News D.C. pianist James Fernando is a semi-finalist in a worldwide jazz competition James Fernando, a rising jazz pianist and composer, is representing the District as one of 50 semi-finalists in the... January 5, 2021 0
News Live jazz, socially distanced? Ghostline DC, a new ‘restaurant collective,’ thinks it can be done A newly opened space in Glover Park is trying out an innovative model for restaurants operating amid the coronavirus... September 16, 2020 0
Features With government aid tied up, struggling jazz venue owners ponder their options In early spring, when the coronavirus pandemic’s drastic impacts were still sinking in, many on the D.C. jazz scene... September 11, 2020 0
News DC Jazz Festival hosts a week of live webcasts to benefit local musicians The DC Jazz Festival, held annually in June, is postponed this year until at least the fall due to... June 19, 2020 0
News Samuel Prather has a message for right now: ‘Love Always Wins in the End’ Samuel Prather admits that he cannot remember which unarmed Black person’s murder it was that first inspired him to... June 3, 2020 0
Interviews Ben Williams speaks up, and sings out, on ‘I Am a Man’ After the 2016 presidential election, bassist Ben Williams began a new project to address the changing social climate in... May 7, 2020 0
News Here are 25 D.C. jazz musicians you can support during Bandcamp’s online fundraiser on Friday As artists in the DMV deal with concert cancellations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, fans are looking for... March 19, 2020 0
News Nightclubs go dark as D.C. announces new coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and bars The District of Columbia is closing all nightclubs and establishing new social-distancing rules for restaurants and bars in order... March 16, 2020 0
The Month in Shows 5 jazz picks for March in D.C. As spring emerges throughout the month of March, festival season kicks into gear in D.C. It’s a major milestone... March 2, 2020 0
Interviews Melissa Aldana has burgeoning ‘Visions’ for her quartet Melissa Aldana’s 2019 album Visions represents a new horizon for the tenor saxophonist. The 31-year-old, winner of the 2013... February 13, 2020 0