The all-virtual 2021 Jazz and Freedom Festival honors the legacy of venues lost during the pandemic
Almost one year into the coronavirus shutdown, we’re starting to hear people reminisce on last March, asking themselves: What...
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Introducing: Freedom Summer Sessions, a series of digital concerts and conversations with D.C. artists
We find ourselves at a crossroads in the centuries-long struggle against racism and the state-sanctioned brutalizing of Black lives....
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...
This Sunday at the DC Jazz Loft: Experimental guitarist Sandy Ewen and swinging sax stalwart Gabe Wallace
The DC Jazz Loft is a home for all forms of creative improvised music, and there’s no better example...
Our special Valentine’s Day presentation of Marquis Hill’s ‘Love Tape’
Musicians like to talk about love, and in jazz it’s no exception. Whether your favorite artists play music with...
Announcing the 5th Jazz and Freedom Festival, an all-day musical celebration benefiting ICE OUT OF DC
The 5th Jazz and Freedom Festival An MLK weekend celebration of live music, learning and activism, presented by CapitalBop,...
Join us in celebrating a year of music at our DC Jazz Loft holiday party
It’s been an incredible year for CapitalBop. In 2019, we’ve produced almost 40 shows and over 70 articles, featuring...
Announcing CapitalBop’s FALL 19 season, featuring Fred Frith, Noah Haidu, and many more
UPDATE 10/3/2019: Since the publication of this announcement, the lineup of the Noah Haidu Quartet has shifted. The lineup...
Aaron Martin and Lionel Lyles, saxophonists from different sonic worlds, play at Sunday’s DC Jazz Loft
This month’s DC Jazz Loft features two veteran saxophonists with cutting-edge ideas, each leading his own band. Come to...
Preview a track from Abinnet Berhanu’s breakout album. Then come hear him at the Spotlight Residency.
If you’re new to the D.C. jazz scene, the name Abinnet Berhanu might ring a bell, but it probably...