How Braxton Cook found his voice (literally) and became a rising star in jazz
Saxophonist Braxton Cook seemed to be following the recognizable trajectory of a young D.C. jazz musician — then he...
Category: Interviews
Joe Chambers: From the JFK Quintet to the Kennedy Center, by way of M’Boom
During the 1960s, a select group of masters helped redefine the traditions and artistic standards contained within the genre...
Robert Glasper previews his two-week residency at the Kennedy Center
For the last 15 years, Robert Glasper has been on a singular mission to reconnect jazz to the world...
Ryan Porter, L.A. trombonist and Kamasi Washington collaborator, is now a DMV resident (for a limited time only)
How do you use your powers for good? When vested with newfound fame, how can you stay connected to...
Herbie Hancock has been busy. On Tuesday he kicks off a world tour in D.C.
Herbie Hancock is always thinking about the future. As a keyboard player, he helped define the course of post-bop...
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...
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...