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,...
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Beyond the Ether: The Aruán Ortiz Trio at Bohemian Caverns
Aruán Ortiz Trio Bohemian Caverns Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 Aruán Ortiz presents himself in a tight-fitting blazer and hip...
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...
Bohemian Caverns kicks off Friday night jams this weekend, after Jimmy Greene blazes the stage
Jimmy Greene, pictured above, will make his Bohemian Caverns debut as a leader this weekend. This weekend the rising...
Legend Ron Carter, understated cool & the artful science of ‘sounding like you belong’
Ron Carter performs all three nights this weekend at Bohemian Caverns with his Golden Striker Trio. Tickets are available...
Weekend in Jazz | 2.21-2.23: The Intersections Fest builds bridges & Kris Funn sets the Store ablaze
The Atlas Peforming Arts Center’s Intersections Festival aims to eliminate the gulfs between different musical genres, and as a...
Live review | Sometimes mournful, sometimes meditative, Todd Marcus builds a spacious sound
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra Bohemian Caverns Sunday, January 19 You could read the mild Middle Eastern flourishes in the...
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...
Interview | Brandee Younger: From Handel to R Kelly to Alice Coltrane – and now, something totally new
The jazz harpist Brandee Younger knows the strengths of her instrument: its trembling, watery consistency, the way it easily...
Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra celebrates three years of swing, and looks to the future
Sriram Gopal Swing District Three years ago this month, the District’s jazz scene received a true gift....