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,...
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Farewell to Bohemian Caverns: Musicians remember the ‘sole home of soul jazz’
When the City Paper revealed last week that Bohemian Caverns would be shutting down, the ground beneath D.C. seemed...
CapitalBop at the Funk Parade: Three dance-inducing bands on U Street, this Saturday afternoon
For the second annual Funk Parade, a daylong shutdown-slash-activation of U Street’s famous Black Broadway corridor, CapitalBop presents three...
Track premiere: ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain,’ by Akua Allrich, feat. Nicholas Payton
When Akua Allrich played CapitalBop’s DC Jazz Loft last year, all she brought along were the raw materials: bass,...
‘Love in all its facets:’ Vocalist Akua Allrich on life, music and a philosophy of progress
Akua Allrich isn’t just a singer. Hear her this weekend at Bohemian Caverns, and she could be your teacher,...
6.13-6.15: #BAM at Blues Alley, on Black Broadway and beyond
A few years ago, Nicholas Payton ginned up controversy in the easiest way possible: By speaking the straight and...
Akua Allrich & Kris Funn light a fire at the launch party for CapitalBop 2.0 and our DC Jazz Fest series
Akua Allrich and Kris Funn know the limits and advantages of making a musical partnership work. Each fills different...
Akua Allrich to celebrate Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba on Sunday at final G40 Art Summit show
“Sinnerman.” “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.” “Pata Pata.” So many other classic songs. These revolutionary works from Nina Simone...
Weekend in Jazz | 7.12-7.14: Chuchito Valdés, D.C. Jazz Loft & Katy Roberts with Salim Washington
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The D.C. Jazz Loft returns this Sunday for the first time since last month’s...
Musician profile | Akua Allrich: Uniquely Akua
The vocalist Akua Allrich has been attracting attention over the past few years for her emotionally and spiritually charged...