‘The Nutcracker’ gets a new groove, thanks to Joe McCarthy and the Afro-Bop Alliance
The Afro-Bop Alliance is known for combining the swaying, dance floor-ready rhythms of Latin America – Cuba, in particular...
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Dominique Bianco brings jazz standards up-to-date, with help from Julius Rodriguez
Dominique Bianco featuring Julius RodriguezBlues AlleyFriday, November 8, 2022 For decades, critics, musicians and fans alike have claimed to...
5 live jazz picks for November in D.C.
Blues Alley is already back to presenting live music, less than a week after the club’s attic caught on...
Recovering from fire, Blues Alley aims for a quick reopening
Editor’s note, 11.1.22: Blues Alley announced on Sunday that it would reopen Monday evening, less than one week after...
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...
‘Just sound:’ Guitarist John Lee on prog-rock, world tours and making his Blues Alley debut
Guitarist John Lee is everywhere on the D.C. jazz scene. Well, really anywhere there’s a gig up and down...
Blues Alley is searching for a new home — but it’s not going out of business
This is the “and then there was one” moment for the D.C. jazz community: After a year of closures...
Rising star Joel Ross brings his ‘Good Vibes’ to D.C.
[ai1ec post_id=”129074″ view=”agenda”] The 23-year-old vibraphonist Joel Ross, who has been hailed as the most exciting player on his...
Alison Crockett celebrates the release of ‘Obrigada,’ an EP exploring Brazilian influences
The vocalist Alison Crockett is a one-woman powerhouse. You can hear the force of her entire body in the...
Young bass phenom Linda May Han Oh talks about her new album, ‘Walk Against Wind’
Linda May Han Oh often describes the improvisational exchanges between herself and her bandmates—whether the members of her current...