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Weekend in Jazz | 9.6-9.8: Festivals on the fringe: Marsalis & Sanchez headline suburban celebrations

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board With the weather getting better by the day, this seems like the perfect weekend...

September 6, 2013 0

Do festivals grow the jazz audience?

In this month's Swing District column, Sriram Gopal notes the lack of evidence supporting claims that festivals help to build jazz audiences.

June 6, 2013 0

News | DC Djangofolies festival brings le hot jazz to Washington area, and beyond

by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor The spreading vitality of the D.C. jazz scene is about to be enhanced by...

June 20, 2012 0

Weekend in Jazz | 9.9-9.11: Jazz glut! From festivals to lofts, fresh faces to living legends

by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief The Washington City Paper‘s Michael J. West already characterized this weekend’s jazz offerings as “an...

September 9, 2011 0

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