The Spellcasters update the guitar sound of the ‘Anacostia Delta’ with tribute to Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan
Guitarists Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton were both known for stupefying feats of technical prowess on the Fender Telecaster;...
Category: Interviews
Wendy Eisenberg on growing up in Gaithersburg, and making ‘multilingual’ guitar music
Wendy Eisenberg is a guitarist — and a vocalist, banjo player, writer and poet — who recently released a...
‘D.C. is where it all started for me’: Brent Birckhead on his debut album
Brent Birckhead is an archetypal product of the D.C. jazz scene. He’s a strong straight-ahead player, but also well-versed...
#stayblessed: CapitalBop’s exclusive interview with Rickk Boulchard
I first heard about Rickk Boulchard in 2016. My new boss, editor-in-chief Giovanni Russonello, asked me if I had...
‘Pure fire improv:’ Roscoe Mitchell and Moor Mother in conversation
Roscoe Mitchell and Camae Ayewa, who performs as Moor Mother, are among the most fearless improvising performers of their...
The Comet Is Coming is coming — to D.C. Here’s our in-depth interview.
Much of The Comet Is Coming’s music sounds like it belongs in a science-fiction movie. The London-based trio of...
When Has Something Ever Ended? Gabriel Zucker Writes Music Against Resolution
Gabriel Zucker does not like resolution. One of his big aims as a composer is to subvert the tidily...
Danilo Pérez prepares to debut a new supergroup in D.C. with Chris Potter and Avishai Cohen
From the outset of his career, the pianist Danilo Pérez has sought to create music with a global resonance,...
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...
John McLaughlin, a fusion guitar legend, is on his final tour
Some musicians hang on a bit too long, ending their careers with a slow fade. It can be painful...