CapitalBop’s guide to the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival
For the last decade, the D.C. jazz educator and saxophonist Paul Carr has run the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, a...
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Westminster Presbyterian, D.C.’s jazz church, celebrates 20 years of connecting music, body and spirit
In Hebrews 10:24-25, Saint Paul the Apostle writes, “And let us consider how we may spur one another on...
It turns out saxophonist Herb Scott is also a talented rapper — hear his new hip-hop single, ‘The Jazz Show’
“I ain’t making no bread at these jazz shows / So I started rapping with my saxophone / Just...
2018 Albums: Honorable Mentions
Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, Bohemiana: The Compositions and Arrangements of Dan Roberts, Vol. 1 Bohemiana: The compositions and...
CapitalBop’s #1 Album of 2018: Todd Marcus, ‘On These Streets’
On his last album, 2015’s Blues for Tahrir, bass clarinetist Todd Marcus sought to directly address his Egyptian heritage,...
Strathmore’s 2019 artists in residence include Dante’ Pope, Trey Sorrells and Eliot Seppa
Strathmore last week announced selections for its coveted artist residency program. A full half of the musicians in its...
Hear one of Geri Allen’s earliest recordings, featured on a new album by the Howard University Jazz Ensemble
When the pianist Geri Allen, one of the most gifted musical pathfinders of her generation, died last year at...
When Has Something Ever Ended? Gabriel Zucker Writes Music Against Resolution
Gabriel Zucker does not like resolution. One of his big aims as a composer is to subvert the tidily...
Hear the debut single from Akua Allrich and Kris Funn’s Idol Beings
Vocalist Akua Allrich and bassist Kris Funn have performed together for years around the D.C. jazz scene. Funn is...
Alison Crockett celebrates the release of ‘Obrigada,’ an EP exploring Brazilian influences
The vocalist Alison Crockett is a one-woman powerhouse. You can hear the force of her entire body in the...