News With his new work, ‘One Giant Leap,’ Allyn Johnson salutes the women and men behind the Apollo 11 mission This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the first occasion a human being set foot... April 8, 2019 0
News Who is Carla Bley? Here’s a crash course, in 5 videos. It isn’t every week that an international legend with more than five decades of jazz history to her name... March 18, 2019 0
News CapitalBop’s guide to the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival For the last decade, the D.C. jazz educator and saxophonist Paul Carr has run the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, a... February 14, 2019 0
News It turns out saxophonist Herb Scott is also a talented rapper — hear his new hip-hop single, ‘The Jazz Show’ “I ain’t making no bread at these jazz shows / So I started rapping with my saxophone / Just... January 18, 2019 0
News Strathmore’s 2019 artists in residence include Dante’ Pope, Trey Sorrells and Eliot Seppa Strathmore last week announced selections for its coveted artist residency program. A full half of the musicians in its... December 21, 2018 0
News Hear one of Geri Allen’s earliest recordings, featured on a new album by the Howard University Jazz Ensemble When the pianist Geri Allen, one of the most gifted musical pathfinders of her generation, died last year at... December 18, 2018 0
Live reviews Tom Oren wins the 2018 Thelonious Monk competition Tom Oren, a 24-year-old pianist from Tel Aviv, Israel, was named the winner on Monday of the 2018 Thelonious... December 4, 2018 0
News Hear the debut single from Akua Allrich and Kris Funn’s Idol Beings Vocalist Akua Allrich and bassist Kris Funn have performed together for years around the D.C. jazz scene. Funn is... November 19, 2018 0
News Amy Bormet launches Into the Air, an intimate new concert series at a bookstore in downtown Hyattsville When it comes to creating opportunities for her fellow working musicians, Amy Bormet has been more than willing to... November 9, 2018 0
News Alison Crockett celebrates the release of ‘Obrigada,’ an EP exploring Brazilian influences The vocalist Alison Crockett is a one-woman powerhouse. You can hear the force of her entire body in the... November 5, 2018 0