Nicole Saphos brings in new voices — and refines her own — on ‘Takoma Sessions’
On her third album, the bassist and singer-songwriter Nicole Saphos introduces a slightly more intimate voice. She also introduces...
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‘This is Black America standing up:’ a conversation with Katea Stitt about jazz and justice in D.C.
The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of law enforcement have prompted a watershed moment...
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...
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, some D.C. council candidates declare support for a live music policy platform
Over a dozen candidates for this Tuesday’s D.C. city council primary election have signed on to a sweeping set...
Two months into pandemic, many area musicians are still waiting for government aid
Two months after social-distancing measures shuttered the workplaces of thousands of performing artists in and around D.C., many local...
Area musician aims to raise $15,000 for medical workers amid pandemic
A fundraiser spearheaded by the D.C. jazz pianist Chris Grasso has nearly met its goal of generating $15,000 for...
Ben Williams speaks up, and sings out, on ‘I Am a Man’
After the 2016 presidential election, bassist Ben Williams began a new project to address the changing social climate in...
Catharsis and comfort: Watch Abinnet Berhanu & Hebret Musica perform ‘Tizita’ at the Spotlight Residency
Abinnet Berhanu’s compositions and arrangements for his band Hebret Musica (“community music” in Amharic) are tapestries built of bright...
Stuck at home? Watch three new performance videos from Brent Birckhead and his D.C. quartet
The Baltimore native, Howard University graduate and former Washington, D.C. scene mainstay Brent Birckhead recently released three new performance...
For D.C. jazz musicians, COVID-19 spells difficulty now—and uncertainty ahead
“I remember, as a little girl, the riots on U Street in 1968,” said the 58-year-old vocalist Sharón Clark,...