The Messthetics’ Brendan Canty is punk royalty, but jazz runs through his bloodstream
If you ask legendary D.C. post-punk drummer Brendan Canty to name the greatest band of all time, the answer...
Category: Interviews
‘Just sound:’ Guitarist John Lee on prog-rock, world tours and making his Blues Alley debut
Guitarist John Lee is everywhere on the D.C. jazz scene. Well, really anywhere there’s a gig up and down...
‘Cherishing this shared legacy:’ Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn on being back together for the first time in years
The last time Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn played together was at the Wigmore Hall in London, in September...
Wayne Shorter on what inspired ‘Iphigenia,’ his landmark opera with Esperanza Spalding
There’s a story Wayne Shorter often tells that encapsulates a lot of his artistic vision these days. “We played...
‘New Sounds, New Energies’: Transparent Productions kicks off its 25th season
“Sundays at Seven at the Caverns.” In recent years, that phrase had been a rallying cry and a sound...
With her new book, millennial D.C. historian Briana Thomas aims to tell the ‘full story’ of U Street
For much of the 20th century, U Street was known as “Black Broadway,” a mecca of Black cultural life...
‘ESL: The Photo Book’ captures a unique place and time in D.C. nightlife
Editor’s note: In recognition of Jazz Appreciation Month, CapitalBop is publishing a series of articles throughout April on books that...
Photo collection aims to make a century of D.C. jazz history ‘personal’
Editor’s note: In recognition of Jazz Appreciation Month, CapitalBop is publishing a series of articles throughout April on books...
A chat with Sunny Sumter, DC Jazz Festival executive director and ‘Jazz Hero’
As the longtime executive director of the DC Jazz Festival, Sunny Sumter has guided the festival through over a...
Nicole Saphos brings in new voices — and refines her own — on ‘Takoma Sessions’
On her third album, the bassist and singer-songwriter Nicole Saphos introduces a slightly more intimate voice. She also introduces...