Straight-ahead, no chaser: The artist-run Jazz and Cultural Society is D.C.’s newest jazz club
On a recent Sunday night at Brookland’s Jazz and Cultural Society, Dr. John Lamkin II piped luscious, honey tones...
Tag: Brian Settles
Track Premiere: ‘Atonement’ by Reginald Cyntje
Trombonist Reginald Cyntje brings a worldly wisdom to all his musical endeavors. Pulling together influences from his native U.S....
CB PRESENTS: Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up with Janel & Anthony at Union Arts!
It’s not often we get to present five world-renowned musicians on the same stage, at the same time. Rarer...
CapitalBop’s Traveling Loft: Two of DC’s fiercest innovators, Anthony Pirog + Brian Settles, at the Fridge (VIDEO PREVIEW)
Just before you burrow for the winter holidays, come to the first-ever Traveling Loft, a new quarterly series of...
Interview | Brian Settles on his new album, and finding fresh approaches to intensity (AUDIO)
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Brian Settles builds an edgy sound chemistry, tinted by warble and subtle irritation and...
Weekend in Jazz | 3.1-3.3: Brian Settles’ tunes under the spotlight, Norwegian jazz, Tim Green & more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The Nordic Cool 2013 festival keeps rolling along at the Kennedy Center, which means...
Weekend in Jazz | 11.30-12.2: Marc Cary brings his explorations home; One Step Down remembered
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The great Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez takes the stage at the Kennedy Center on...
Presenting the Art of the Soloist this Saturday at Meeps vintage, feat. Jonah Parzen-Johnson + more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board At Meeps this Saturday night, CapitalBop will present three of our absolute favorite musicians...
News | Smithsonian trains Take 5! spotlight on local musicians and legendary composers
by Luke Stewart Editorial board The Smithsonian Institution has a long legacy of immortalizing history in innovative ways, and...
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...