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,...
Category: 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...
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...
Beyond the Ether: The Aruán Ortiz Trio at Bohemian Caverns
Aruán Ortiz Trio Bohemian Caverns Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 Aruán Ortiz presents himself in a tight-fitting blazer and hip...
Reginald Cyntje delivers music from Spiritual Awakening, a soulful and serene new project
Reginald Cyntje Bohemian Caverns Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 To Reginald Cyntje, it must have felt like home. The air...