NPR’s ‘Jazz Night in America’ features the DC Jazz Loft: Go behind the scenes as we convert a warehouse into a theater
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Straight-ahead, no chaser: The artist-run Jazz and Cultural Society is D.C.’s newest jazz club
On a recent Sunday night at Brookland’s Jazz and Cultural Society, Dr. John Lamkin II piped luscious, honey tones...
Portrait of a Stray Thread: For Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, East River Jazz throws light on a giant often left in the shadows
As Samora Pinderhuges gazed up from his piano, he let the final cadence of Billy Strayhorn’s signature arrangement of...
Rosslyn Jazz Fest celebrates 25 years this Saturday, with Dirty Dozen Brass Band & more
Across the river: a phrase that in D.C. usually refers to the city’s impoverished and institutionally neglected Wards 7...
DC Jazz Fest 2015: What to hear!
The DC Jazz Festival is back this week for its 11th annual edition, running from Wednesday, June 10 through...
Exclusive: After closing, HR-57 owner aims to build new club across from Howard Theatre
HR-57 is down again, but not out. The popular jazz club closed its doors on H Street NE last...
CapitalBop’s picks for DC Jazz Fest 2014: Brass bands, global fusions and oh so many options
Today marks the beginning of the D.C. Jazz Festival. It’s the city’s moment to celebrate the music—and because it...
Kennedy Center celebrates Blue Note Records’ 75th year with star-studded shows
The Kennedy Center this week is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Blue Note Records, the most iconic and influential...
In newly announced jazz season, Kennedy Center reaches for breadth, and new ideas
The Kennedy Center’s newly announced 2014-15 jazz season offers a broad but digestible lineup that mixes performers young and...
News | Library of Congress’s new Max Roach collection sheds light on crucial musician & activist
Years in the making, the vast and illuminating Max Roach collection was finally unveiled on January 27 at the...