News | Dukem Jazz launches this Thursday; weekly, no-cover series is latest addition to U St. scene
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board It’s commonly known that U Street’s jazz past shines a little more brightly than...
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Interview | Brandee Younger: From Handel to R Kelly to Alice Coltrane – and now, something totally new
The jazz harpist Brandee Younger knows the strengths of her instrument: its trembling, watery consistency, the way it easily...
Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra celebrates three years of swing, and looks to the future
Sriram Gopal Swing District Three years ago this month, the District’s jazz scene received a true gift....
News | CapitalBop will host free NEA Jazz Masters awards concert viewing party Monday at Twins Jazz
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Every year, the National Endowment for the Arts inducts a new crop of NEA...
Interview | Todd Marcus on his many inheritances, from Egyptian music to Eric Dolphy
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The Baltimorean bass clarinetist Todd Marcus, who will perform this Friday and Saturday at...
Don Byron on taking jazz to church, and this Sunday’s show at Bohemian Caverns
The clarinetist and saxophonist Don Byron is a leading member of a generation of jazz musicians who began living...
Just try it, you might like it
Sriram Gopal Swing District Editor’s note: Today we’re thrilled to introduce Sriram Gopal as CapitalBop’s first columnist....
News | CapitalBop’s debut at Montserrat House features Michael Bowie’s Siné Qua Non
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board CapitalBop is coming to the U Street Corridor. Starting on Sep. 9, our monthly...
Interview | Christian aTunde Adjuah, a.k.a. Christian Scott: “It has to sound like struggle”
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend, Bohemian Caverns hosts its first four-night run by a single artist in...
Tarus Mateen’s never-ending journey
Editor’s note (Jan. 27, 2015): Tarus Mateen performs this Wednesday at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Info is available...