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The Month in Shows

5 D.C. jazz picks for September 2024

Happy Labor Day to everyone reading, and to the many hustlers, movers and shakers that keep all the plates...

September 2, 2024 0

The Month in Shows

5 live jazz picks for May in D.C.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, it was pretty easy to predict what venue a band might be playing at, and...

April 29, 2022 0

Interviews

Melissa Aldana has burgeoning ‘Visions’ for her quartet

Melissa Aldana’s 2019 album Visions represents a new horizon for the tenor saxophonist. The 31-year-old, winner of the 2013...

February 13, 2020 0

CapitalBop,Inc, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting, presenting and preserving jazz in Washington, D.C. Founded in 2010 and run by young cultural organizers and musicians, CapitalBop grows audiences and builds community around jazz because we believe it is important to the city’s historic identity as well as its contemporary culture. CapitalBop.com is an online magazine and resource designed to help everyone from newcomers to diehards connect with the city’s thriving live jazz scene and musicians. We present grassroots shows that unite diverse audiences while showcasing jazz in nontraditional, outside-the-box scenarios. Our emerging education program seeks to connect D.C.’s great teaching artists with children across the city, helping them access their own creativity by tapping them into the rich cultural legacy of their hometown.