What we can learn from the loss of a beloved U Street jazz gig
Walking down the street, you hear a saxophone blazing full-throttle and you see the drummer in the window, giving...
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Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra brings jazz and bedroom production together into a danceable new sound
We are in the Information Age, when an education resides at our fingertips. It can be overwhelming—but there’s a...
Washington Renaissance Orchestra plays the historic Lincoln Theatre and Roy Hargrove launches the DC Jazz Festival
This Friday (tonight), a monumental assembly of D.C.’s finest musicians will perform at the Lincoln Theatre in the Washington...
Bohemian Caverns kicks off Friday night jams this weekend, after Jimmy Greene blazes the stage
Jimmy Greene, pictured above, will make his Bohemian Caverns debut as a leader this weekend. This weekend the rising...
Kennedy Center celebrates Blue Note Records’ 75th year with star-studded shows
The Kennedy Center this week is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Blue Note Records, the most iconic and influential...
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...
Jon Batiste on NOLA, modern music and Stay(ing) Human: ‘There’s room for everybody’
At age 17, Jon Batiste moved from the hospitable musical community of New Orleans, where he was part of...
At the KC Jazz Club, young drummer Jamison Ross takes his audience on a Joy Ride
Jamison Ross and Joy Ride The KC Jazz Club Saturday, March 1 There are moments when you enter a...
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...