What do Duke and Dilla have in common? The Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop & … Festival offers its own answers
The Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop & … Festival arrives this week with a series of remarkable sessions and concerts...
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5 D.C. jazz picks for September 2023
The 19th annual DC Jazz Festival is now in full swing; if you’re planning to attend, hop over to...
5 live jazz picks for April (a.k.a. Jazz Appreciation Month) in D.C.
Happy Jazz Appreciation Month, DMV! The Cherry Blossoms are in bloom and so is the D.C. jazz scene. Things...
Robert Glasper previews his two-week residency at the Kennedy Center
For the last 15 years, Robert Glasper has been on a singular mission to reconnect jazz to the world...
The REACH Opening Festival at the Kennedy Center places jazz in the spotlight
The REACH — the Kennedy Center’s new expansion, which opens to the public this Saturday — was specifically designed...
5 September D.C. jazz picks
As we head into September, with the onset of autumn’s cooler days and performing arts centers’ 2019-20 seasons, D.C.’s...
R+R=NOW, featuring Robert Glasper and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, tests a supergroup’s potential at the DC JazzFest
R+R=NOW The Anthem Saturday, June 16, 2018 Those expecting some grand political statement about resistance or revolution from R+R=NOW...
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...
Interview | José James: Jazz and ‘microscope music’
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board In every song of seduction, vulnerability’s the crucial counterpart. It’s the sound of pride...