Mark G. Meadows’ ‘To the People’
On the title track of his third album, To the People, the pianist and vocalist Mark G. Meadows sings,...
Category: Album reviews
David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel’s ‘Anhinga’
The role of the violin in contemporary music has always been challenging. Achieving virtuosity on it is one thing,...
Dwayne Adell’s ‘The Periodic Table of Tonal Elements’
Simply put, Dwayne Adell is genius. A true and singular genius, unlike any other person alive. He is a...
Tarus Mateen’s ‘Arising Saints’
Tarus Mateen is best known as a member of Jason Moran’s famous Bandwagon trio, but his bass playing has...
CapitalBop’s best D.C. jazz albums of 2016
D.C.’s jazz scene has long been a bastion of straight-ahead tradition, but these days it’s quickly expanding its definitions...
CapitalBop’s 5 best D.C. jazz albums of 2015
Two thousand and fifteen was a year when new jazz found its way into a lot of people’s lives,...
Akua Allrich’s ‘Soul Singer:’ Spirits rising
Perhaps one of the most anticipated releases to hit the jazz scene recently, Akua Allrich’s Soul Singer is simply...
Elijah Jamal Balbed’s ‘Lessons from the Streets:’ hard-swinging new sounds from a leading young lion
At this point, Elijah Jamal Balbed is undoubtedly the ubiquitous, shining young lion of the tenor saxophone in D.C....
Reginald Cyntje’s ‘Spiritual Awakening:’ uncanny band chemistry and brilliant compositions
In February, trombonist Reginald Cyntje was featured on NPR Music’s Jazz Night in America, where his band debuted the...
Trio OOO’s ‘Days to Be Told:’ The long-awaited debut of a powerhouse avant-garde trio
Aaron Martin’s alto saxophone may register in your brain as an eruption, but it hits your ear with a...