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.

Author Archives: Giovanni Russonello

Weekend in Jazz

6.13-6.15: #BAM at Blues Alley, on Black Broadway and beyond

A few years ago, Nicholas Payton ginned up controversy in the easiest way possible: By speaking the straight and...

June 12, 2014 0

Interviews

James Brandon Lewis on finding the road least traveled

Can a focused mind wander? Can a peaceful person do battle? Contrasts and unlikely associations seem to guide the...

June 11, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz

6.6-6.8: Strathmore’s Jazz Samba Project festival hits a high note, and Pharoah Sanders plays Blues Alley

Sergio Mendes, third from left, shown with his famous group Brasil ’66, is a pioneer of pop and bossa...

June 5, 2014 0

CapitalBop

Akua Allrich & Kris Funn light a fire at the launch party for CapitalBop 2.0 and our DC Jazz Fest series

Akua Allrich and Kris Funn know the limits and advantages of making a musical partnership work. Each fills different...

June 5, 2014 0

Announcing...

Welcome to CapitalBop 2.0

We’re thrilled to officially announce the launch of the newly redesigned CapitalBop.com. Our go-to calendar of all D.C. jazz shows is now...

May 27, 2014 2

Announcing...

DC Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Fest: U St. Block Party, 3-Piano Cutting Contest & more!

Summer’s around the corner, and in our opinion, the city is in need of a good block party. Today...

May 27, 2014 2

Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival presents big names & rising stars; Ron Carter plays Bohemian Caverns

Lakecia Benjamin, above, plays a free show at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage on Friday at 6 p.m. First...

May 23, 2014 1

Interviews

Legend Ron Carter, understated cool & the artful science of ‘sounding like you belong’

Ron Carter performs all three nights this weekend at Bohemian Caverns with his Golden Striker Trio. Tickets are available...

May 22, 2014 1

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May 20, 2014 0

5.16-5.18: Kris Bowers eyes the throne, Roy Ayers at the Howard & more

Kris Bowers, winner of the 2012 Thelonious International Jazz Piano Competition, brings his shimmering, electric-ephemera sound to Bohemian Caverns...

May 16, 2014 0

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