Robert Glasper previews his two-week residency at the Kennedy Center
For the last 15 years, Robert Glasper has been on a singular mission to reconnect jazz to the world...
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Eboneé A.D’s ‘Observations of Heaven’ is not jazz. It’s not hip-hop. It’s a one-woman journey toward liberation.
To be a trendsetter means to defy normalcy, and to fearlessly present the future to those who otherwise might...
Nico Segal and Julian Reid on the JuJu Exchange, Chicago’s latest fusion experiment
Trumpeter Nico Segal is probably best known for blowing hard and heavenly alongside his fellow Chicagoan Chance the Rapper....
Theo Croker walks the line between past and future, serenity and struggle
Theo Croker The Hamilton Thursday, July 14, 2016 Theo Croker knows how to make silence speak. The rising young...
Jazz visionary Igmar Thomas: In a world of boundaries, ‘I just want great, creative music’
In an industry seemingly obsessed with labels, trumpeter Igmar Thomas is hardly concerned with conforming to cookie cutter boxes....
Presenting Igmar Thomas & the Cypher at THEARC—today’s hip-hop and jazz alchemist in a one-of-a-kind show
Summer has ended, but we’re keeping the heat set on high. On October 11th, CapitalBop presents Igmar Thomas &...
Sam Prather’s Groove Orchestra brings jazz and bedroom production together into a danceable new sound
We are in the Information Age, when an education resides at our fingertips. It can be overwhelming—but there’s a...
This Sunday: One Mic festival’s panel on jazz and hip-hop, featuring Derrick Hodge
You knew it was only a matter of time before the Kennedy Center undertook an earnest, deep-in-the-stacks celebration of...
Photos | The D.C. Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Festival: Three nights of powerful improv and art
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The DC Jazz Festival spent the past two weeks drawing some tremendous jazz out of...
Announcing the D.C. Jazz Loft Series at the DC Jazz Fest: Karriem Riggins, ERIMAJ, Brötzmann & more
CapitalBop's third annual D.C. Jazz Loft Series brings innovators from across generations – and the world – to alternative D.C. venues.