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...
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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...
5 jazz picks for March in D.C.
As spring emerges throughout the month of March, festival season kicks into gear in D.C. It’s a major milestone...
A new vocal jazz concert series arrives in Capitol Hill every month
A seasoned accompanist of jazz singers is launching a new, monthly series of vocal jazz in Capitol Hill. Pianist...
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...
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...