Fight in Hell: How Jason Moran uplifts the legacy of James Reese Europe — and inspires action today
In May 1919, W.E.B. Du Bois penned one of his most famous editorials, “Returning Soldiers.” Having fought in the...
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CapitalBop presents a jazz-punk superbill on June 17: Harriet Tubman, The Messthetics and ¡FIASCO!
Words can’t describe the sound of the trio known as Harriet Tubman. But just calling it “freedom music” gets...
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...
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...
Announcing the 7th Annual Jazz & Freedom Festival, a day of live music & activism benefiting Harriet’s Wildest Dreams
Even before the #DontMuteDC movement sprang up in 2019, music and activism had long gone hand-in-hand in Washington, D.C....
Alice’s Jazz and Cultural Society set to reopen
Alice’s Jazz and Cultural Society, a beloved straight-ahead jazz venue in Brookland, is set to resume operations this July,...
Rachel Winder finds ‘Freedom’ in the midst of struggle
On a chilly, clear-skied February morning in Baltimore City, the young composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Rachel Winder was holed...
Best D.C. Jazz Albums of 2020
Over the past 10 years on the D.C. jazz scene, we’ve seen venues come and go. We’ve seen elders...
Introducing: Freedom Summer Sessions, a series of digital concerts and conversations with D.C. artists
We find ourselves at a crossroads in the centuries-long struggle against racism and the state-sanctioned brutalizing of Black lives....
5 jazz picks for February in D.C.
You can celebrate Valentine’s Day with jazz at many shows next week — including CapitalBop’s presentation of trumpeter Marquis...