Your guide to this weekend’s Catalytic Sound Festival at Rhizome
The Catalytic Sound Festival will bring together creative musicians from D.C., Baltimore and beyond, to Rhizome DC this Saturday...
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Dominique Bianco brings jazz standards up-to-date, with help from Julius Rodriguez
Dominique Bianco featuring Julius RodriguezBlues AlleyFriday, November 8, 2022 For decades, critics, musicians and fans alike have claimed to...
Cécile McLorin Salvant is bringing her magnum opus ‘Ogresse’ back to the Kennedy Center. Here’s what to expect.
Whether she’s putting her spin on a Burt Bacharach number or an old American folk standard — or performing...
5 live jazz picks for November in D.C.
Blues Alley is already back to presenting live music, less than a week after the club’s attic caught on...
Through Cats’ Eyes: D.C.’s jazz scene from the lens of drummer Keith Butler
Editor’s note: There is a long tradition of jazz musicians who double as serious photographers. As dual practitioners, these...
Recovering from fire, Blues Alley aims for a quick reopening
Editor’s note, 11.1.22: Blues Alley announced on Sunday that it would reopen Monday evening, less than one week after...
Hillfest and Down in the Reeds: two free festivals to choose from this Saturday
Washington D.C. has several outdoor — and totally free — music festivals happening this weekend. Jazz and world-music fans will...
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...
The best D.C. jazz albums of 2022 (so far)
Summer is drawing to a close, and the fall arts season is nearly upon us. So, as concerts blossom...
5 live jazz picks for September in D.C.
The running theme of this column tends to be: “There is a lot of great music happening in D.C....