#2 Blacks’ Myths, ‘Blacks’ Myths’
The hazy, trancelike tracks on Blacks’ Myths eponymous debut album brood restlessly, exploring colors and textures across musical...
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#3 UnRehearsed, ‘Off the 6’
If you spend enough time in the heart of U Street, you’ll eventually get hip to the sound...
#4 Kris Funn, ‘Bodega: The CornerStore Re-Imagined’
Bassist Kris Funn delivers a beautifully crafted soundtrack to city living on Bodega: The Cornerstore Re-imagined. The bodega...
The Best D.C. Jazz Albums of 2018
It can now be said without any doubt that the D.C. jazz scene is a community of strength and...
The Best D.C. Jazz Albums of 2017
Editor’s note: Whoops. There’s no other way to say it: Here at CapitalBop we had a lean year in...
Strathmore’s 2019 artists in residence include Dante’ Pope, Trey Sorrells and Eliot Seppa
Strathmore last week announced selections for its coveted artist residency program. A full half of the musicians in its...
Eboneé A.D’s ‘Observations of Heaven’ is not jazz. It’s not hip-hop. It’s a one-woman journey toward liberation.
To be a trendsetter means to defy normalcy, and to fearlessly present the future to those who otherwise might...
Hear one of Geri Allen’s earliest recordings, featured on a new album by the Howard University Jazz Ensemble
When the pianist Geri Allen, one of the most gifted musical pathfinders of her generation, died last year at...
CapitalBop Relaunches the DC Jazz Loft! Join us Dec. 16 at Rhizome
Jazz flourishes in the most unlikely spaces, and it’s always been a huge part of our mission at CapitalBop...
When Has Something Ever Ended? Gabriel Zucker Writes Music Against Resolution
Gabriel Zucker does not like resolution. One of his big aims as a composer is to subvert the tidily...