Fight in Hell: How Jason Moran uplifts the legacy of James Reese Europe — and inspires action today
In May 1919, W.E.B. Du Bois penned one of his most famous editorials, “Returning Soldiers.” Having fought in the...
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The all-virtual 2021 Jazz and Freedom Festival honors the legacy of venues lost during the pandemic
Almost one year into the coronavirus shutdown, we’re starting to hear people reminisce on last March, asking themselves: What...
Hear these four just-released D.C. jazz albums
Fall 2020: We’re rounding the seventh month of a generation-defining pandemic; U.S. social and political tensions are coming to...
Reginald Cyntje takes over as jazz director at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Trombonist, composer and bandleader Reginald Cyntje will become the next director of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts’...
5 August D.C. jazz picks
The outdoor concert season has now hit its peak and is beginning to wind down, but places like the...
5 June D.C. jazz picks
June is the biggest month of the year for jazz in D.C.: The annual DC Jazz Festival brings artists...
Stories of love and resistance fuel Reginald Cyntje’s latest release, ‘Rise of the Protester’
Reginald Cyntje, it seems, was meant to play the trombone. When he raises the horn to his lips, he...
Join us at the 2019 Jazz and Freedom Festival for a full day of music and movement-building
The 4th Jazz and Freedom Festival Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 Doors 4 p.m. — Panel Discussion 4:30 — Music...
Watch Reginald Cyntje’s all-star quartet play ‘Araminta’ at our Spotlight Residency
We were thrilled and honored to present Reginald Cyntje, the great trombonist and composer, as our first Spotlight artist-in-residence...
Our new Spotlight Residency kicks off with Reginald Cyntje and his band
Jazz is going through exciting, radical reinventions these days, but some core truths remain. First among them: This will...