DC Jazz Loft Series photo recap: When old meets new, fresh sounds emerge
CapitalBop’s DC Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Festival was the old meeting the new—and on each of...
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The Hamilton kicks out the jams to open the DC Jazz Fest, with back-to-back shows from Brass-A-Holics and Snarky Puppy
The DC Jazz Festival spans many venues, but the Hamilton is the closest thing it has to a home...
6.27-6.29: Festival weekend brings vast variety of talent to D.C.
This is the one and only weekend to catch the 2014 DC Jazz Festival: Where it once lasted three...
CapitalBop’s picks for DC Jazz Fest 2014: Brass bands, global fusions and oh so many options
Today marks the beginning of the D.C. Jazz Festival. It’s the city’s moment to celebrate the music—and because it...
Washington Renaissance Orchestra plays the historic Lincoln Theatre and Roy Hargrove launches the DC Jazz Festival
This Friday (tonight), a monumental assembly of D.C.’s finest musicians will perform at the Lincoln Theatre in the Washington...
With intrepid new one-woman show, Alison Crockett works to ‘start the conversation’ about our divided America
Alison Crockett performs this Sunday at Blues Alley. In Is This It? My American Dream, the one-woman show that...
6.13-6.15: #BAM at Blues Alley, on Black Broadway and beyond
A few years ago, Nicholas Payton ginned up controversy in the easiest way possible: By speaking the straight and...
James Brandon Lewis on finding the road least traveled
Can a focused mind wander? Can a peaceful person do battle? Contrasts and unlikely associations seem to guide the...
Akua Allrich & Kris Funn light a fire at the launch party for CapitalBop 2.0 and our DC Jazz Fest series
Akua Allrich and Kris Funn know the limits and advantages of making a musical partnership work. Each fills different...
Visions of unity and change: Meditating on the AACM with Steve and Iqua Colson
Steve and Iqua Colson perform this Sunday at Bohemian Caverns, as part of Transparent Productions’ Sundays at 7 at...