Musician and activist Aaron Myers chosen to lead D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
The D.C. Council voted unanimously today to confirm Aaron Myers — a jazz vocalist, pianist and longtime artist-activist — as...
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5 live jazz picks for January in D.C.
Happy New Year! I hope you all – readers, musicians and other D.C. jazz movers and shakers – got to...
Musicians tell you what they’re excited to hear at this week’s DC Jazz Festival
This year, we do have our usual CapitalBop guide for what to see at the DC Jazz Festival —...
Best D.C. Jazz Albums of 2021
This has been a tough year, with just a few false starts of hope sprinkled in. We’re ending it...
D.C. jazz musicians march against homophobia in the community
Saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed convened a demonstration earlier this month in support of D.C.’s LGBTQ+ musicians, responding to the...
Introducing: Freedom Summer Sessions, a series of digital concerts and conversations with D.C. artists
We find ourselves at a crossroads in the centuries-long struggle against racism and the state-sanctioned brutalizing of Black lives....
HillFest returns this week with live music, community dialogue and education — in Southeast and beyond
HillFest returns this week to Capitol Hill — and beyond — culminating in a full day of outdoor music performances...
The Congressional Black Caucus jazz concert gets a lifeline from local activists
This year marks a new beginning for the Congressional Black Caucus Jazz Concert, a historic gathering now in its...
Hillfest brings live jazz and much more to Capitol Hill this week
The Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation is teaming up this week with the DC Department of Parks and Recreation to...
As D.C. City Council Considers Bill Banning Street Performers, Musicians Gather in Protest
UPDATE, 7/11/2018: The D.C. Council withdrew the proposed Amplified Noise Amendment Act during its meeting on Tuesday, after musicians...