Album review | The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra’s A Bohemian Christmas, Vol. 1
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, D.C.’s only resident big band, has been around for...
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Weekend in Jazz | 12.14-12.16: Bohemian’s back on track, and Braxton attacks
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Bohemian Caverns, which has acted as a fallout shelter amid U Street’s steady implosion...
Don Byron on taking jazz to church, and this Sunday’s show at Bohemian Caverns
The clarinetist and saxophonist Don Byron is a leading member of a generation of jazz musicians who began living...
Just try it, you might like it
Sriram Gopal Swing District Editor’s note: Today we’re thrilled to introduce Sriram Gopal as CapitalBop’s first columnist....
Interview | Christian aTunde Adjuah, a.k.a. Christian Scott: “It has to sound like struggle”
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend, Bohemian Caverns hosts its first four-night run by a single artist in...
Tarus Mateen’s never-ending journey
Editor’s note (Jan. 27, 2015): Tarus Mateen performs this Wednesday at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Info is available...
Interview | David Murray on the roots of his music, and the budding talents of today
Ed. note: this article was recovered from a previous version of our site for re-publication in advance of David...
Five ways to fight post-festival withdrawal: CapitalBop’s guide to appreciating D.C. jazz all year
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The DC Jazz Festival, that 1000-watt spotlight on the citywide jazz scene, came to...
Interview | Michael Bowie builds upon classical guitar legacy … in a jazz band, with no guitar
Adventurousness, if not always ambition, tends to ossify with age. The grass on the other side grows yellow, and...
Interview | The Un-temperament of Bill Cole
by Luke Stewart Editorial board Bill Cole has been redefining the border between jazz and world music since the early...