CapitalBop Relaunches the DC Jazz Loft! Join us Dec. 16 at Rhizome
Jazz flourishes in the most unlikely spaces, and it’s always been a huge part of our mission at CapitalBop...
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Watch Sarah Marie Hughes perform at our Spotlight Residency
Our Spotlight artist-in-residence in October was Sarah Marie Hughes, a daring alto saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist who is emerging as...
Sarah Hughes will take the saxophone to new heights at our next Spotlight Residency
It’s said so often these days: “That artist defies categorization.” But eclecticism and openness are easy to come by....
What Solange and Sun Ra Have in Common
Solange and the Sun Ra Arkestra Kennedy Center Oct. 1, 2017 “You can’t have the White House without the...
The legendary Amina Claudine Myers will give a rare solo performance at our October Traveling Loft
Amina Claudine Myers is one of the most respected pianists of her generation, though she’s never become the most widely...
Nobody sings ‘jazz’ like Fay Victor. She’s our next Traveling Loft headliner.
Few contemporary vocalists have internalized, personalized and redefined the Black music tradition as thoroughly as Fay Victor. If that...
Mary Halvorson Octet, Brandee Younger Trio and Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir: the 7th annual DC Jazz Loft Series at the DC JazzFest
And … we’re back. CapitalBop is thrilled to be presenting three of the most exciting artists in jazz today...
David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel’s ‘Anhinga’
The role of the violin in contemporary music has always been challenging. Achieving virtuosity on it is one thing,...
CapitalBop presents … Kahil El’Zabar Ritual Trio featuring David Murray & Harrison Bankhead, plus a set by Brian Settles
On Saturday, Dec. 3, we’re thrilled to present not one, but three of the true living giants in creative...
CB presents a big bill of experimental heavyweights: Dave Rempis, Aaron Martin/Fred Foss + Brandon Lopez
This Friday, CapitalBop is setting up shop at Rhizome DC, the city’s newest venue for experimental sounds. We’re thrilled...