CapitalBop’s artist residency returns with Amy Bormet’s AMYANA
Before the pandemic, CapitalBop’s Spotlight Residency was a monthly showcase of D.C.’s most innovative bandleaders, presenting two nights of...
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Announcing the 7th Annual Jazz & Freedom Festival, a day of live music & activism benefiting Harriet’s Wildest Dreams
Even before the #DontMuteDC movement sprang up in 2019, music and activism had long gone hand-in-hand in Washington, D.C....
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...
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...