Farewell to Bohemian Caverns: Musicians remember the ‘sole home of soul jazz’
When the City Paper revealed last week that Bohemian Caverns would be shutting down, the ground beneath D.C. seemed...
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‘The past to the present to the future:’ Yard Byard finds its own way to celebrate piano legend Jaki Byard—without a pianist
Jazz’s gospel roots are apparent in the way we talk about the music’s iconic figures. Solos and improvisations are...
In newly announced jazz season, Kennedy Center reaches for breadth, and new ideas
The Kennedy Center’s newly announced 2014-15 jazz season offers a broad but digestible lineup that mixes performers young and...
Weekend in Jazz | 10.8-10.10: The Bandwagon rolls in, D.C. Jazz Loft gets a new home & much more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board You’ve heard about Jason Moran — the feature in the New Yorker, the chatter...
Explorations of sonic personalities: a brief introduction to Nicole Mitchell’s Ice Crystal
With Nicole Mitchell's formula, honest music made by honest musicians, the resulting sound is depth by default.
Weekend in Jazz | 4.5-4.7: Kennedy Center rolls up the red carpet and polishes up the dance floor
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend, the Kennedy Center is hosting back-to-back shows at its Supersized Jazz Club....
Charles Lloyd: ‘The threads of tradition,’ and the quiet urgency of moving forward
Charles Lloyd conveys himself with the stooped grace of a sage, and the weightless steel of his saxophone sound...
Weekend in Jazz | 11.9-11.11: Chick Corea, William Parker, Chuchito Valdés & the D.C. Jazz Loft
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Some of the best living musicians in jazz are in D.C. this weekend, spanning...
Weekend in Jazz | 10.26-10.28: Jason Moran spices up KC Jazz Club; Ralph Peterson comes to Twins
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Ralph Peterson, Art Blakey’s last protege on drums in the 1980s, has himself become...
Interview | Jason Moran on getting jazz to dance, laugh and try out some new ideas
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center’s new jazz adviser, is something of an inconspicuous insurgent...