CB’s guide to the 2024 DC Jazz Festival
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the DC Jazz Festival, and with that comes a lineup worthy of...
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5 D.C. jazz picks for August 2024
Given the dizzying news cycles between this column and the last, I hope all of your heads have stopped...
What to see at this week’s 12th annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival
The Washington Women in Jazz Festival was one of the first major cancellations to hit the D.C. jazz scene...
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...
6 new D.C. jazz recordings
In spite of our strange new gig-less reality, the D.C. jazz scene has had a busy couple of weeks...
On ‘Gunn’s Ablazin’,’ trombonist Shannon Gunn proves to be a deft arranger and emotional communicator
Trombonist Shannon Gunn might be one of the most imaginative arrangers on the D.C. jazz scene. Case in point:...
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...
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...
The Best D.C. Jazz Albums of 2017
Editor’s note: Whoops. There’s no other way to say it: Here at CapitalBop we had a lean year in...
Jazz and Freedom Festival: A musical celebration to benefit the movement, on MLK weekend
Will 2015 be the year when Black Lives Matter became a national conversation you had to address, with voices...