Photos | New Vintage Fest brings flavorful sounds of D.C. jazz to a huge crowd at the Fairgrounds
It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful day than this past Saturday. It’s even tougher to remember a day...
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Weekend in Jazz | 8.9-8.11: Visits from royalty returning from Newport, a local legend & more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board We’re holding a D.C. Jazz Loft for the ages this weekend, featuring the virtuosic...
Show announcement | This Sunday: D.C.’s greatest piano virtuoso Dwayne Adell at the D.C. Jazz Loft!
by Luke Stewart and Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend we’re planning an excellent jazz loft, featuring three very...
Dude, am I a jazzbro?
Sriram Gopal Swing District The droplets of sweat congeal on my forehead. Nervous chuckles spill out with...
Show announcement | New Vintage Jazz & Wine Fest: Amazing talent & wine at the Fairgrounds!
Hey CapitalBop fans – today we’re introducing D.C.’s first jazz and wine festival, and the biggest single day of...
Weekend in Jazz | 7.12-7.14: Chuchito Valdés, D.C. Jazz Loft & Katy Roberts with Salim Washington
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The D.C. Jazz Loft returns this Sunday for the first time since last month’s...
Blues people in a so-called ‘post-racial’ America
Sriram Gopal Swing District Last Thursday marked the 237th anniversary of this nation’s founding, when a group...
Album review | Kenny Rittenhouse’s New York Suite finds inspiration in family, and a city’s heartbeat
Kenny Rittenhouse has developed a reputation as one of the DMV’s most versatile and virtuosic trumpeters, able to bounce...
Weekend in Jazz | 7.5-7.7: From straight-ahead saxophone stars to West African grooves
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Antonio Hart, a strong saxophonist who became something of a star in the Young...
Interview | George Burton, a pianist on the rise, bridges the divide between manifold influences
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board In the kitchen sink of his creative mind, George Burton keeps two faucets running. One...