Where to celebrate John Coltrane’s 90th birthday this Friday
This Friday, Sep. 23, marks the 90th anniversary of the day John William Coltrane entered our plane of existence....
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A family affair: WPFW celebrates Bohemian Caverns’ Omrao Brown, with a lot of help from his friends
WPFW Honors Omrao Brown Bethesda Blues & Jazz Monday, July 11, 2016 For 90 years, with a few interruptions,...
CapitalBop is back at Hill Center for a Hot 5 concert on June 19 featuring Reginald Cyntje!
[ai1ec post_id=”122183″ view=”agenda”] You’ve probably read about our blowout series of loft shows at the DC Jazz Festival over...
This Saturday: CapitalBop launches ‘Riffin” series of interactive listening sessions with renowned artists
Ever wonder what it’d be like to flip through old YouTube footage and chat about it with one of...
Appreciation | Lessons from Mr. Warren
Editor’s note: Lyle Link posted this remembrance on Facebook earlier this week. The sensitivity, thoughtfulness and sincere humility that...
Blues people in a so-called ‘post-racial’ America
Sriram Gopal Swing District Last Thursday marked the 237th anniversary of this nation’s founding, when a group...
Interview | Thiefs rob concepts from all realms of the avant-garde
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board When an artistic community – creators, fans, commentators, patrons – finds some consensus about...
D.C.’s Best Records of 2011, Honorable Mention (Part 1 of 2)
Compiled by Giovanni Russonello & Luke Stewart Editorial board These have been a triumphant 12 months for D.C. jazz,...
News | Ideal Bread joins D.C.’s Reginald Cyntje for double-bill show presented by CapitalBop
by Giovanni Russonello and Luke Stewart Editorial board This past Sunday’s D.C. Jazz Loft was a thrill because all...
Album review | Lydia Lewis’ Cosmic Collisions finds strength in numbers
Editor’s note: This is the last of four album reviews that were published over the course of two weeks,...