News Your guide to this weekend’s Catalytic Sound Festival at Rhizome The Catalytic Sound Festival will bring together creative musicians from D.C., Baltimore and beyond, to Rhizome DC this Saturday... December 1, 2022 0
Videos Watch Steve Arnold and Sea Change perform ‘Wide Eyed’ at the Spotlight Residency True to the group’s title, the emotional tone of a Sea Change set moves in tides, or waves —... August 6, 2020 0
The Month in Shows 5 July D.C. jazz picks It was intensely gratifying to see D.C. musicians, fans and other folks in the music ecosystem supporting each other... June 30, 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
Videos Watch Reginald Cyntje’s all-star quartet play ‘Araminta’ at our Spotlight Residency We were thrilled and honored to present Reginald Cyntje, the great trombonist and composer, as our first Spotlight artist-in-residence... September 3, 2018 1
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
Announcing... 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... November 23, 2016 0
Interviews After a banner 2015, Reginald Cyntje uses a familiar musical family to conjure fresh ‘Moods and Colors’ Trombonist Reginald Cyntje was born on the island of Dominica and raised in St. Thomas, but for the past... January 7, 2016 2
Features Straight-ahead, no chaser: The artist-run Jazz and Cultural Society is D.C.’s newest jazz club On a recent Sunday night at Brookland’s Jazz and Cultural Society, Dr. John Lamkin II piped luscious, honey tones... November 30, 2015 1
Premieres Track Premiere: ‘Atonement’ by Reginald Cyntje Trombonist Reginald Cyntje brings a worldly wisdom to all his musical endeavors. Pulling together influences from his native U.S.... April 14, 2015 2