Jenna Henderson, Author at CapitalBop

Jenna Henderson

has published 11 posts

Jenna Henderson is a writer, songwriter, engineer and musician. A graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and a pianist since age 6, she has performed internationally as a keyboardist and front-woman. She has studied at the Michigan State Jazz Studies department, headed by bassist Rodney Whitaker, as well as under pianist Allyn Johnson at the University of the District of Columbia.

Author Archives: Jenna Henderson

Features

DCPS walked back its plan to take over Duke Ellington School of the Arts. But what does the future hold for the legendary school?

I remember in 2004 when I came to audition for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Growing up,...

May 19, 2023 0

Interviews

Simone Baron is out to make ‘genre-fluid’ music

I first met Simone Baron just a few weeks ago, at the Wednesday night jam session at Mr. Henry’s...

November 7, 2019 2

#4 Kris Funn, ‘Bodega: The CornerStore Re-Imagined’

Bassist Kris Funn delivers a beautifully crafted soundtrack to city living on Bodega: The Cornerstore Re-imagined. The bodega...

December 22, 2018 0

News

Amy Bormet launches Into the Air, an intimate new concert series at a bookstore in downtown Hyattsville

When it comes to creating opportunities for her fellow working musicians, Amy Bormet has been more than willing to...

November 9, 2018 0

Features

Giving back and paying it forward: the story of Davey Yarborough, D.C.’s most beloved jazz educator

As the school year starts back up again, I can’t help but think back on one of the most...

August 30, 2018 0

Album reviews

Christie Dashiell’s ‘Time All Mine’

Christie Dashiell’s Time All Mine is a smooth melding of the old and new. On her debut solo album,...

December 22, 2016 1

Interviews

What’s next for rising vocalist Christie Dashiell? The young talent talks about family, reality TV fame and Janet Jackson

I first witnessed Christie Dashiell performing with Howard University’s jazz choir Afro Blue some years ago. I was struck...

February 16, 2016 0

Live reviews

Celebrating a classic album, Ray Angry and Revive Music make the case for jazz’s current generation

Revive Music: Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown Reimagined Kennedy Center Crossroads Club Sat., Oct. 24, 2015 Ray Angry is...

November 4, 2015 0

Interviews

Jazz visionary Igmar Thomas: In a world of boundaries, ‘I just want great, creative music’

In an industry seemingly obsessed with labels, trumpeter Igmar Thomas is hardly concerned with conforming to cookie cutter boxes....

October 9, 2015 0

Announcing...

Presenting Igmar Thomas & the Cypher at THEARC—today’s hip-hop and jazz alchemist in a one-of-a-kind show

Summer has ended, but we’re keeping the heat set on high. On October 11th, CapitalBop presents Igmar Thomas &...

September 29, 2015 2

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