D.C.’s jazz scene is coming back to life. Here’s where to find it.
Editor’s note: this article is from 2021 and is no longer updated. Please refer to the full DC jazz...
Abram Mamet
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Washington Women in Jazz Festival, One of the Pandemic’s First Casualties, Makes Its Return
For many D.C.-area musicians, the cancellation of last year’s Washington Women in Jazz Festival (WWJF) came as a surprise....
Blues Alley is searching for a new home — but it’s not going out of business
This is the “and then there was one” moment for the D.C. jazz community: After a year of closures...
Twins Jazz, a U Street institution, closes permanently
Twins Jazz, a vibrant supper club that has served for two decades as a cornerstone of the U Street...
Eighteenth Street Lounge to close after decades as a D.C. nightlife mainstay
A late-night haven for jazz in D.C. will disappear after the popular nightclub Eighteenth Street Lounge announced this week...
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, some D.C. council candidates declare support for a live music policy platform
Over a dozen candidates for this Tuesday’s D.C. city council primary election have signed on to a sweeping set...
Two months into pandemic, many area musicians are still waiting for government aid
Two months after social-distancing measures shuttered the workplaces of thousands of performing artists in and around D.C., many local...
Columbia Station closes longtime location; music programming moves next door
Update 3/9/20: This article previously named the new location of the Columbia Station jam sessions as “Club Heaven and...