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News | Jason Moran’s appointment as the Kennedy Center’s jazz advisor marks a new era

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board When the Kennedy Center named pianist Jason Moran as its artistic advisor for jazz...

December 7, 2011 3

News | Announcing the December D.C. Jazz Loft: battling saxes, brotherly bop and virtuoso guitar

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board On Dec. 5 of last year, five acts — ranging from pugnacious metal fusion...

December 5, 2011 3

News | Ideal Bread joins D.C.’s Reginald Cyntje for double-bill show presented by CapitalBop

by Giovanni Russonello and Luke Stewart Editorial board This past Sunday’s D.C. Jazz Loft was a thrill because all...

November 16, 2011 0

News | Andrew White to play first concert in over two years at Blues Alley on Monday

by Marc Minsker CapitalBop contributor Anyone who’s ever seen Andrew White perform knows why he’s called the “Keeper of...

November 10, 2011 1

News | Firing on all cylinders at November’s D.C. Jazz Loft, presented with Reel Fest DC

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Imagine yourself traipsing down U Street on a Wednesday night in November 2009. Walking...

November 7, 2011 1

News | Howard U.’s Afro Blue sneaks jazzy flair into thrilling performances on The Sing-Off

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial Board When Afro Blue sang its sparkling medley of Janet Jackson covers on last night’s...

November 1, 2011 2

News | Pilc Moutin Hoenig bring collective combustion to Blues Alley

by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief Jazz has always been a navigational music. If each instrumentalist in a classical orchestra represents...

October 17, 2011 0

News | Christian Scott arrives in the nation’s capital this weekend with a message in his music

by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief If you think all that smoky blur in Christian Scott’s trumpet playing is meant to...

September 22, 2011 0

News | The weekend starts early with three stellar jazz offerings on Thursday night

by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief Every week, we run “Weekend in Jazz,” highlighting all our favorite shows around the city...

September 21, 2011 0

News | Ravi Coltrane to play at BlackRock on Sat.; CapitalBop will lead live interview after show

by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief Sitting with my cohort Luke Stewart in Red Door one evening last winter, my ears...

September 15, 2011 0

CapitalBop,Inc, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting, presenting and preserving jazz in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2010 and run by young cultural organizers and musicians, CapitalBop grows audiences and builds community around jazz because we believe it is important to the city’s historic identity as well as its contemporary culture. CapitalBop.com is an online magazine and resource designed to help everyone from newcomers to diehards connect with the city’s thriving live jazz scene and musicians. We present grassroots shows that unite diverse audiences while showcasing jazz in nontraditional, outside-the-box scenarios. Our emerging education program seeks to connect D.C.’s great teaching artists with children across the city, helping them access their own creativity by tapping them into the rich cultural legacy of their hometown.