The Messthetics’ Brendan Canty is punk royalty, but jazz runs through his bloodstream
If you ask legendary D.C. post-punk drummer Brendan Canty to name the greatest band of all time, the answer...
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5 live jazz picks for May in D.C.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, it was pretty easy to predict what venue a band might be playing at, and...
Be in the room for CapitalBop’s next live taping, featuring steel pan master Victor Provost
If you’ve been following the D.C. jazz scene for long enough — or if you made it out to...
‘Just sound:’ Guitarist John Lee on prog-rock, world tours and making his Blues Alley debut
Guitarist John Lee is everywhere on the D.C. jazz scene. Well, really anywhere there’s a gig up and down...
‘Cherishing this shared legacy:’ Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn on being back together for the first time in years
The last time Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn played together was at the Wigmore Hall in London, in September...
5 live jazz picks for April (a.k.a. Jazz Appreciation Month) in D.C.
Happy Jazz Appreciation Month, DMV! The Cherry Blossoms are in bloom and so is the D.C. jazz scene. Things...
What to see at this week’s 12th annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival
The Washington Women in Jazz Festival was one of the first major cancellations to hit the D.C. jazz scene...
5 live jazz picks for (the rest of) March in D.C.
This month marks two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit full-bore in the District. But looking at the amount...
CapitalBop presents Simone Baron’s “genre-fluid” chamber ensemble, Arco Belo, in two shows this Sunday and Monday
occupy our dreamscapes!resist oppressive specificity !free the space on the margins! Those three lines from Simone Baron’s “ruin manifesto”...
CapitalBop’s artist residency returns with Amy Bormet’s AMYANA
Before the pandemic, CapitalBop’s Spotlight Residency was a monthly showcase of D.C.’s most innovative bandleaders, presenting two nights of...