For Vernard Gray, supporting jazz meant strengthening his community in Southeast D.C.
For over 50 years, Vernard R. Gray served as a pillar of D.C.’s cultural landscape: organizing art exhibitions, presenting...
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Seven Tones Project brings musicians and filmmakers together (virtually) to celebrate Duke Ellington
After working on a World War I documentary for four years, D.C.-area filmmaker Paul Glenshaw and his filming partner...
Eighteenth Street Lounge to close after decades as a D.C. nightlife mainstay
A late-night haven for jazz in D.C. will disappear after the popular nightclub Eighteenth Street Lounge announced this week...
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...
Nicole Saphos brings in new voices — and refines her own — on ‘Takoma Sessions’
On her third album, the bassist and singer-songwriter Nicole Saphos introduces a slightly more intimate voice. She also introduces...
Samuel Prather has a message for right now: ‘Love Always Wins in the End’
Samuel Prather admits that he cannot remember which unarmed Black person’s murder it was that first inspired him to...
Ahead of Tuesday’s primary, some D.C. council candidates declare support for a live music policy platform
Over a dozen candidates for this Tuesday’s D.C. city council primary election have signed on to a sweeping set...
Two months into pandemic, many area musicians are still waiting for government aid
Two months after social-distancing measures shuttered the workplaces of thousands of performing artists in and around D.C., many local...
Area musician aims to raise $15,000 for medical workers amid pandemic
A fundraiser spearheaded by the D.C. jazz pianist Chris Grasso has nearly met its goal of generating $15,000 for...
Ben Williams speaks up, and sings out, on ‘I Am a Man’
After the 2016 presidential election, bassist Ben Williams began a new project to address the changing social climate in...