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Amid a bleak midwinter in Washington, Corcoran Holt rekindles D.C. pride

Corcoran Holt’s D.C. Collective: ‘From Wose to Farafina Kan’Arena Stage Kogod CradleThursday, Feb. 13, 2025 What can a reviewer say about Corcoran Holt and his D.C. Collective that isn’t better reflected by the intangibles in his midst? It is not sufficient to recount that Holt, one of the District’s most esteemed bassists, had assembled a […]
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CDepot, longtime haven for crate diggers in College Park, to close by March 1

When CDepot first opened its doors in College Park, in the early 1990s, it was easy to miss among the Route 1 environs of auto dealerships and strip malls. But over the years, the store expanded into its current location and became a venerated destination for crate-digging aficionados, University of Maryland students and passersby just […]
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Features

Your guide to the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival

The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival returns for its 16th year this coming President’s Day weekend, continuing its annual tradition of showcasing exceptional jazz performances, masterclasses, live artist interviews and jam sessions. And this year marks a step up, as well as a step forward: After many years at the Rockville Hilton, the festival this year will […]
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‘Mercy’! Donvonte McCoy Trio burns the chill off U Street

Donvonte McCoy TrioJoJo Restaurant & BarThursday, Jan. 23, 2025 In the middle of a spate of icy January weather, I found my way out of the cold on a recent Thursday and into a packed JoJo Restaurant & Bar, to check out the Donvonte McCoy Trio. I arrived during the first set to discover that […]
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The Month in Shows

5 D.C. jazz picks for February 2025

CB celebrates Black American Music 12 months a year, but with February being Black History Month, there are some particularly notable programs highlighting the heritage of jazz in the month ahead. Akua Allrich (disclosure: a CB board member) returns with her annual tribute to her great influences Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone at the Prince […]
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Live reviews

Sullivan Fortner greets the challenge of tradition

Sullivan Fortner TrioBlues AlleyTuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 Throughout the second set of Sullivan Fortner’s recent appearance at Blues Alley, the one word that kept returning to me was “inventive.” The New Orleans-born pianist has been one of the most consistent voices in the “straight-ahead” idiom for well over a decade. Though he first came to […]
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The Month in Shows

5 D.C. jazz picks for January 2025

Happy New Year! Twenty twenty-five gets off to a strong start at Takoma Station, where Jazz Kitchen Productions has booked a five-star line-up for the month of January. One of their shows is in the main list below, but each Saturday of the month features a first-rate D.C. artist: Akua Allrich and the Tribe on Jan. […]
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After years of debate, D.C. Council passes new regulations on sound in public space

Amid a flurry of year-end legislative activity, the D.C. Council last week passed a pair of measures that seek to regulate sound in public spaces.  These bills are the product of a years-long debate over managing public sound in D.C., one that has often pitted real-estate developers and residents of gentrifying neighborhoods against artists, venues […]
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