Announcing... At the DC Jazz Loft this Sunday, catch Marshall Keys and Nik Francis Last month’s DC Jazz Loft was a die-hards-only affair: Amidst the worst blizzard of the winter thus far, Brian... February 6, 2019 0
Announcing... Two of D.C.’s greatest improvising talents at the DC Jazz Loft in January: Janel Leppin and Brian Settles Last month’s comeback DC Jazz Loft was somethin’ else. (Apologies to Cannonball Adderley.) A packed room heard improvisers from... January 4, 2019 0
#5 Sarah Marie Hughes, ‘Coy Fish’ Sarah Marie Hughes’s debut album with her Coy Fish quartet is a nine-song offering that transports listeners into... December 22, 2018 0
Announcing... 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... November 30, 2018 0
Videos 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... November 21, 2018 0
Announcing... 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.... October 12, 2018 0
Live reviews 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... October 16, 2017 0
Announcing... 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... September 20, 2017 0
Announcing... 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... August 13, 2017 0
Announcing... 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... May 16, 2017 0