The top 5 D.C. jazz albums of 2024
This year, the DC Jazz Festival marked 20 years of service and the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival hit 15 —...
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How Cuneiform Records has remained a label ‘in opposition’ for the past 40 years
When Steve Feigenbaum started Cuneiform Records in 1984, he had no expectation that it would become his life’s work...
5 D.C. jazz picks for December 2024
As I write this column on Thanksgiving Day, I just want to say: I am thankful. For all of...
‘Can I make this register in your body?’ Samora Pinderhughes on how music can reflect an ethic of care
Samora Pinderhughes has always been tuned in. In 2016 the vocalist and composer released The Transformations Suite, which housed...
Charlie Fishman: An appreciation
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Charles Fishman – known far and wide by friends and intimates alike simply as “Charlie”...
‘He’s still here among us:’ Tyshawn Sorey celebrates Max Roach at the Library of Congress
Tyshawn Sorey Trio with Sandbox PercussionCoolidge Auditorium at the Library of CongressFriday, Nov. 22, 2024 There are many ways...
Simple, honest, beautiful: On Brandon Woody’s sonic journey
To feel love is to be vulnerable and not have it held against you. This is one way that...
Christie Dashiell reacts to her first Grammy nomination: ‘This is for all of us’
After receiving her first-ever Grammy nomination last week, for her sophomore album Journey in Black (2023), beloved D.C.-based vocalist...
André 3000 opens up about his flute experiments: ‘What you’re hearing is me discovering a thing’
We all know the story by now, but here’s a synopsis: In the early ’90s, two young Atlanta rappers...
Clarinet conclave: Don Byron dishes to Todd Marcus about the ‘white-centric’ history of their instrument, the genius of Joe Henderson and touring post-pandemic
Clarinetist, saxophonist and composer Don Byron has been a trailblazer in music since his first albums came out in...