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....
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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...
Pharoah Sanders at Bohemian Caverns: Musical Meditations from a Disciple and a Master
Imagine the sound and force of a rocket engine blasting off at Kennedy Space Center: raw, sheer, overwhelming. That’s...
Kamasi Washington at the Howard Theatre: Sounds of rampant freedom from a new jazz hero
Kamasi Washington & the West Coast Get Down Howard Theatre Thursday, August 27, 2015 Kamasi Washington stood onstage at...
Roy Haynes can take you to the fountain of youth: The drum legend celebrates 90 years with a joyful weekend at Blues Alley
Roy Haynes & the Fountain of Youth Band Blues Alley Friday, July 31, 2015 Blues Alley was packed last...
Looking back on three enchanted nights at the warehouse: Thundercat, AACM at 50 and a Trio of Trios
Photography by Katherine Thompson/CapitalBop. For the fifth annual DC Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Festival earlier this...
With ‘U Street Lights,’ Kennedy Center pulls go-go into the canon by way of jazz
Harlem Nights/U Street Lights The Kennedy Center May 10, 2015 Concerts rarely go off without a hitch. There’s usually...