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Weekend in Jazz | Jack DeJohnette celebrates his 70th birthday at the Kennedy Center, & more

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Jack DeJohnette, among the most inquisitive and ranging drummers of our time, celebrates his...

March 15, 2013 0

Weekend in Jazz | 9.28-9.30: Straight-ahead jazz, Indian dance-party jazz, & much in between

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Nasar Abadey, long one of D.C.’s luminaries, leads his top-notch band at Bohemian Caverns...

September 28, 2012 1

Weekend in Jazz | 10.14-10.16: Marsalis, Haynes, Spalding and Bennett play major concerts

by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief If you’re a jazz club rat, this might be the perfect weekend to break out...

October 14, 2011 0

Weekend in Jazz | 6.10-6.12: DC Jazz Fest climaxes with Heath Bros., McFerrin, National Mall concert

by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to this week’s edition of “Weekend in Jazz,” our list of every D.C. jazz show...

June 10, 2011 0

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