Listen to ‘The Promise,’ the latest single from Danté Pope’s forthcoming album
On After 5 Music, his soon-to-be-released debut album, the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Danté Pope reaches back into the classic...
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Announcing two Traveling Loft shows in two months: Tiger Trio, Lafayette Gilchrist and more!
UPDATE: Our September Traveling Loft has come and gone. But our next big show is right around the corner....
Watch Reginald Cyntje’s all-star quartet play ‘Araminta’ at our Spotlight Residency
We were thrilled and honored to present Reginald Cyntje, the great trombonist and composer, as our first Spotlight artist-in-residence...
Giving back and paying it forward: the story of Davey Yarborough, D.C.’s most beloved jazz educator
As the school year starts back up again, I can’t help but think back on one of the most...
Our new Spotlight Residency kicks off with Reginald Cyntje and his band
Jazz is going through exciting, radical reinventions these days, but some core truths remain. First among them: This will...
In the Eliot Seppa Trio, a young bassist explores jazz’s dusty gems, plus some originals
Eliot Seppa Trio Sotto Wednesday, July 11, 2018 In the late 1950s, tiring of bebop’s complex harmonic language, some...
Maddy’s brings weekend jam sessions back into the D.C. jazz mix
Maddy’s Bar and Grille has launched a weekly series of Friday- and Saturday-night jam sessions, filling a weekend void that...
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club threatened with eviction
The landlord for the beleaguered Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club began eviction proceedings against the venue late last...
As D.C. City Council Considers Bill Banning Street Performers, Musicians Gather in Protest
UPDATE, 7/11/2018: The D.C. Council withdrew the proposed Amplified Noise Amendment Act during its meeting on Tuesday, after musicians...
Hear the Lead Single from Michael Bowie’s New Project, Never Die
One of the District’s most relentless instrumentalists and bandleaders, the accomplished bassist Michael Bowie is becoming known for leading...