How music defines D.C.’s history of ‘resistance and resilience,’ according to historian Maurice Jackson
To riff on Fred Moten, the history of Blackness in D.C. is testament to the fact that a sound...
Tag: jazz history
Photo collection aims to make a century of D.C. jazz history ‘personal’
Editor’s note: In recognition of Jazz Appreciation Month, CapitalBop is publishing a series of articles throughout April on books...
A new Nat King Cole boxed set contains a piece of D.C. music history
A just-released boxed set of music from the early career of Nat King Cole reveals that he once wrote...
Newly released ‘Live at the 4 Queens’ presents Shirley Horn, D.C. jazz royalty, at the peak of her powers
Of all the most storied musicians with an association to D.C. – Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye, Mike Stern, Jelly Roll...
Interview | Nicholas Payton reflects on race, music and the slow death of convention (AUDIO)
“Some musicians and fans thought that I was talking about the music itself, and the tradition, and its history....