Musician profile | Baltimore native Cyrus Chestnut relishes his gift — and passes it on to students
Cyrus Chestnut performs at the Hamilton during the DC Jazz Festival. Along the way, he is spotlighting six of his most talented students.
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Reflections on the DC Jazz Festival at Millennium Stage: The universal language of jazz
Writer John Cook spent the first two nights of the 2013 DC Jazz Festival at the District's most cost-effective venue for those looking to expand their musical horizons.
DC Jazz Festival 2013: CapitalBop’s guide
This year's festival features some familiar faces, plus lots of international stars who rarely make it to D.C., like John McLaughlin and Buika.
DC Jazz Fest 2013 coverage
Find our DCJF posts below… For this year’s festival, CapitalBop will run nonstop coverage, which you can keep up...
DECON/RECON
SHAM and Micah Greenberg present “DECON/RECON,” a mash-up of mixed media and music, featuring the work of a half-dozen innovative...
Four Days in May
CapitalBop and CM2 Limited present “Four Days in May,” a collection of jazz stills from New York-based photographer John Rogers’ brief...
Weekend in Jazz | 5.31-6.2: Horns and loops at Union Arts, jazz harp at Bohemian Caverns & more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend, some non-traditional jazz concepts are getting their due in the District, compliments...
Interview | Brandee Younger: From Handel to R Kelly to Alice Coltrane – and now, something totally new
The jazz harpist Brandee Younger knows the strengths of her instrument: its trembling, watery consistency, the way it easily...
Weekend in Jazz | 5.24-5.26: New beginnings on U St., and Baltimore’s Lafayette Gilchrist performs
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board U Street is getting a shot of new jazz enterprises this weekend. Bohemian Caverns...
Interview | Daisy Castro, 16-year-old violinist, finds inspiration in the classic Gypsy jazz sound
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor At the age of six, Daisy Castro fell in love with the music of...