Café Nema’s last notes
by Giovanni Russonello Café Nema, a U Street jazz hub that helped usher in today’s bustling live music scene,...
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Weekend in Jazz | 10.8-10.10
by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to this week’s installation of “Weekend in Jazz,” a full list of every D.C. jazz...
Interview | Before arriving for D.C. gigs, Kenny Werner discusses his redemption song
by Giovanni Russonello Pianist Kenny Werner arrives in D.C. today for a pair of shows at Twins Jazz tonight...
Columbia Station’s Butch Warren era comes to a close
by Giovanni Russonello Butch Warren, D.C.’s most legendary living jazz musician, has lost his bi-weekly engagement at Adams Morgan’s Columbia...
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...
Aretha Franklin helps kick off Kennedy Center’s fall jazz; listen to Stefon Harris’s concert in DC
by Giovanni Russonello As a jazz-promoting institution, D.C.’s Kennedy Center isn’t nearly as conspicuous as the Lincoln Center in New...
Weekend in Jazz | 10.1-10.3
by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to this week’s installation of “Weekend in Jazz,” a full list of every D.C. jazz...
Live review | Curtis Fuller’s timeless trombone
by Giovanni Russonello Trombone legend Curtis Fuller cued the last tune of the night on Saturday, his own “Captain...
Jazz Preservation Festival: Thad Wilson, Wade Beach and others show that jazz is alive and well
[slideshow] by Giovanni Russonello For all the heavy-handedness and wringing of hands that permeate jazz preservationism, yesterday’s Ninth Annual...
Weekend in Jazz | 9.24-9.26
by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to “Weekend in Jazz,” where we bring you a list of every D.C. jazz show...