Weekend in Jazz | 12.13-12.15: Hard-bop heaven on U Street: Benny Golson & Michael Thomas
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson, whose strutting and beaming compositions and soloing raised...
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Weekend in Jazz | Christmastime key ticklers, harmonica wizardry and a trumpet legend
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board NPR’s annual “A Jazz Piano Christmas” program returns to the Kennedy Center this Saturday...
Weekend in Jazz | Odean Pope, Flip Barnes, Sun Ra tribute: A banner weekend for avant-garde sounds
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board In the shadows, it’s a banner weekend in D.C. for free jazz and the...
Weekend in Jazz | 11.22-11.24: Bohemian’s back!
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board After more than a month of dormancy after a car crashed into the building,...
Weekend in Jazz | 11.15-11.17: Sounds glide in from Cuba, India and the annals of jazz’s past
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board A couple of very different tributes to famous jazz figures are coming to clubs...
Weekend in Jazz | 10.8-10.10: The Bandwagon rolls in, D.C. Jazz Loft gets a new home & much more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board You’ve heard about Jason Moran — the feature in the New Yorker, the chatter...
Weekend in Jazz | 11.1-11.3: Curtis Fuller’s Brasstet, Eddie Palmieri’s Latin septet & Christian McBride
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The straight-ahead trombonist Curtis Fuller and the Latin pianist/bandleader Eddie Palmieri — two NEA...
Weekend in Jazz | 10.25-10.27: Avant-garde heroes, a young vocal master & Mulgrew memorial shows
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board When an artist whose position in the avant-garde jazz pantheon is already secure presents...
Weekend in Jazz | 10.18-10.20: High society
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This will be the second consecutive weekend without music at Bohemian Caverns. The subterranean...
Weekend in Jazz | 10.11-10.13: An all-star trio, a trumpet master, and much more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Alright, so maybe you didn’t win the ticket giveaway for Roy Hargrove’s shows during...