News The DC JazzFest returns this weekend in digital form In a normal year, the DC Jazz Festival hosts hundreds of talented artists in performances at venues around the... September 23, 2020 0
News Twins Jazz, a U Street institution, closes permanently Twins Jazz, a vibrant supper club that has served for two decades as a cornerstone of the U Street... August 27, 2020 0
Features For Vernard Gray, supporting jazz meant strengthening his community in Southeast D.C. For over 50 years, Vernard R. Gray served as a pillar of D.C.’s cultural landscape: organizing art exhibitions, presenting... July 10, 2020 0
News Seven Tones Project brings musicians and filmmakers together (virtually) to celebrate Duke Ellington After working on a World War I documentary for four years, D.C.-area filmmaker Paul Glenshaw and his filming partner... June 29, 2020 0
News Eighteenth Street Lounge to close after decades as a D.C. nightlife mainstay A late-night haven for jazz in D.C. will disappear after the popular nightclub Eighteenth Street Lounge announced this week... June 27, 2020 0
News DC Jazz Festival hosts a week of live webcasts to benefit local musicians The DC Jazz Festival, held annually in June, is postponed this year until at least the fall due to... June 19, 2020 0
Interviews Nicole Saphos brings in new voices — and refines her own — on ‘Takoma Sessions’ On her third album, the bassist and singer-songwriter Nicole Saphos introduces a slightly more intimate voice. She also introduces... June 12, 2020 0
News Samuel Prather has a message for right now: ‘Love Always Wins in the End’ Samuel Prather admits that he cannot remember which unarmed Black person’s murder it was that first inspired him to... June 3, 2020 0
News Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, some D.C. council candidates declare support for a live music policy platform Over a dozen candidates for this Tuesday’s D.C. city council primary election have signed on to a sweeping set... June 1, 2020 0
Features Two months into pandemic, many area musicians are still waiting for government aid Two months after social-distancing measures shuttered the workplaces of thousands of performing artists in and around D.C., many local... May 22, 2020 0