News As D.C. City Council Considers Bill Banning Street Performers, Musicians Gather in Protest UPDATE, 7/11/2018: The D.C. Council withdrew the proposed Amplified Noise Amendment Act during its meeting on Tuesday, after musicians... July 9, 2018 1
News Hear the Lead Single from Michael Bowie’s New Project, Never Die One of the District’s most relentless instrumentalists and bandleaders, the accomplished bassist Michael Bowie is becoming known for leading... June 30, 2018 0
Live reviews R+R=NOW, featuring Robert Glasper and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, tests a supergroup’s potential at the DC JazzFest R+R=NOW The Anthem Saturday, June 16, 2018 Those expecting some grand political statement about resistance or revolution from R+R=NOW... June 28, 2018 0
News 6 Shows You’ll Want to Catch at the DC Jazz Festival: CapitalBop’s Guide It’s that time of year again: Starting this weekend, and running through next Sunday, June 17, a wealth of... June 8, 2018 0
Features Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra, a D.C. jazz ‘street university,’ celebrates its 20th anniversary On a cold January night in D.C., a dozen musicians are crammed onto the compact stage at Twins Jazz.... February 7, 2018 0
Interviews Brian Blade on his Fellowship Band at 20, and ‘being led by what the music wants’ Brian Blade is perhaps best known to jazz audiences these days at the drumming dynamo that powers the Wayne... November 10, 2017 0
Live reviews What Solange and Sun Ra Have in Common Solange and the Sun Ra Arkestra Kennedy Center Oct. 1, 2017 “You can’t have the White House without the... October 16, 2017 0
Interviews Nico Segal and Julian Reid on the JuJu Exchange, Chicago’s latest fusion experiment Trumpeter Nico Segal is probably best known for blowing hard and heavenly alongside his fellow Chicagoan Chance the Rapper.... September 14, 2017 0
Interviews Young bass phenom Linda May Han Oh talks about her new album, ‘Walk Against Wind’ Linda May Han Oh often describes the improvisational exchanges between herself and her bandmates—whether the members of her current... June 18, 2017 1
Interviews Miles Mosley talks God, grooves and gigging with the West Coast Get Down On “Young Lion,” the first track from his debut album Uprising, Miles Mosley announces himself to the world with... May 25, 2017 0