News 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... May 31, 2023 0
News This weekend, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Fest celebrates ‘all hues’ of jazz in D.C. and beyond When you think of the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 14th edition this weekend at the Rockville Hilton,... February 16, 2023 0
The Month in Shows 5 live jazz picks for December in D.C. As I was looking over the calendar this month, I was reminded that nearly a year ago – after... December 8, 2022 0
The Month in Shows 5 live jazz picks for December in D.C. It’s a complicated time: Mayor Muriel Bowser has lifted the city’s mask mandate; Virginia re-instated one; the Omicron variant... December 3, 2021 0
News This weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival will celebrate ‘the spirit of the DMV’ The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival is always a winter highlight for the DMV jazz scene, bringing together young blood and... February 9, 2021 0
News Takoma Station once drew ‘lines out the door’ for jazz. Now, it’s bringing the music back. A new monthly jazz series begins at Takoma Station in upper Northwest on Sunday. The restaurant and bar was... September 26, 2019 0
News Paul Carr named 2019 JJA jazz hero The Jazz Journalists Association last month named longtime Washington, D.C.-area saxophonist, educator and festival organizer Paul Carr a Jazz... May 8, 2019 0
News CapitalBop’s guide to the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival For the last decade, the D.C. jazz educator and saxophonist Paul Carr has run the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, a... February 14, 2019 0
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... December 20, 2012 1
Weekend in Jazz | 10.19-10.21: CapitalBop’s packed Saturday, invasion of NEA Jazz Masters, & more by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board What a weekend. At CapitalBop, we’re especially excited about Saturday night: We’ll be presenting... October 19, 2012 0