Lafayette Gilchrist couldn’t figure out how to sound like other pianists. So he embraced his own style.
Lafayette Gilchrist was 17 years old when he touched a piano for the first time. He now realizes that...
Category: Interviews
Empirical, a cutting-edge U.K. jazz quartet, plays D.C. on Sunday
The British jazz quartet Empirical began an odyssey of unconventional public performances in early 2015 with a six-day residency...
Rising star Joel Ross brings his ‘Good Vibes’ to D.C.
The 23-year-old vibraphonist Joel Ross, who has been hailed as the most exciting player on his instrument since Stefon...
The Spellcasters update the guitar sound of the ‘Anacostia Delta’ with tribute to Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan
Guitarists Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton were both known for stupefying feats of technical prowess on the Fender Telecaster;...
Wendy Eisenberg on growing up in Gaithersburg, and making ‘multilingual’ guitar music
Wendy Eisenberg is a guitarist — and a vocalist, banjo player, writer and poet — who recently released a...
‘D.C. is where it all started for me’: Brent Birckhead on his debut album
Brent Birckhead is an archetypal product of the D.C. jazz scene. He’s a strong straight-ahead player, but also well-versed...
#stayblessed: CapitalBop’s exclusive interview with Rickk Boulchard
I first heard about Rickk Boulchard in 2016. My new boss, editor-in-chief Giovanni Russonello, asked me if I had...
‘Pure fire improv:’ Roscoe Mitchell and Moor Mother in conversation
Roscoe Mitchell and Camae Ayewa, who performs as Moor Mother, are among the most fearless improvising performers of their...
The Comet Is Coming is coming — to D.C. Here’s our in-depth interview.
Much of The Comet Is Coming’s music sounds like it belongs in a science-fiction movie. The London-based trio of...
When Has Something Ever Ended? Gabriel Zucker Writes Music Against Resolution
Gabriel Zucker does not like resolution. One of his big aims as a composer is to subvert the tidily...