Giovanni Russonello

Giovanni Russonello

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A co-founder of CapitalBop, Giovanni Russonello has also served as a music writer and critic for the New York Times. He teaches writing as a lecturer at New York University's School of Professional Studies and hosts a weekly radio show on WPFW 89.3 FM on Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m. He is currently at work on a biography of Gil Scott-Heron. Reach Giovanni at [email protected]. Read him at giovannirussonello.tumblr.com or nytimes.com/by/giovanni-russonello.

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Features

Farewell to Bohemian Caverns: Musicians remember the ‘sole home of soul jazz’

When the City Paper revealed last week that Bohemian Caverns would be shutting down, the ground beneath D.C. seemed...

March 25, 2016 3

Announcing...

Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith to finish their national tour at CapitalBop’s Traveling Loft

There’s no more exciting act in jazz right now than the duo of pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada...

March 21, 2016 0

Announcing...

This Thursday: Riffin’ with young piano maestro Aaron Diehl

The idea behind Riffin’: CapitalBop Listening Sessions at the Atlas is to explore the roots of jazz, as they...

February 9, 2016 0

CapitalBop

NPR’s ‘Jazz Night in America’ features the DC Jazz Loft: Go behind the scenes as we convert a warehouse into a theater

The reason we do what we do here at CapitalBop is simple: to help strengthen and support the fabulous...

January 29, 2016 0

Reginald Cyntje’s ‘Spiritual Awakening:’ uncanny band chemistry and brilliant compositions

In February, trombonist Reginald Cyntje was featured on NPR Music’s Jazz Night in America, where his band debuted the...

January 5, 2016 2

Trio OOO’s ‘Days to Be Told:’ The long-awaited debut of a powerhouse avant-garde trio

Aaron Martin’s alto saxophone may register in your brain as an eruption, but it hits your ear with a...

January 5, 2016 0

Videos

Remember that time in June when we turned an empty warehouse into jazz heaven? Watch this beautiful recap video

We’re in the season of the best-of lists, when everyone’s trying to wrap their minds around all that’s happened...

December 21, 2015 0

Announcing...

This Saturday, we’re talking to the amazing alto saxophone experimentalist Darius Jones

Does the idea of sitting in a cushioned seat at a performing arts center while someone plays j-a-z-z make...

September 30, 2015 0

Live reviews

Kamasi Washington at the Howard Theatre: Sounds of rampant freedom from a new jazz hero

Kamasi Washington & the West Coast Get Down Howard Theatre Thursday, August 27, 2015 Kamasi Washington stood onstage at...

August 31, 2015 0

Announcing...

CapitalBop Block Party at Capital Fringe: Marc Cary’s Rhodes Ahead leads an innovative lineup on August 9!

It’s the high heat of summer right now, but these warm and clear afternoons won’t be around for long....

July 29, 2015 1

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