5 D.C. jazz picks for November 2024
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John Patitucci on upholding the legacy of Wayne Shorter
During the 20-year lifespan of the Wayne Shorter Quartet, the group stood as one of the most ecstatic in music, let...
Nasheet Waits remembers his relationship with Max Roach, and talks centennial edition of ‘Freedom Now Suite’
The cover art of Max Roach’s We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, from 1960, references the sit-in movement, which had...
‘The epitome of class:’ The D.C. jazz community remembers Benny Golson
When saxophonist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson passed away on Sep. 21, he left a significant hole...
5 D.C. jazz picks for October 2024
Summer is officially over, according to the calendar and the drop in sweat-inducing weather. But the season for outdoor...
At Sycamore & Oak, a powerful new jazz series rises in Congress Heights
A new jazz series is underway this month in Congress Heights, bringing some of the most buzzed-about young musicians...
Professor Fred Irby III: A golden commitment to Howard University’s jazz program
When I walked into the band room at Howard University in the summer of 1983 for my Jazz Ensemble...
Terri Lyne Carrington and an all-star crew set ‘new standard’ at the DC JazzFest
Terri Lyne Carrington and FriendsDC Jazz Festival at Arena StageSaturday, Aug. 31, 2024 Miles Davis once famously insisted that...
Cecily taps the healing power of joy on ‘Awakening Pt. II’
According to the late Black feminist scholar bell hooks, love is a verb — an action we choose every...
5 D.C. jazz picks for September 2024
Happy Labor Day to everyone reading, and to the many hustlers, movers and shakers that keep all the plates...