Musicians tell you what they’re excited to hear at this week’s DC Jazz Festival
This year, we do have our usual CapitalBop guide for what to see at the DC Jazz Festival —...
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DC Jazz Festival 2022: CapitalBop’s picks
Last year the DC Jazz Festival moved its annual festivities from its usual timetable in early June to Labor...
Matthew Shipp, an icon of creative music, says improvisation is everything
The avant-garde piano luminary Matthew Shipp is always fearless, often ambiguous and unendingly ambivalent about how his music is...
‘About the music, about the people:’ Clarence Ward III Talks Roy Hargrove, the sounds of Baltimore City and his new EP
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Clarence Ward III has recently established himself as a staple of Baltimore jazz. His weekly jam...
5 live jazz picks for August in D.C.
Four of this month’s D.C. jazz picks feature ticket prices at $20 and below. Two — well, two and...
Welcoming Jeanette Berry, CapitalBop’s new executive director
These days, more often than not, if you want good news you’ve got to make it yourself. And that’s...
5 live jazz picks for July in D.C.
The weather app on my phone yesterday said it felt like its 100 degrees Fahrenheit: Welcome to the official...
Kennedy Center announces 2022-23 jazz season
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced its complete 2022-23 jazz season. The lineup is...
As DC JazzFest’s 2022-23 artist in residence, Orrin Evans is in the business of building bridges
When Orrin Evans was asked to become the DC Jazz Festival’s latest artist-in-residence — a yearlong position that runs through...