‘D.C. is where it all started for me’: Brent Birckhead on his debut album
Brent Birckhead is an archetypal product of the D.C. jazz scene. He’s a strong straight-ahead player, but also well-versed...
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With his new work, ‘One Giant Leap,’ Allyn Johnson salutes the women and men behind the Apollo 11 mission
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first occasion a human being set foot...
5 April D.C. Jazz Picks
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, which means a flood of special programming at jazz institutions across the District and...
‘Pure fire improv:’ Roscoe Mitchell and Moor Mother in conversation
Roscoe Mitchell and Camae Ayewa, who performs as Moor Mother, are among the most fearless improvising performers of their...
The Comet Is Coming is coming — to D.C. Here’s our in-depth interview.
Much of The Comet Is Coming’s music sounds like it belongs in a science-fiction movie. The London-based trio of...
Samuel Prather and his Groove Orchestra pass ‘G.O!’, collect 200 rhythms
Samuel Prather is a human jukebox — a man of 1,000 riffs, grooves and tunes. Put in a request...
5 March D.C. jazz picks
Editor’s note: Today we’re introducing a new monthly feature, which we hope will help readers find ear-opening live music....
Dante’ Pope sings soul for after sunset on ‘After 5 Music’ EP
The percussionist and singer-songwriter Dante’ Pope has a new five-song EP out called After 5 Music. Its name is...
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...
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...