Matthew Shipp, an icon of creative music, says improvisation is everything
The avant-garde piano luminary Matthew Shipp is always fearless, often ambiguous and unendingly ambivalent about how his music is...
‘About the music, about the people:’ Clarence Ward III Talks Roy Hargrove, the sounds of Baltimore City and his new EP
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Clarence Ward III has recently established himself as a staple of Baltimore jazz. His weekly jam...
Welcoming Jeanette Berry, CapitalBop’s new executive director
These days, more often than not, if you want good news you’ve got to make it yourself. And that’s...