Live reviews Theo Croker walks the line between past and future, serenity and struggle Theo Croker The Hamilton Thursday, July 14, 2016 Theo Croker knows how to make silence speak. The rising young... July 22, 2016 0
Interviews Jazz visionary Igmar Thomas: In a world of boundaries, ‘I just want great, creative music’ In an industry seemingly obsessed with labels, trumpeter Igmar Thomas is hardly concerned with conforming to cookie cutter boxes.... October 9, 2015 0
Announcing... Presenting Igmar Thomas & the Cypher at THEARC—today’s hip-hop and jazz alchemist in a one-of-a-kind show Summer has ended, but we’re keeping the heat set on high. On October 11th, CapitalBop presents Igmar Thomas &... September 29, 2015 2
Features Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra brings jazz and bedroom production together into a danceable new sound We are in the Information Age, when an education resides at our fingertips. It can be overwhelming—but there’s a... October 30, 2014 1
4.4-4.6: Mining the divide between art forms, plus two great jazz vocalists Two bands arrive this weekend hawking their own ideas about the close relationship between jazz and hip-hop. On Friday... April 4, 2014 0
This Sunday: One Mic festival’s panel on jazz and hip-hop, featuring Derrick Hodge You knew it was only a matter of time before the Kennedy Center undertook an earnest, deep-in-the-stacks celebration of... March 25, 2014 0