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5 D.C. jazz picks for January 2026


Happy New Year! I hope you all got some rest during the holiday and end of year season, and have renewed energy to get out and enjoy D.C.’s live music scene in 2026.  January appears to offer a notably strong start for the D.C. jazz scene’s year (as many members of the CapitalBop editorial team…





What’s on the Calendar

Tuesday, January 20

Union Station – District of Columbia

Alex Hamburger Trio

Alex Hamburger grew up in D.C., playing with friends and bandleaders in the mid-2010s. After some time away, the flautist, vocalist and composer returned to the District in 2021. Her original music is always full of emotional weight, yet remains…



Deep Groove: ‘The In Crowd’


The In Crowd’s cover features an image of people lined up on the street. And if this was indeed a photograph taken outside U Street’s iconic Bohemian Caverns on one of the nights The Ramsey Lewis Trio recorded The In Crowd, then it may indeed be welcome nostalgia for a time when improvised music was…