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...
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Nicole Saphos brings in new voices — and refines her own — on ‘Takoma Sessions’
On her third album, the bassist and singer-songwriter Nicole Saphos introduces a slightly more intimate voice. She also introduces...
Samuel Prather has a message for right now: ‘Love Always Wins in the End’
Samuel Prather admits that he cannot remember which unarmed Black person’s murder it was that first inspired him to...
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, some D.C. council candidates declare support for a live music policy platform
Over a dozen candidates for this Tuesday’s D.C. city council primary election have signed on to a sweeping set...
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...
Ben Williams speaks up, and sings out, on ‘I Am a Man’
After the 2016 presidential election, bassist Ben Williams began a new project to address the changing social climate in...
Stuck at home? Watch three new performance videos from Brent Birckhead and his D.C. quartet
The Baltimore native, Howard University graduate and former Washington, D.C. scene mainstay Brent Birckhead recently released three new performance...
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,...
Here are 25 D.C. jazz musicians you can support during Bandcamp’s online fundraiser on Friday
As artists in the DMV deal with concert cancellations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, fans are looking for...