5.16-5.18: Kris Bowers eyes the throne, Roy Ayers at the Howard & more
Kris Bowers, winner of the 2012 Thelonious International Jazz Piano Competition, brings his shimmering, electric-ephemera sound to Bohemian Caverns...
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5.9-5.11: Blue Note’s diamond anniversary, D.C. Jazz Loft, Azar Lawrence & more
The Kennedy Center has pulled out just about every stop imaginable for its “Blue Note at 75” festival, which...
5.2-5.4: Funk Parade, avant-garde sounds in high and low places, and more
Saturday’s all-day, all-night Funk Parade is a highlight this weekend. CapitalBop’s responsible for booking the jazz stage at this...
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...
4.11-4.13: Blues Alley’s piano week brings Cyrus; guitar focus at Levine Music
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The D.C. Jazz Loft isn’t the only exciting show this weekend (though with the...
4.4-4.6: Mining the divide between art forms, plus two great jazz vocalists
Two bands arrive this weekend hawking their own ideas about the close relationship between jazz and hip-hop. On Friday...
Russell Gunn on blasting across boundaries & his new project with Dionne Farris
More than just a jazz trumpeter, Russell Gunn uses sounds to expound on a life in the musical trenches....
3.28-3.30: Jon Batiste, Sunny Jain, Kris Funn, Mickey Bass and much more
This Friday night, D.C. bass powerhouse Kris Funn brings his funky quartet, Corner Store, to the Hill Center. Before...
3.21-3.23: Washington Women in Jazz Fest finale, Amiri Baraka tribute & more
This weekend marks the end of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival. The best way to celebrate is on...
3.14-3.16: Miles Davis tribute, young gun Kush Abadey & Wash. Women in Jazz
All this weekend Blues Alley features a cross-generational tribute band to Miles Davis, offering the rare opportunity to see...