Nate Wooley’s all-star quartet celebrates its debut album release at CapitalBop’s Traveling Loft
Trumpet luminary Dave Douglas calls Nate Wooley “one of the most interesting and unusual trumpet players living today.” And...
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Two of D.C.’s greatest improvising talents at the DC Jazz Loft in January: Janel Leppin and Brian Settles
Last month’s comeback DC Jazz Loft was somethin’ else. (Apologies to Cannonball Adderley.) A packed room heard improvisers from...
CapitalBop’s 2018 DC Jazz Loft Series at the DC JazzFest: Oliver Lake Big Band, Jaimie Branch’s Fly Or Die, Jeff Parker and more
We’re back at the DC Jazz Festival this year for our 8th consecutive DC Jazz Loft Series at the...
At our next Traveling Loft, Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble presents the Afrofuturist suite ‘Mandorla Awakening’
We’re thrilled to continue our quarterly Traveling Loft series by presenting one of today’s most important and prolific musicians:...
Bohemian Caverns kicks off Friday night jams this weekend, after Jimmy Greene blazes the stage
Jimmy Greene, pictured above, will make his Bohemian Caverns debut as a leader this weekend. This weekend the rising...
Show announcement | The D.C. Jazz Loft settles in at Union Arts on Sunday: DIY digs, killer lineup
CapitalBop’s D.C. Jazz Loft has a new home, and it’s a lot like our very first venue: cozy, DIY,...
Live review | Janel Leppin’s Ensemble Volcanic Ash: ‘Ahhh-vant garde’ revelations
Janel Leppin’s Ensemble Volcanic Ash Bohemian Caverns Sunday, March 24 Sunday evenings at Bohemian Caverns can often seem like...
Weekend in Jazz | 3.22-3.24: Luminaries & rising stars play D.C., from Ben Williams to Benny Golson
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The Washington Women in Jazz Festival is in full swing; it’s got four shows...
Album review | Janel & Anthony’s Where Is Home
Janel & Anthony is not a jazz group. Janel & Anthony is not an indie-rock band. They are not...