5 live jazz picks for October in D.C.
At last, the summer of our discontent – like every oppressively muggy summer in D.C. – is over and...
Tag: Butch Warren
Elijah Jamal Balbed’s ‘Lessons from the Streets:’ hard-swinging new sounds from a leading young lion
At this point, Elijah Jamal Balbed is undoubtedly the ubiquitous, shining young lion of the tenor saxophone in D.C....
Weekend in Jazz | 8.9-8.11: Visits from royalty returning from Newport, a local legend & more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board We’re holding a D.C. Jazz Loft for the ages this weekend, featuring the virtuosic...
Photos | From Oz to D.C., with love: The District’s jazz scene, through the lens of an outsider
During his visit from Australia this summer, the award-winning, Canberra-based photographer Ray Strange hung out around the jazz bars...
News | New film is the first to document D.C.’s jazz scene – both its history and its vital present
by Luke Stewart Editorial board On a Monday evening in June, one of the largest gatherings of D.C. jazz...
Interview | Steve Synk, playing at Columbia Station every Saturday, seeks growth through synthesis
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Bassist Steve Synk, 21, is among the bumper crop of young D.C. jazz musicians...
D.C.’s Best Records of 2011: The Top 5 (Part 2 of 2)
Compiled by Giovanni Russonello & Luke Stewart Editorial board Our list of the top five D.C. jazz albums of...
Weekend in Jazz | Two local musicians celebrate exciting new albums, and Gary Burton is in town
by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief This weekend’s jazz highlight comes on Sunday evening, when two of D.C.’s greatest musicians separately...
News | The Flail brings volatile originals and close synergy to Blues Alley on Monday
by Giovanni Russonello As a young bassist coming up in D.C., Reid Taylor had the chance to learn a...
Album reviews | Debuts from Andréa Wood, Amy K. Bormet and the legendary Butch Warren
Two of D.C.’s rising vocal talents, Andréa Wood and Amy K. Bormet, have just released strong debut albums. Then...