Jon Batiste on NOLA, modern music and Stay(ing) Human: ‘There’s room for everybody’
At age 17, Jon Batiste moved from the hospitable musical community of New Orleans, where he was part of...
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This Sunday: One Mic festival’s panel on jazz and hip-hop, featuring Derrick Hodge
You knew it was only a matter of time before the Kennedy Center undertook an earnest, deep-in-the-stacks celebration of...
3.21-3.23: Washington Women in Jazz Fest finale, Amiri Baraka tribute & more
This weekend marks the end of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival. The best way to celebrate is on...
Craig Handy on Mingus, major labels and that irresistible New Orleans second line groove
Craig Handy, a bright and tuneful post-bop saxophonist, is among the assortment of artists recently signed to OKeh Records,...
Presenting Mary Halvorson and Allison Miller at the Wash. Women in Jazz Fest
The Washington Women in Jazz Festival is in its fourth year, and it’s bigger and badder than ever. At...
3.14-3.16: Miles Davis tribute, young gun Kush Abadey & Wash. Women in Jazz
All this weekend Blues Alley features a cross-generational tribute band to Miles Davis, offering the rare opportunity to see...
Myra Melford on solo piano explorations, ignoring boundaries and finding ‘what’s next’
The pianist Myra Melford has an ear for a wide range of influences, and a deliberate touch developed through...
At the KC Jazz Club, young drummer Jamison Ross takes his audience on a Joy Ride
Jamison Ross and Joy Ride The KC Jazz Club Saturday, March 1 There are moments when you enter a...
In newly announced jazz season, Kennedy Center reaches for breadth, and new ideas
The Kennedy Center’s newly announced 2014-15 jazz season offers a broad but digestible lineup that mixes performers young and...
3.7-3.9: Make some noise for Women’s History Month: Bullettes, Bormet & more
You can hardly go wrong this weekend on the D.C. jazz scene. Two exciting jazz projects with consciously African...