Album reviews 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... December 22, 2020 0
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... October 30, 2020 0
Album reviews 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... September 7, 2019 0
Album reviews 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:... August 30, 2019 0
Album reviews 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... July 17, 2019 0
Album reviews 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... March 14, 2019 0
Album reviews 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... February 21, 2019 0
Album reviews 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... January 28, 2019 0
2018 Albums: Honorable Mentions Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, Bohemiana: The Compositions and Arrangements of Dan Roberts, Vol. 1 Bohemiana: The compositions and... December 22, 2018 0
Album reviews 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,... December 22, 2018 0