The Messthetics’ Brendan Canty is punk royalty, but jazz runs through his bloodstream
If you ask legendary D.C. post-punk drummer Brendan Canty to name the greatest band of all time, the answer...
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5 live jazz picks for May in D.C.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, it was pretty easy to predict what venue a band might be playing at, and...
‘Just sound:’ Guitarist John Lee on prog-rock, world tours and making his Blues Alley debut
Guitarist John Lee is everywhere on the D.C. jazz scene. Well, really anywhere there’s a gig up and down...
‘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 live jazz picks for April (a.k.a. Jazz Appreciation Month) in D.C.
Happy Jazz Appreciation Month, DMV! The Cherry Blossoms are in bloom and so is the D.C. jazz scene. Things...
5 live jazz picks for (the rest of) March in D.C.
This month marks two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit full-bore in the District. But looking at the amount...
Wayne Shorter on what inspired ‘Iphigenia,’ his landmark opera with Esperanza Spalding
There’s a story Wayne Shorter often tells that encapsulates a lot of his artistic vision these days. “We played...
5 live jazz picks for December in D.C.
It’s a complicated time: Mayor Muriel Bowser has lifted the city’s mask mandate; Virginia re-instated one; the Omicron variant...
Where Eighteenth Street Lounge used to be, Sam Prather and his G.O! 4tet bring the music back
It’s midnight on a weekend in D.C. Just south of Dupont Circle, off a stretch of Connecticut Avenue where...
Hillfest returns this week, with a focus on preparing musicians for a post-Covid economy
Hillfest, the annual outdoor festival and conference organized by the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, will return this Wednesday and...