Nina Simone’s spirit shines in Arena Stage’s ‘Four Women’
The musical Nina Simone: Four Women has been playing to packed audiences at Arena Stage since its opening on...
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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...
Andrew White celebrates a long history of musical pursuit at Blues Alley
Andrew White Blues Alley Wednesday, April 26, 2017 The homemade flyers, softly illuminated by the faux votives on each...
Jazz legend Wayne Shorter premiers ‘The Unfolding,’ an orchestral suite that reaches for the stars
Wayne Shorter Kennedy Center Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 As many have said, “writing about music is a bit like...
Spirits and soliloquies: Caroline Davis gives a sound tour of Chicago
Caroline Davis Twins Jazz Friday, Aug. 19 There’s something about Chicago that makes it an ideal breeding ground for...
Michael Bowie and BLAST: Anything goes, and everything grooves, in this master bassist’s new jazz-pop fusion band
Michael Bowie’s BLAST Blues Alley Tuesday, July 19 Genres can sometimes limit more than they empower, especially in jazz....
Theo Croker walks the line between past and future, serenity and struggle
Theo Croker The Hamilton Thursday, July 14, 2016 Theo Croker knows how to make silence speak. The rising young...
A family affair: WPFW celebrates Bohemian Caverns’ Omrao Brown, with a lot of help from his friends
WPFW Honors Omrao Brown Bethesda Blues & Jazz Monday, July 11, 2016 For 90 years, with a few interruptions,...
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...