Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith to finish their national tour at CapitalBop’s Traveling Loft
There’s no more exciting act in jazz right now than the duo of pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada...
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DC Jazz Loft this Sunday: Three very different young bands at Union Arts
Spring is just around the corner—come celebrate with a night of smokin’ music from some of the brightest young...
What’s next for rising vocalist Christie Dashiell? The young talent talks about family, reality TV fame and Janet Jackson
I first witnessed Christie Dashiell performing with Howard University’s jazz choir Afro Blue some years ago. I was struck...
This Thursday: Riffin’ with young piano maestro Aaron Diehl
The idea behind Riffin’: CapitalBop Listening Sessions at the Atlas is to explore the roots of jazz, as they...
Darius Jones and the Elizabeth-Caroline Unit present ‘The Oversoul Manual,’ an Afrofuturist exploration for four voices
Darius Jones is, quite simply, one of the most important saxophonists of our time. He’s also a brilliant thinker....
Marquis Hill: Jazz’s most celebrated young trumpeter on the ‘Modern Flows’ of Black music today
Marquis Hill is fast becoming one of the leading trumpet players of his generation. His sound is strong but...
The 2nd Annual Jazz + Freedom Fest: A marathon benefit show for Black Lives Matter, feat. DC’s jazz greats
Jazz has been the soundtrack to some of the most radical changes in the history of the United States....
After a banner 2015, Reginald Cyntje uses a familiar musical family to conjure fresh ‘Moods and Colors’
Trombonist Reginald Cyntje was born on the island of Dominica and raised in St. Thomas, but for the past...
Elijah Jamal Balbed’s ‘Lessons from the Streets:’ hard-swinging new sounds from a leading young lion
At this point, Elijah Jamal Balbed is undoubtedly the ubiquitous, shining young lion of the tenor saxophone in D.C....
Trio OOO’s ‘Days to Be Told:’ The long-awaited debut of a powerhouse avant-garde trio
Aaron Martin’s alto saxophone may register in your brain as an eruption, but it hits your ear with a...