Remembering New Orleanians past, pianist Ryan Hanseler makes the old shine like new
Ryan Hanseler featuring Jason MarsalisBlues AlleyMonday, Aug. 19, 2024 As much as jazz is built around experimentation and innovation,...
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CB’s guide to the 2024 DC Jazz Festival
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the DC Jazz Festival, and with that comes a lineup worthy of...
How the DC JazzFest went from ‘a sketch on a paper napkin’ to its 20th anniversary
This year’s DC Jazz Festival, which kicks off on Wednesday, will be the 20th. It’s a big milestone for...
The 6 D.C.-area record stores that will scratch your vinyl itch
CapitalBop recently asked Rhome Anderson, aka DJ Stylus, a well-known DMV-area DJ and record collector, to survey D.C.’s under-appreciated...
5 D.C. jazz picks for August 2024
Given the dizzying news cycles between this column and the last, I hope all of your heads have stopped...
The Carlyle Room has closed after two years of trying to bring music back to downtown D.C.
The Carlye Room, the vintage-minded venue that moved to downtown D.C. from Alexandria two years ago, and quickly became...
Through Cats’ Eyes: joy and resistance in jazz through the lens of violinist Jamie Sandel
Editor’s note: This article is part of a recurring series highlighting D.C. musicians who double as photographers, part of...
On ‘everything at once,’ hypnotic trio Dream Feeder builds a world of gentle nurturing
You could be forgiven for drifting off at Dream Feeder’s record release show this past Tuesday night at Rhizome....
At Jubilee Arts, The Baltimore Jazz Collective carries the torch for Charm City
On a hot summer night in Baltimore’s Penn-North district, a leaderless sextet of auspicious local musicians offered an incredible...
5 D.C. jazz picks for July 2024
I hope you’re all staying hydrated as temperatures climb in the nation’s capital. I also hope as many of...