Melissa Aldana has burgeoning ‘Visions’ for her quartet
Melissa Aldana’s 2019 album Visions represents a new horizon for the tenor saxophonist. The 31-year-old, winner of the 2013...
Tag: DC jazz
Columbia Station closes longtime location; music programming moves next door
Update 3/9/20: This article previously named the new location of the Columbia Station jam sessions as “Club Heaven and...
Ahmad Jamal on having a ‘spiritual anchor,’ remembering Jimmy Heath and the world beyond the piano
Ahmad Jamal first sat down at a piano at the age of 3; was playing Liszt and Ellington by...
5 jazz picks for February in D.C.
You can celebrate Valentine’s Day with jazz at many shows next week — including CapitalBop’s presentation of trumpeter Marquis...
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,...
Ken Avis isn’t a doctor, but he plays the ‘Antidote’ on the radio
Ken Avis is perhaps best known as a guitarist in the worldly jazz group Veronneau, but he has always...
Guitarist Evgeny Pobozhiy wins the 2019 Herbie Hancock jazz competition
Guitarist Evgeny Pobozhiy, 30, was declared the winner of the 2019 Herbie Hancock International Jazz Competition on Tuesday at...
5 December D.C. jazz picks
Happy holidays! The holiday-themed concert season is upon us, and familiar faces and beloved traditions return to the District...
The restaurant Harlot DC is now open in the Bohemian Caverns building
Harlot DC, one of two new ventures to be housed in the historic Bohemian Caverns building, is now open....
Bass clarinet specialist Todd Marcus plays small ball with new ‘Trio+’ album
The Baltimorean bass clarinetist Todd Marcus has become known for going big. His albums for nonet, 2006’s In Pursuit...