5 live jazz picks for April in D.C.
Happy Jazz Appreciation Month! The annual 30-day celebration of jazz and creative music kicked off strongly on April 1,...
Tag: Vijay Iyer
‘Cherishing this shared legacy:’ Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn on being back together for the first time in years
The last time Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn played together was at the Wigmore Hall in London, in September...
5 April D.C. Jazz Picks
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, which means a flood of special programming at jazz institutions across the District and...
Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith to finish their national tour at CapitalBop’s Traveling Loft
There’s no more exciting act in jazz right now than the duo of pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada...
Jazz and its many intersections
This weekend marks the close of INTERSECTIONS, an annual festival held at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Now in...
Blues people in a so-called ‘post-racial’ America
Sriram Gopal Swing District Last Thursday marked the 237th anniversary of this nation’s founding, when a group...
Live review | Reflections on a dream: ‘Holding It Down’ offers a portrait of war’s ravages
by Luke Stewart Editorial board Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd’s “Holding It Down” Atlas Performing Arts Center Friday, March...
Weekend in Jazz | 3.8-3.10: Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd’s ‘Holding It Down’ makes non-NYC debut, & more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board On Friday evening, the great jazz piano conceptualist Vijay Iyer and the poet Mike...
Interview | Vijay Iyer, jazz’s Dr. Feelgood, wants you to be moved
by Giovanni Russonello When you think about interviewing one of the top jazz pianists of a generation – someone...
Live review | Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith’s freedom ride
by Luke Stewart Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith Library of Congress Sat., Nov. 20, 2010 Iconic trumpeter Ishmael Wadada Leo...