Save D.C. Venues: The Music Venue Relief Act Join our coalition of musicians, organizers and advocates calling on the city to step in before we lose more... September 4, 2020 0
Videos Watch Steve Arnold and Sea Change perform ‘Wide Eyed’ at the Spotlight Residency True to the group’s title, the emotional tone of a Sea Change set moves in tides, or waves —... August 6, 2020 0
News D.C. jazz musicians march against homophobia in the community Saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed convened a demonstration earlier this month in support of D.C.’s LGBTQ+ musicians, responding to the... July 20, 2020 0
News 6 new D.C. jazz recordings In spite of our strange new gig-less reality, the D.C. jazz scene has had a busy couple of weeks... June 15, 2020 0
Interviews ‘This is Black America standing up:’ a conversation with Katea Stitt about jazz and justice in D.C. The murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of law enforcement have prompted a watershed moment... June 5, 2020 0
Videos Catharsis and comfort: Watch Abinnet Berhanu & Hebret Musica perform ‘Tizita’ at the Spotlight Residency Abinnet Berhanu’s compositions and arrangements for his band Hebret Musica (“community music” in Amharic) are tapestries built of bright... May 7, 2020 0
Videos Watch Akua Allrich perform her original song ‘Shot of Sugar’ at our Spotlight Residency CapitalBop is using the COVID-19 shutdown as an opportunity to catch up on our backlog of Spotlight Residency live... April 9, 2020 0
Announcing... Introducing the CB Sidewalk Sessions: Distancing-appropriate live concerts in the age of COVID-19 UPDATE 3/31/2020: In light of stay-at-home orders from D.C., Md. and Va., the Sidewalk Sessions are now on indefinite... March 25, 2020 0
Best Practices for Livestream Concerts During the COVID-19 Shutdown As D.C. shelters in place, many artists are beginning to livestream concerts. Here’s a quick list of our suggestions... March 24, 2020 0