Recovering from fire, Blues Alley aims for a quick reopening
Editor’s note, 11.1.22: Blues Alley announced on Sunday that it would reopen Monday evening, less than one week after...
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Blues Alley is searching for a new home — but it’s not going out of business
This is the “and then there was one” moment for the D.C. jazz community: After a year of closures...
Young bass phenom Linda May Han Oh talks about her new album, ‘Walk Against Wind’
Linda May Han Oh often describes the improvisational exchanges between herself and her bandmates—whether the members of her current...
Michael Bowie and BLAST: Anything goes, and everything grooves, in this master bassist’s new jazz-pop fusion band
Michael Bowie’s BLAST Blues Alley Tuesday, July 19 Genres can sometimes limit more than they empower, especially in jazz....
Live review | At his first D.C. show, Albare spikes virtuosic guitar playing with a world of influences
by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor Albare Blues Alley Monday, Nov. 19 The Melbourne-based guitarist Albare may be a new...
Interview | Dave Douglas on the ‘subtle, unspoken and mysterious’ chemistry of his new project
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Ever since his rise as an internationally respected bandleader in the 1990s, Dave Douglas...
Interview | Terence Blanchard: An omnivorous innovator brings young band to Blues Alley
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Win free tickets to Terence Blanchard’s shows at Blues Alley this weekend by sharing...
Special offer: CapitalBop is giving away four pairs of tickets to Roy Haynes’s shows at Blues Alley!
Read how to win at the bottom of the article by Luke Stewart Editorial board The immortal drummer Roy...
Photos | At Blues Alley, Mingus Dynasty gives new life to legendary bassist’s compositions
by Carlyle V. Smith CapitalBop staff On Thursday, Nov. 17, I had the pleasure of photographing the Mingus Dynasty...
News | Pilc Moutin Hoenig bring collective combustion to Blues Alley
by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief Jazz has always been a navigational music. If each instrumentalist in a classical orchestra represents...