The all-virtual 2021 Jazz and Freedom Festival honors the legacy of venues lost during the pandemic
Almost one year into the coronavirus shutdown, we’re starting to hear people reminisce on last March, asking themselves: What...
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Twins Jazz, a U Street institution, closes permanently
Twins Jazz, a vibrant supper club that has served for two decades as a cornerstone of the U Street...
DC Jazz Festival hosts a week of live webcasts to benefit local musicians
The DC Jazz Festival, held annually in June, is postponed this year until at least the fall due to...
Two months into pandemic, many area musicians are still waiting for government aid
Two months after social-distancing measures shuttered the workplaces of thousands of performing artists in and around D.C., many local...
Area musician aims to raise $15,000 for medical workers amid pandemic
A fundraiser spearheaded by the D.C. jazz pianist Chris Grasso has nearly met its goal of generating $15,000 for...
For D.C. jazz musicians, COVID-19 spells difficulty now—and uncertainty ahead
“I remember, as a little girl, the riots on U Street in 1968,” said the 58-year-old vocalist Sharón Clark,...
Introducing the CB Sidewalk Sessions: Distancing-appropriate live concerts in the age of COVID-19
UPDATE 3/31/2020: In light of stay-at-home orders from D.C., Md. and Va., the Sidewalk Sessions are now on indefinite...
Nightclubs go dark as D.C. announces new coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and bars
The District of Columbia is closing all nightclubs and establishing new social-distancing rules for restaurants and bars in order...
A running list of coronavirus cancellations on the D.C. jazz scene
UPDATE: With the closing of nightclubs and on-site service at restaurants in Washington, D.C., and new federal guidance to...