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Giovanni Russonello

A co-founder of CapitalBop, Giovanni Russonello has also served as a music writer and critic for the New York Times. He teaches writing as a lecturer at New York University's School of Professional Studies and hosts a weekly radio show on WPFW 89.3 FM on Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m. He is currently at work on a biography of Gil Scott-Heron. Reach Giovanni at [email protected]. Read him at giovannirussonello.tumblr.com or nytimes.com/by/giovanni-russonello.

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Interview | Flip Barnes: From the musical melting pot of 1970s D.C. to an experimental present
SPECIAL GIVEAWAY: Wayne Escoffery, a gentle giant of the sax, with Jeremy Pelt at Blues Alley
Weekend in Jazz | 11.22-11.24: Bohemian's back!
René Marie, debuting new material in Bethesda, majors in upsetting expectations (Reposted)
Weekend in Jazz | 11.15-11.17: Sounds glide in from Cuba, India and the annals of jazz's past
Interview | Omar Sosa discusses putting a personal spin on Miles Davis' landmark record, Kind of Blue
Watch music videos and talk shop with the great Steve Lehman, part of CapitalBop's Riffin' series
Weekend in Jazz | 10.8-10.10: The Bandwagon rolls in, D.C. Jazz Loft gets a new home & much more
Show announcement | The D.C. Jazz Loft settles in at Union Arts on Sunday: DIY digs, killer lineup
Interview | NEA Jazz Master Eddie Palmieri on the ‘concentrated power’ of his Latin Jazz Septet

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Interview | Flip Barnes: From the musical melting pot of 1970s D.C. to an experimental present

SPECIAL GIVEAWAY: Wayne Escoffery, a gentle giant of the sax, with Jeremy Pelt at Blues Alley

Weekend in Jazz | 11.22-11.24: Bohemian's back!

René Marie, debuting new material in Bethesda, majors in upsetting expectations (Reposted)

Weekend in Jazz | 11.15-11.17: Sounds glide in from Cuba, India and the annals of jazz's past

Interview | Omar Sosa discusses putting a personal spin on Miles Davis' landmark record, Kind of Blue

Watch music videos and talk shop with the great Steve Lehman, part of CapitalBop's Riffin' series

Weekend in Jazz | 10.8-10.10: The Bandwagon rolls in, D.C. Jazz Loft gets a new home & much more

Show announcement | The D.C. Jazz Loft settles in at Union Arts on Sunday: DIY digs, killer lineup

Interview | NEA Jazz Master Eddie Palmieri on the ‘concentrated power’ of his Latin Jazz Septet