News DC Jazz Festival 2023 guide The DC Jazz Festival is back this weekend for its 19th year, and its third since moving from early... August 31, 2023 0
News DC Jazz Festival 2022: CapitalBop’s picks Last year the DC Jazz Festival moved its annual festivities from its usual timetable in early June to Labor... August 31, 2022 0
Interviews Matthew Shipp, an icon of creative music, says improvisation is everything The avant-garde piano luminary Matthew Shipp is always fearless, often ambiguous and unendingly ambivalent about how his music is... August 30, 2022 0
Features As DC JazzFest’s 2022-23 artist in residence, Orrin Evans is in the business of building bridges When Orrin Evans was asked to become the DC Jazz Festival’s latest artist-in-residence — a yearlong position that runs through... June 17, 2022 0
News The DC Jazz Festival is back. Here’s a guide to what’s on. The 2021 DC Jazz Festival kicks off on Wednesday at the Swedish Embassy — 18 months after D.C. first... September 1, 2021 0
News Can the D.C. Council regulate street noise without harming performers? After members of the D.C. Council re-introduced a controversial piece of legislation last month that would outlaw street performances... April 7, 2021 0
News DC Jazz Festival plans a return to in-person shows in September The DC Jazz Festival is aiming for a return to in-person programming this fall, including some events at the... March 19, 2021 1
Interviews A chat with Sunny Sumter, DC Jazz Festival executive director and ‘Jazz Hero’ As the longtime executive director of the DC Jazz Festival, Sunny Sumter has guided the festival through over a... September 24, 2020 0
News The DC JazzFest returns this weekend in digital form In a normal year, the DC Jazz Festival hosts hundreds of talented artists in performances at venues around the... September 23, 2020 0
News DC Jazz Festival hosts a week of live webcasts to benefit local musicians The DC Jazz Festival, held annually in June, is postponed this year until at least the fall due to... June 19, 2020 0