talents take the Kennedy Center stage; Baltimore’s best hit U St.

Editorial board The pianist Gerald Clayton and the drummer Jamison Ross are two early bloomers who owe a lot...

February 28, 2014 0

Interview | Chick Corea on his life, legacy and upcoming D.C. concert with Gary Burton

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Few musicians over the past half-century have synthesized more information or had more impact...

November 7, 2012 1

Weekend in Jazz | 12.2-12.4: Notes from the underground

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend, two of the world’s most exciting avant-garde acts arrive in D.C. for...

December 2, 2011 0

Interview | ‘A product of our environment:’ Ben Williams strives to make music of the moment

by Giovanni Russonello It’d be one thing to watch an affable, beloved D.C. native head to New York City...

June 30, 2011 0

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