With its service awards, Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation gives ‘flowers’ to six of D.C.’s musical heroes
“I never saw myself as a leader,” saxophonist and educator Paul Carr said at the 5th annual D.C. Jazz...
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Home Rule Music Festival, June 16-17 & 24: Tix available now!
The Home Rule Music Festival last year was a blast. On a beautiful afternoon in June, we teamed up...
DCPS walked back its plan to take over Duke Ellington School of the Arts. But what does the future hold for the legendary school?
I remember in 2004 when I came to audition for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Growing up,...
5 live jazz picks for May in D.C.
May is upon us, which means the end of Jazz Appreciation Month and the beginning of arguably the best...
Musician and activist Aaron Myers chosen to lead D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities
The D.C. Council voted unanimously today to confirm Aaron Myers — a jazz vocalist, pianist and longtime artist-activist — as...
Archival LPs revisit the lasting legacy of the Left Bank Jazz Society
For nearly 40 years, The Left Bank Jazz Society (LBJS) presented regular Sunday jazz shows in Baltimore, and turned...
Braxton Cook brings his experiences, inspirations and love of family to ‘Who Are You When No One Is Watching?’
There’s something to be said for an artist that doesn’t just make music with the objective of creating hits....
5 live jazz picks for April in D.C.
Happy Jazz Appreciation Month! The annual 30-day celebration of jazz and creative music kicked off strongly on April 1,...
‘Different ways of relating:’ Kris Davis breaks down the vision behind her landmark album ‘Diatom Ribbons’
When Kris Davis won the “Rising Star Pianist” award in DownBeat‘s 2018 critics’ poll, it was not so much...
Through Cats’ Eyes: Saxophonist Brian Settles’ intimate, evocative images of Brookland D.C.
Editor’s note: This article is part of a recurring series highlighting D.C. musicians who double as photographers, part of...