Best D.C. Jazz Albums of 2020
Over the past 10 years on the D.C. jazz scene, we’ve seen venues come and go. We’ve seen elders...
Category: Album reviews
Hear these four just-released D.C. jazz albums
Fall 2020: We’re rounding the seventh month of a generation-defining pandemic; U.S. social and political tensions are coming to...
On new album, the Joshua Espinoza Trio ‘Journeys’ from nostalgia to discovery
From the very first track, it’s clear that the Baltimorean pianist Joshua Espinoza’s recent release is titled appropriately. Journey...
On ‘Gunn’s Ablazin’,’ trombonist Shannon Gunn proves to be a deft arranger and emotional communicator
Trombonist Shannon Gunn might be one of the most imaginative arrangers on the D.C. jazz scene. Case in point:...
Mark G. Meadows, ‘Be The Change’ EP: anthems for introspection
Mark G. Meadows is no stranger to empowerment anthems; they were the cornerstone of his last album To The...
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...
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...
Stories of love and resistance fuel Reginald Cyntje’s latest release, ‘Rise of the Protester’
Reginald Cyntje, it seems, was meant to play the trombone. When he raises the horn to his lips, he...
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,...