Tom Oren wins the 2018 Thelonious Monk competition
Tom Oren, a 24-year-old pianist from Tel Aviv, Israel, was named the winner on Monday of the 2018 Thelonious...
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CapitalBop Relaunches the DC Jazz Loft! Join us Dec. 16 at Rhizome
Jazz flourishes in the most unlikely spaces, and it’s always been a huge part of our mission at CapitalBop...
Watch Sarah Marie Hughes perform at our Spotlight Residency
Our Spotlight artist-in-residence in October was Sarah Marie Hughes, a daring alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist who is emerging as...
Michael Bowie brings two kinds of groove to our Spotlight Residency
In a city often known as a “bass town” for the huge amount of talented bassists that have lived...
Students and CapitalBop
Ever since CapitalBop was founded almost a decade ago, we have been fighting to make sure that everyone in...
Sarah Hughes will take the saxophone to new heights at our next Spotlight Residency
It’s said so often these days: “That artist defies categorization.” But eclecticism and openness are easy to come by....
Watch the Elijah Jamal Balbed Quartet perform ‘Washington Hospital Center’ at our September Spotlight Residency
Our second-ever Spotlight artist-in-residence was Elijah Jamal Balbed, a prolific young voice on the tenor saxophone in D.C. Balbed...
Ron Sutton, beloved D.C. saxophonist and ‘unsung hero,’ dies at 55
Ron Sutton, a beloved alto saxophonist and D.C. native, died at Washington Hospital Center on Sunday. He was 55....
Elijah Jamal Balbed is our next Spotlight artist-in-residence!
It’s been said by more than a few people that Elijah Jamal Balbed is the hardest-working young saxophonist in...
Announcing two Traveling Loft shows in two months: Tiger Trio, Lafayette Gilchrist and more!
UPDATE: Our September Traveling Loft has come and gone. But our next big show is right around the corner....