Watch Steve Arnold and Sea Change perform ‘Wide Eyed’ at the Spotlight Residency
True to the group’s title, the emotional tone of a Sea Change set moves in tides, or waves —...
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Catharsis and comfort: Watch Abinnet Berhanu & Hebret Musica perform ‘Tizita’ at the Spotlight Residency
Abinnet Berhanu’s compositions and arrangements for his band Hebret Musica (“community music” in Amharic) are tapestries built of bright...
Watch Kris Funn & CornerStore perform ‘Who They Wish I Was’ at the Spotlight Residency
For raw, supercharged jazz fusion in the DMV, Kris Funn’s CornerStore is a one-stop shop. This just-dropped live video...
Our new CB Sessions video features Nicole Saphos’ unreleased song ‘Tryin’ to Be’
Nicole Saphos doesn’t need a stage, lights or amplifiers to deliver a powerful performance. I found that out for...
Kris Funn talks inspiration and connection in our newest ‘CB Sessions’ video
Kris Funn is one of D.C.’s most exciting new bandleaders. The bassist/composer’s 2017 debut, Cornerstore, earned top marks on...
Elijah Easton is unstoppable. Catch him at our next Spotlight Residency.
Virtually every Tuesday night in 2018, a tiny, dimly lit room at the corner of 9th and U Streets...
Sarah Hughes will take the saxophone to new heights at our next Spotlight Residency
It’s said so often these days: “That artist defies categorization.” But eclecticism and openness are easy to come by....
Watch the Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet perform ‘Washington Hospital Center’ at our September Spotlight Residency
Our second-ever Spotlight artist-in-residence was Elijah Jamal Balbed, a prolific young voice on the tenor saxophone in D.C. Balbed...