Majeedah Johnson, Author at CapitalBop

Majeedah Johnson

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Majeedah is a blogger and author of mystery novel, Jump the River. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Loyola University in New Orleans. Reach Majeedah at [email protected]. Read her work on www.fearlessartistry.com. Follow her on Instagram @suchnsuch_experiment.

Author Archives: Majeedah Johnson

Features

At Sycamore & Oak, a powerful new jazz series rises in Congress Heights

A new jazz series is underway this month in Congress Heights, bringing some of the most buzzed-about young musicians...

September 26, 2024 0

Features

What do Duke and Dilla have in common? The Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop & … Festival offers its own answers

The Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop & … Festival arrives this week with a series of remarkable sessions and concerts...

March 27, 2024 0

Features

‘Change is the most constant thing we got’: D.C. artists reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they’ve recovered

In early 2020, the COVID-19 virus began to spread worldwide, quickly transforming the lives of billions across the globe....

October 11, 2023 0

Interviews

‘I’m always pushing:’ After years away, Corcoran Holt is ready to give back to D.C.

After nearly two decades away, bassist and percussionist Corcoran Holt recently returned home to Washington, D.C., to take on...

February 24, 2023 0

News

Hillfest and Down in the Reeds: two free festivals to choose from this Saturday

Washington D.C. has several outdoor — and totally free — music festivals happening this weekend. Jazz and world-music fans will...

October 7, 2022 0

Interviews

A chat with Sunny Sumter, DC Jazz Festival executive director and ‘Jazz Hero’

As the longtime executive director of the DC Jazz Festival, Sunny Sumter has guided the festival through over a...

September 24, 2020 0

Features

For Vernard Gray, supporting jazz meant strengthening his community in Southeast D.C.

For over 50 years, Vernard R. Gray served as a pillar of D.C.’s cultural landscape: organizing art exhibitions, presenting...

July 10, 2020 0

Interviews

Joe Chambers: From the JFK Quintet to the Kennedy Center, by way of M’Boom

During the 1960s, a select group of masters helped redefine the traditions and artistic standards contained within the genre...

October 4, 2019 0

News

The Congressional Black Caucus jazz concert gets a lifeline from local activists

This year marks a new beginning for the Congressional Black Caucus Jazz Concert, a historic gathering now in its...

September 11, 2019 0

#5 Sarah Marie Hughes, ‘Coy Fish’

Sarah Marie Hughes’s debut album with her Coy Fish quartet is a nine-song offering that transports listeners into...

December 22, 2018 0

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