Live review | Bloodsucker jazz: A quiet legend, a percussion master and a vampire movie by Luke Stewart Editorial board Edward Wilkerson, Jr. and Tatsuya Nakatani Freer Gallery Wednesday, April 3 Adding film or... April 11, 2013 0
Live review | Reflections on a dream: ‘Holding It Down’ offers a portrait of war’s ravages by Luke Stewart Editorial board Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd’s “Holding It Down” Atlas Performing Arts Center Friday, March... March 14, 2013 0
Live review | Sonny Rollins: No retirement by Luke Stewart Avant music editor Sonny Rollins Kennedy Center Monday, Oct. 10, 2011 Sonny Rollins’s Monday night concert... October 13, 2011 0
Live review | Brian Settles at Bohemian Caverns: Artist-in-resonance by Luke Stewart Brian Settles Bohemian Caverns Tues., July 19, 2011 Most of the D.C. jazz community recognizes Bohemian... July 25, 2011 0
Live review | William Hooker: Saying that to say this – with nothing but a drum set and a voice by Luke Stewart William Hooker The Cherch Sat., Feb. 19, 2011 There’s nothing like a barrage of furious drums... February 22, 2011 0
Live review | Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith’s freedom ride by Luke Stewart Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith Library of Congress Sat., Nov. 20, 2010 Iconic trumpeter Ishmael Wadada Leo... November 22, 2010 0
Live review | Cecil Taylor at the French Embassy: A legend stretches out by Luke Stewart What does it take to be a jazz legend? The story of pianist Cecil Taylor’s career... November 15, 2010 0
Live review | Calling planet earth: A critic-turned-performer reflects on playing with Marshall Allen by Luke Stewart On an evening when the celestial bodies of jazz were aligned in D.C. – with three... October 25, 2010 4
Live review | With forward-looking free jazz, Trio X marks the avant spot at Joe’s Movement Emporium by Luke Stewart Joe McPhee is a jazz musician who, like many of his generation, has always taken the... October 5, 2010 0