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....
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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...
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...
John McLaughlin, a fusion guitar legend, is on his final tour
Some musicians hang on a bit too long, ending their careers with a slow fade. It can be painful...
Mary Halvorson Octet, Brandee Younger Trio and Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir: the 7th annual DC Jazz Loft Series at the DC JazzFest
And … we’re back. CapitalBop is thrilled to be presenting three of the most exciting artists in jazz today...
Newly released ‘Live at the 4 Queens’ presents Shirley Horn, D.C. jazz royalty, at the peak of her powers
Of all the most storied musicians with an association to D.C. – Duke Ellington, Marvin Gaye, Mike Stern, Jelly Roll...
Spirits and soliloquies: Caroline Davis gives a sound tour of Chicago
Caroline Davis Twins Jazz Friday, Aug. 19 There’s something about Chicago that makes it an ideal breeding ground for...
Cristian Perez’s Musica Mundi: Guitarist With a Global Appetite Shares His Vision
D.C. embodies the spirit of musical fusion. For decades, artists in the nation’s capital have stretched the boundaries of...
Funk Parade this Saturday: Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra, Nag Champa and more!
Funk Parade is back this Saturday, May 7, for its third annual celebration. U Street is going to become...