News | Andrew D’Angelo and Victor Provost to collaborate on an action-packed night of music
by Giovanni Russonello and Adam Schatz Editor-in-chief and Search & Restore director This past weekend, we heard music from...
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Weekend in Jazz | This Sunday at seven, the stars of swing are aligned
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Never judge a book by its lack of coverage. If you’ve never heard of...
News | Kennedy Center announces adventurous 2012-’13 season, the first of Jason Moran’s tenure
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board From the Kennedy Center’s well-appointed vantage on the banks of the Potomac, jazz has...
News | Fresh sounds and free jazz at this Sunday’s D.C. Jazz Loft
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Last month, the D.C. Jazz Loft enjoyed a victorious kickoff celebration at its new...
Weekend in Jazz | 3.2-3.4: Keys at the caves, and a keyboard-playing couple at the Kennedy Center
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board If you’re a regular “Weekend in Jazz” reader, you might recognize Marshall Keys’s name,...
News | D.C. Jazz Composers Collective makes debut tonight at the Phillips Collection
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board In New York City, you’re wont to hear older jazz musicians complain about all...
Weekend in Jazz | 2.24-2.26: Radicalism and roots
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Two upstarts making waves on the jazz scene – singer Milton Suggs and pianist...
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...
Weekend in Jazz | 2.17-2.19: Bop takes over the ‘burbs, with MAJF and Discover Ellington festival
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend, the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival comes to the Rockville Hilton, a cast of...
Our guide to this weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival: Roy Haynes, Carmen Bradford & more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival is a momentous ritual for D.C.-area jazz fans. It comes...