Weekend in Jazz | 5.20-5.22: Women in Jazz Festival takes over Kennedy Center, and Ron Carter strikes
by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to this week’s edition of “Weekend in Jazz,” our list of every D.C. jazz show...
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News | Women in Jazz Festival brings a variety of influential performers to Kennedy Center
by Giovanni Russonello For the world’s number-one jazz evangelist, it was a sort of coup de grâce. Dr. Billy...
Video | Our campaign to fund the D.C. Jazz Loft Series is down to the wire; support it & get rewards!
by Giovanni Russonello and Luke Stewart As you might have noticed, next month will bring CapitalBop’s biggest live music...
Weekend in Jazz | 5.13-5.15: Kenny Rittenhouse’s return to U Street
by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to this week’s edition of “Weekend in Jazz,” our list of every D.C. jazz show...
Album reviews | Debuts from Andréa Wood, Amy K. Bormet and the legendary Butch Warren
Two of D.C.’s rising vocal talents, Andréa Wood and Amy K. Bormet, have just released strong debut albums. Then...
Album review | The ‘debut’ of a legend: Butch Warren’s French 5tet
by Giovanni Russonello Five decades after he toured the world with Thelonious Monk and recorded with just about everyone...
Album review | Amy K. Bormet’s Striking
by John Cook On her debut solo release, Striking, pianist and vocalist Amy K. Bormet blends elements that don’t...
Album review | Andréa Wood’s Dhyana
by Giovanni Russonello More and more these days, jazz vocalists are using innovation to reassert the idea that the...
Photos | The fire next time: D.C. Jazz Loft gives a taste of what’s to come at the DC Jazz Festival
by Giovanni Russonello As Jason Adasiewicz put down his mallets and Rob Mazurek drew the trumpet from his lips...
Weekend in Jazz | 5.6-5.8: Invasion of the innovators
by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to this week’s edition of “Weekend in Jazz,” our list of every D.C. jazz show...