‘The epitome of class:’ The D.C. jazz community remembers Benny Golson
When saxophonist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson passed away on Sep. 21, he left a significant hole...
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CB’s guide to the 2024 DC Jazz Festival
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the DC Jazz Festival, and with that comes a lineup worthy of...
Samara Joy to headline 20th anniversary DC Jazz Festival this September
The DC Jazz Festival has announced headliners and other highlights for this coming September’s 20th-anniversary celebrations. Samara Joy, the 24-year-old...
5 live jazz picks for June in D.C.
The summer season has started with some spectacular weather to accompany our region’s extended outdoor concert season. The weekend of...
‘I’m always pushing:’ After years away, Corcoran Holt is ready to give back to D.C.
After nearly two decades away, bassist and percussionist Corcoran Holt recently returned home to Washington, D.C., to take on...
5 live jazz picks for January in D.C.
Happy New Year! I hope you all – readers, musicians and other D.C. jazz movers and shakers – got to...
5 live jazz picks for (the rest of) March in D.C.
This month marks two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit full-bore in the District. But looking at the amount...
5 jazz picks for January in D.C.
Happy New Year! Lots of great music is happening in the District in the third decade of the millennium,...
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...
Interview | Noah Haidu: Pushing the post-bop paradigm into today
Editor’s note, 5.1.12: Noah Haidu returns to Twins Jazz this weekend for another weekend run. This time, he’s playing...