Elijah Jamal Balbed’s ‘Lessons from the Streets:’ hard-swinging new sounds from a leading young lion
At this point, Elijah Jamal Balbed is undoubtedly the ubiquitous, shining young lion of the tenor saxophone in D.C....
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Trio OOO’s ‘Days to Be Told:’ The long-awaited debut of a powerhouse avant-garde trio
Aaron Martin’s alto saxophone may register in your brain as an eruption, but it hits your ear with a...
Tim Whalen’s ‘Oblivion:’ paying tribute to Bud Powell, with a dash of D.C. flavor
Tim Whalen’s Oblivion is an album dedicated to the late pianist Bud Powell, one of the golden era bebop...
Remember that time in June when we turned an empty warehouse into jazz heaven? Watch this beautiful recap video
We’re in the season of the best-of lists, when everyone’s trying to wrap their minds around all that’s happened...
Straight-ahead, no chaser: The artist-run Jazz and Cultural Society is D.C.’s newest jazz club
On a recent Sunday night at Brookland’s Jazz and Cultural Society, Dr. John Lamkin II piped luscious, honey tones...
Nasar Abadey: Supernova Spirit
Nasar Abadey, among the most respected drummers and bandleaders in Washington, D.C., first fell in love with his instrument...
Riffin’ this Saturday: Flute innovator Jamie Baum joins us for a video listening session
Among the leading jazz flautists in New York City, Jamie Baum had the benefit of learning from late masters...
‘My country is the whole world:’ Trumpet legend Hugh Masekela reflects on a lifetime of pathbreaking music
Hugh Masekela, perhaps South Africa’s greatest living musical ambassador, has been a prolific musician at the forefront of the...
Portrait of a Stray Thread: For Billy Strayhorn’s 100th birthday, East River Jazz throws light on a giant often left in the shadows
As Samora Pinderhuges gazed up from his piano, he let the final cadence of Billy Strayhorn’s signature arrangement of...
At the DC Jazz Loft this Sunday: Free jazz mastery, modern groove and an open jam session!
After a string of exciting Traveling Lofts this summer and fall—August with Marc Cary at Capital Fringe, September with...