Announcing CapitalBop’s FALL 19 season, featuring Fred Frith, Noah Haidu, and many more
UPDATE 10/3/2019: Since the publication of this announcement, the lineup of the Noah Haidu Quartet has shifted. The lineup...
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5 October D.C. jazz picks
It’s officially autumn — despite what the thermometer says — which means it’s prime time for some of D.C.’s...
Takoma Station once drew ‘lines out the door’ for jazz. Now, it’s bringing the music back.
A new monthly jazz series begins at Takoma Station in upper Northwest on Sunday. The restaurant and bar was...
Robert Glasper previews his two-week residency at the Kennedy Center
For the last 15 years, Robert Glasper has been on a singular mission to reconnect jazz to the world...
The Congressional Black Caucus jazz concert gets a lifeline from local activists
This year marks a new beginning for the Congressional Black Caucus Jazz Concert, a historic gathering now in its...
The Messthetics are D.C.’s hottest genre-free experimentalists. They have an album-release show on Wednesday at the Black Cat.
If you haven’t heard of The Messthetics, now’s a perfect opportunity. The uncategorizable, nationally renowned trio — guitarist Anthony...
On new album, the Joshua Espinoza Trio ‘Journeys’ from nostalgia to discovery
[ai1ec post_id=”129722″ view=”agenda”] From the very first track, it’s clear that the Baltimorean pianist Joshua Espinoza’s recent release is...
The REACH Opening Festival at the Kennedy Center places jazz in the spotlight
The REACH — the Kennedy Center’s new expansion, which opens to the public this Saturday — was specifically designed...
Take a look inside the REACH, the Kennedy Center’s new expansion (and jazz venue)
The Kennedy Center will open the REACH this Saturday, a 4.6-acre, $250 million expansion with a new state-of-the-art building...
On ‘Gunn’s Ablazin’,’ trombonist Shannon Gunn proves to be a deft arranger and emotional communicator
Trombonist Shannon Gunn might be one of the most imaginative arrangers on the D.C. jazz scene. Case in point:...