5 July D.C. jazz picks
It was intensely gratifying to see D.C. musicians, fans and other folks in the music ecosystem supporting each other...
Tag: Christian Scott
Weekend in Jazz | 1.24-1.26: Christian Scott aTunde Adjah and the Afro-Bop Alliance light up U Street
Editorial board The prodigious young trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjah — a comfortable amalgamator of jazz, hip-hop, rock and...
Blues people in a so-called ‘post-racial’ America
Sriram Gopal Swing District Last Thursday marked the 237th anniversary of this nation’s founding, when a group...
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...
Photos | Christian Scott’s smoldering modernity wins a few converts at Bohemian Caverns
by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief Over the course of a five-song set and one encore on Friday night, the Christian...
News | Christian Scott arrives in the nation’s capital this weekend with a message in his music
by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief If you think all that smoky blur in Christian Scott’s trumpet playing is meant to...
Weekend in Jazz | 11.26-11.28: Benito Gonzalez & the Young Lions come home
by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to this week’s installation of “Weekend in Jazz,” a full list of every D.C. jazz...