Archival LPs revisit the lasting legacy of the Left Bank Jazz Society

For nearly 40 years, The Left Bank Jazz Society (LBJS) presented regular Sunday jazz shows in Baltimore, and turned Charm City into a favorite destination for many of the East Coast’s best musicians. Now, a trio of archival releases is shining a light on that history. New albums featuring performances by Sonny Stitt, Shirley Scott […]

5 live jazz picks for April in D.C.

Happy Jazz Appreciation Month! The annual 30-day celebration of jazz and creative music kicked off strongly on April 1, with Elijah Jamal Balbed and the Beltway Horns playing at Takoma Station, the 2023 Jazz Masters Tribute Concert at the Kennedy Center, and a Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra concert paying tribute to jazz-influenced visual art. If […]

5 live jazz picks for March in D.C.

Happy Women’s History Month! The premiere event on the D.C. jazz scene this month is the Washington Women in Jazz Festival, now in its 13th year, which continues to serve as a destination for new, engaging work by women and nonbinary musicians in our area. You can check out CapitalBop’s full preview of that festival, which […]

What to catch at the 13th annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival

The Washington Women In Jazz Festival returns this March for its (lucky) 13th year, helmed by founder, the pianist and D.C. jazz mainstay Amy K Bormet. Since 2011, Bormet has organized a month-long, citywide showcase highlighting D.C.’s vibrant community of women and non-binary jazz musicians. This year’s festival is back in full swing starting this […]

This weekend, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Fest celebrates ‘all hues’ of jazz in D.C. and beyond

When you think of the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 14th edition this weekend at the Rockville Hilton, Paul Carr wants you to think “inclusivity.”  That’s why for this year’s edition, he chose the slogan “All shades, all hues.” “I came to jazz through Grover Washington, Jr.,” the veteran D.C.-area saxophonist and educator said […]
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