5 live jazz picks for February in D.C.
Welcome to April, and Happy Black History Month! With it arrive some time-honored DMV traditions, like the Mid-Atlantic Jazz...
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Remembering Carl Grubbs, who passed Coltrane’s torch to future generations
Saxophonist Carl Grubbs was just 13 when he met the musician who would become a guiding light, not only...
5 live jazz picks for January in D.C.
As the calendar turns, I want to wish all the readers of this column continued health in the coming...
CapitalBop’s best D.C. jazz albums of 2023
For the past few years, our introduction to this annual tradition has followed a familiar theme: It’s been a...
5 live jazz picks for December in D.C.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and by that, I mean that we in the D.C....
Twenty years in, JoJo is the last classic jazz spot standing on U Street — and it’s thriving
On an early Wednesday evening this summer, drummer Lenny Robinson was deftly steering a remarkable trio, consisting of vibraphonist...
5 live jazz picks for November in D.C.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 7 for Virginia residents (ballot information here). If you’re in Virginia, the CB team...
Charles Tolliver talks Strata-East, 1960s D.C., and why he keeps coming back to Trane
Trumpeter Charles Tolliver is known for many things: co-founding the highly influential Strata-East label with his collaborator, the pianist...
‘Change is the most constant thing we got’: D.C. artists reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they’ve recovered
In early 2020, the COVID-19 virus began to spread worldwide, quickly transforming the lives of billions across the globe....
5 live jazz picks for October in D.C.
Festival season has passed, though the city’s jazz scene will stay hot even as autumn rolls in. And by...