Live review | Jazz on the National Mall: Chatting with NPR’s jazz blogger about the DCJF’s main event
by Giovanni Russonello and Patrick Jarenwattananon NPR’s Patrick Jarenwattananon and I spent a lazy afternoon on the National Mall...
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Photos | The DC Jazz Festival in images
by Giovanni Russonello The DC Jazz Festival wraps up tonight with “A Night in Treme” – a Kennedy Center...
Photos | National Gallery launches Jazz in the Garden series with performance by Origem
by Carlyle V. Smith Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is one of...
D.C. Jazz Loft Series preview: The sounds of Red Door (AUDIO)
by Giovanni Russonello In just nine days, the D.C. Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Fest gets underway....
Live review | Ron Carter and the Golden Striker Trio offer a lesson in forceful fluidity
by David Reed Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio Bohemian Caverns Sat., May 21, 2011 Let’s not give Ron Carter...
Photos | The fire next time: D.C. Jazz Loft gives a taste of what’s to come at the DC Jazz Festival
by Giovanni Russonello As Jason Adasiewicz put down his mallets and Rob Mazurek drew the trumpet from his lips...
Photos | Marc Cary at Bohemian Caverns: Believing in the groove (and out)
by Giovanni Russonello In a two-night run at Bohemian Caverns with his Focus Trio last weekend, hometown hero Marc...
Photos | Gretchen Parlato digs deep at the Caverns
by Jati Lindsay and Giovanni Russonello Gretchen Parlato is one of the most closely watched and creative contemporary musicians...
Live review | The Helen Sung Quartet’s integrative approach to ensemble innovation
by David Reed Helen Sung Quartet Turkish Ambassador’s Residence Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 The Helen Sung Quartet played a...
Discussion review | Randy Weston & Willard Jenkins bring African Rhythm, wisdom to Sankofa Café
by Luke Stewart Duke Ellington once remarked that his artistic goal was to convey the Black experience in America....