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Weekend in Jazz | 2.21-2.23: The Intersections Fest builds bridges & Kris Funn sets the Store ablaze

The Atlas Peforming Arts Center’s Intersections Festival aims to eliminate the gulfs between different musical genres, and as a...

February 21, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 2.14-2.16: Valentine’s jazz and the jam-packed Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival

Editorial board This Friday night, the clubs are bounding with Valentine’s Day specials. Check out Irene Jalenti at Twins...

February 14, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 2.7-2.9: The jazz loft premiers new acts; Kenny Garrett headlines at Blues Alley

Editorial board This is your weekend to discover something new. The February edition of the D.C. Jazz Loft is...

February 7, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 1.31-2.2: Tootie Heath sets his tempo, and avant-garde documentaries abound

Editorial board Albert “Tootie” Heath hasn’t just played with the masters — he’s one of them. Since the 1950s,...

January 31, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 1.24-1.26: Christian Scott aTunde Adjah and the Afro-Bop Alliance light up U Street

Editorial board The prodigious young trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjah — a comfortable amalgamator of jazz, hip-hop, rock and...

January 24, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 1.17-1.19: Westminster Presbyterian celebrates 15 years on the scene

Editorial board Westminster Presbyterian might represent the best kind of D.C. institution: positive, rooted, embracing of new faces and...

January 17, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 1.10-1.12: Jazz and comedy, Ralph Peterson’s drum dynamism & the D.C. Jazz Loft

Editorial board On Friday evening, the saxophonist and composer Jonathan Parker convenes a lively celebration of jazz and comedy...

January 10, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 1.3-1.5: Heidi Martin’s tribute to Abbey Lincoln; a surplus of sax talent

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The instrument of the moment this weekend is the saxophone: sultry local players Lyle Link...

January 3, 2014 0

Weekend in Jazz | 12.27-12.29: Next generation on U St.; Monty Alexander & Freddy Cole at other clubs

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board You’re no longer floating on a chiming cloud of good cheer, Christmas tunes wagging...

December 27, 2013 0

Weekend in Jazz | 12.20-12.22: Hometown heroes playing holiday shows all over the city

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board One hidden advantage to the holiday season: Touring musicians come home to be amongst...

December 20, 2013 0

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