D.C. pianist James Fernando is a semi-finalist in a worldwide jazz competition
James Fernando, a rising jazz pianist and composer, is representing the District as one of 50 semi-finalists in the...
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The DC JazzFest returns this weekend in digital form
In a normal year, the DC Jazz Festival hosts hundreds of talented artists in performances at venues around the...
Live jazz, socially distanced? Ghostline DC, a new ‘restaurant collective,’ thinks it can be done
A newly opened space in Glover Park is trying out an innovative model for restaurants operating amid the coronavirus...
Twins Jazz, a U Street institution, closes permanently
Twins Jazz, a vibrant supper club that has served for two decades as a cornerstone of the U Street...
D.C. jazz musicians march against homophobia in the community
Saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed convened a demonstration earlier this month in support of D.C.’s LGBTQ+ musicians, responding to the...
Seven Tones Project brings musicians and filmmakers together (virtually) to celebrate Duke Ellington
After working on a World War I documentary for four years, D.C.-area filmmaker Paul Glenshaw and his filming partner...
Eighteenth Street Lounge to close after decades as a D.C. nightlife mainstay
A late-night haven for jazz in D.C. will disappear after the popular nightclub Eighteenth Street Lounge announced this week...
DC Jazz Festival hosts a week of live webcasts to benefit local musicians
The DC Jazz Festival, held annually in June, is postponed this year until at least the fall due to...
6 new D.C. jazz recordings
In spite of our strange new gig-less reality, the D.C. jazz scene has had a busy couple of weeks...
Samuel Prather has a message for right now: ‘Love Always Wins in the End’
Samuel Prather admits that he cannot remember which unarmed Black person’s murder it was that first inspired him to...