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...
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With intrepid new one-woman show, Alison Crockett works to ‘start the conversation’ about our divided America
Alison Crockett performs this Sunday at Blues Alley. In Is This It? My American Dream, the one-woman show that...
Musician profile | Akua Allrich: Uniquely Akua
The vocalist Akua Allrich has been attracting attention over the past few years for her emotionally and spiritually charged...
Photos | From Oz to D.C., with love: The District’s jazz scene, through the lens of an outsider
During his visit from Australia this summer, the award-winning, Canberra-based photographer Ray Strange hung out around the jazz bars...
Keiko Matsui brings global grooves to D.C.
International jazz piano sensation Keiko Matsui’s previous visit to D.C., in 2011, comprised four sold-out nights at Blues Alley....