The Preparation: Three star-studded nights of creative music for a new year, live at Union Arts
Prepare to kick off the new year with an energizing, palette-cleansing festival of improvised music. This weekend, join us...
Tag: avant-garde
Visions of unity and change: Meditating on the AACM with Steve and Iqua Colson
Steve and Iqua Colson perform this Sunday at Bohemian Caverns, as part of Transparent Productions’ Sundays at 7 at...
Interview | Flip Barnes: From the musical melting pot of 1970s D.C. to an experimental present
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board If you keep your ear to the ground on some of D.C.’s most outside-the-box...
Weekend in Jazz | 6.28-6.30: Norwegian nocturnes, cutting-edge bop & an avant-garde double bill
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend, the local jazz scene offers a smorgasbord of options. The Nordic Jazz...
Photos | The D.C. Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Festival: Three nights of powerful improv and art
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The DC Jazz Festival spent the past two weeks drawing some tremendous jazz out of...
Explorations of sonic personalities: a brief introduction to Nicole Mitchell’s Ice Crystal
With Nicole Mitchell's formula, honest music made by honest musicians, the resulting sound is depth by default.
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...
TONIGHT: CapitalBop’s free artist talk with Mary Halvorson at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board After last month’s very fun conversation with Joel Harrison, Luke and I will be...
Interview | John Hébert on relishing ‘chance and conflict and uncertainty’ in his far-reaching music
by Luke Stewart Editorial board John Hébert, who will perform with his trio this Thursday at La Maison Française,...
Weekend in Jazz | 4.27-4.29: Jazz Appreciation Month goes out with a bang
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board On the final weekend of Jazz Appreciation Month, a broad cross-section of jazz talent...