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...
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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...
A new Nat King Cole boxed set contains a piece of D.C. music history
A just-released boxed set of music from the early career of Nat King Cole reveals that he once wrote...
Simone Baron is out to make ‘genre-fluid’ music
I first met Simone Baron just a few weeks ago, at the Wednesday night jam session at Mr. Henry’s...
5 November D.C. jazz picks
There are five gigs with a CapitalBop starred pick on our D.C. Jazz Calendar for Nov. 1; if that’s not...
How Braxton Cook found his voice (literally) and became a rising star in jazz
Saxophonist Braxton Cook seemed to be following the recognizable trajectory of a young D.C. jazz musician — then he...
HillFest returns this week with live music, community dialogue and education — in Southeast and beyond
HillFest returns this week to Capitol Hill — and beyond — culminating in a full day of outdoor music performances...
Joe Chambers: From the JFK Quintet to the Kennedy Center, by way of M’Boom
During the 1960s, a select group of masters helped redefine the traditions and artistic standards contained within the genre...