5 live jazz picks for August in D.C.
After the sweltering heat of July ended this past weekend with an almighty storm that rained out gigs, knocked...
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This weekend, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Fest celebrates ‘all hues’ of jazz in D.C. and beyond
When you think of the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 14th edition this weekend at the Rockville Hilton,...
Live jazz, socially distanced? Ghostline DC, a new ‘restaurant collective,’ thinks it can be done
A newly opened space in Glover Park is trying out an innovative model for restaurants operating amid the coronavirus...
Where to celebrate John Coltrane’s 90th birthday this Friday
This Friday, Sep. 23, marks the 90th anniversary of the day John William Coltrane entered our plane of existence....
4.18-4.20: Jazz’s top brass at Blues Alley, plus young D.C. sax star Braxton Cook
by Giovanni Russonello & Allen Jones Editorial board D.C.’s own Braxton Cook has been on tour recently with the...
Interview | Terence Blanchard: An omnivorous innovator brings young band to Blues Alley
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Win free tickets to Terence Blanchard’s shows at Blues Alley this weekend by sharing...
Weekend in Jazz | 6.15-6.17: HR-57 gets back into the swing of things on H Street
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The DC Jazz Festival is over, but in this music called jazz, there’s always...
Weekend in Jazz | 5.18-5.20: Jazz Samba 50 years later, Kris Funn’s beat-breakin’ band, and more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board From funk-driven contemporary jazz (Kris Funn and Donvonte McCoy) to West African rhythms (Eme...
Weekend in Jazz | 12.16-12.18: Benny Golson swings, and Sunday is stuffed with local talent
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Hard-bop legend Benny Golson visits D.C. this weekend, as does the talented vocalist and...
Weekend in Jazz | 11.4-11.6: Underground sounds
by Giovanni Russonello Editor-in-chief Soulful saxophone acrobat Tia Fuller brings her quartet to Bohemian Caverns this Friday and Saturday....