At Sycamore & Oak, a powerful new jazz series rises in Congress Heights
A new jazz series is underway this month in Congress Heights, bringing some of the most buzzed-about young musicians...
Tag: Brent Birckhead
5 D.C. jazz picks for July 2024
I hope you’re all staying hydrated as temperatures climb in the nation’s capital. I also hope as many of...
DC Jazz Festival 2023 guide
The DC Jazz Festival is back this weekend for its 19th year, and its third since moving from early...
Stuck at home? Watch three new performance videos from Brent Birckhead and his D.C. quartet
The Baltimore native, Howard University graduate and former Washington, D.C. scene mainstay Brent Birckhead recently released three new performance...
‘D.C. is where it all started for me’: Brent Birckhead on his debut album
Brent Birckhead is an archetypal product of the D.C. jazz scene. He’s a strong straight-ahead player, but also well-versed...
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...
News | Announcing the D.C. Jazz Loft, 9.11.11
by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief The powers that buy have decided, and so it is final: In four months, there...
News | Announcing the U St. All-Stars at Bayou, presented by CapitalBop
by Giovanni Russonello Our mission with CapitalBop has always been to build something new – a wider jazz audience,...
Video | The Brian Settles Trio blows your mind, and other highlights from February’s D.C. Jazz Loft
by Giovanni Russonello and Luke Stewart Gearing up for CapitalBop’s third D.C. Jazz Loft this Sunday, we thought the...
Announcing CapitalBop’s first D.C. Jazz Loft!
by Luke Stewart and Giovanni Russonello What: D.C. Jazz Loft, presented by CapitalBop When: Sunday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m.-midnight...