Hear the Lead Single from Michael Bowie’s New Project, Never Die
One of the District’s most relentless instrumentalists and bandleaders, the accomplished bassist Michael Bowie is becoming known for leading...
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3rd annual Jazz and Freedom Festival: D.C.’s jazz greats join together in a benefit for WPFW
Jazz and social justice go hand-in-hand. That much is made clear by the work of so many of D.C.’s...
Michael Bowie and BLAST: Anything goes, and everything grooves, in this master bassist’s new jazz-pop fusion band
Michael Bowie’s BLAST Blues Alley Tuesday, July 19 Genres can sometimes limit more than they empower, especially in jazz....
Track Premiere: ‘Silver Rain,’ by Sine Qua Non, feat. Christie Dashiell + Elite Strings
Michael Bowie casts a distinct if understated profile on the D.C. jazz scene. He’s the consummate sideman, a bassist...
Weekend in Jazz | 2.15-2.17: Celebrating the tradition, and pushing it forward
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The “main event” this weekend is the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, an annual gathering that...
Album review | Paul Carr’s Standard Domain
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Educators ought to have strong foundational beliefs, but pliable sensitivities. The robust tenor and...
Weekend in Jazz | 9.7-9.9: Rosslyn Jazz Festival, D.C. Jazz Loft and much more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board This weekend is packed with exciting music — everything from the Rosslyn Jazz Festival...
News | CapitalBop’s debut at Montserrat House features Michael Bowie’s Siné Qua Non
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board CapitalBop is coming to the U Street Corridor. Starting on Sep. 9, our monthly...
Interview | Michael Bowie builds upon classical guitar legacy … in a jazz band, with no guitar
Adventurousness, if not always ambition, tends to ossify with age. The grass on the other side grows yellow, and...
Birthday bash: Bohemian Caverns’ 85th-anniversary celebration heats up with an all-star show
by Giovanni Russonello Bohemian Caverns is big again. Duke Ellington played at the club in the 1920s, as did...