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...
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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...
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...
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 | 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...
Our guide to this weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival: Roy Haynes, Carmen Bradford & more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival is a momentous ritual for D.C.-area jazz fans. It comes...
Weekend in Jazz | 2.10-2.12: Jazz loft’s new home, Christie Dashiell solo, Nicholas Payton & more
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Alright. This weekend, you’ve got no excuse. There is a bevy of shows at...
News | Paul Carr, Donvonte McCoy & MadCurious to play inaugural D.C. Jazz Loft at the Dunes
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board It’s hard to envision a better way to have said goodbye to Red Door...
Interview | Paul Carr dishes on music education, ‘real jazz’ & next month’s Mid-Atlantic Jazz Fest
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Summer may be festival season, but every February the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival sneaks into...
Weekend in Jazz | 8.12-8.14: Swingin’ under the sun, and top-shelf cats commandeer the clubs
by Giovanni Russonello The weather’s just right for some outdoor jazz – and this weekend you can get your...