Watch Kris Funn & CornerStore perform ‘Who They Wish I Was’ at the Spotlight Residency
For raw, supercharged jazz fusion in the DMV, Kris Funn’s CornerStore is a one-stop shop. This just-dropped live video...
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5 August D.C. jazz picks
The outdoor concert season has now hit its peak and is beginning to wind down, but places like the...
How Kris Funn found his sound in the ‘gateway jazz’ of the CornerStore
When Kris Funn and his group CornerStore were announced as the winners of the 2018 DCJazzPrix, the DC Jazz...
Kris Funn talks inspiration and connection in our newest ‘CB Sessions’ video
Kris Funn is one of D.C.’s most exciting new bandleaders. The bassist/composer’s 2017 debut, Cornerstore, earned top marks on...
Kris Funn brings the Cornerstore to U Street for our Spotlight Residency this month
In the No. 1 review on CapitalBop’s best-of-2017 list, Jackson Sinnenberg wrote that “like any good neighborhood bodega, Kris...
Announcing CapitalBop’s spring ’19 season: Carla Bley, Nate Wooley, Ben Wendel, Angelica Sanchez and much more
At CapitalBop, we’re dedicated to making sure 2019 is a banner year for jazz in D.C. We’ve got a...
CapitalBop’s #1 Album of 2018: Todd Marcus, ‘On These Streets’
On his last album, 2015’s Blues for Tahrir, bass clarinetist Todd Marcus sought to directly address his Egyptian heritage,...
#4 Kris Funn, ‘Bodega: The CornerStore Re-Imagined’
Bassist Kris Funn delivers a beautifully crafted soundtrack to city living on Bodega: The Cornerstore Re-imagined. The bodega...
The Best D.C. Jazz Albums of 2017
Editor’s note: Whoops. There’s no other way to say it: Here at CapitalBop we had a lean year in...
Hear the debut single from Akua Allrich and Kris Funn’s Idol Beings
Vocalist Akua Allrich and bassist Kris Funn have performed together for years around the D.C. jazz scene. Funn is...