At Jubilee Arts, The Baltimore Jazz Collective carries the torch for Charm City
On a hot summer night in Baltimore’s Penn-North district, a leaderless sextet of auspicious local musicians offered an incredible...
Tag: Todd Marcus
5 D.C. jazz picks for July 2024
I hope you’re all staying hydrated as temperatures climb in the nation’s capital. I also hope as many of...
5 jazz picks for January in D.C.
Happy New Year! Lots of great music is happening in the District in the third decade of the millennium,...
Bass clarinet specialist Todd Marcus plays small ball with new ‘Trio+’ album
The Baltimorean bass clarinetist Todd Marcus has become known for going big. His albums for nonet, 2006’s In Pursuit...
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,...
In the Eliot Seppa Trio, a young bassist explores jazz’s dusty gems, plus some originals
Eliot Seppa Trio Sotto Wednesday, July 11, 2018 In the late 1950s, tiring of bebop’s complex harmonic language, some...
CB presents: Bass clarinet innovator Todd Marcus’ quartet and piano virtuoso Dwayne Adell
People who hear Todd Marcus perform often arrive expecting novelty: After all, it’s been a long time since anyone...
Live review | Sometimes mournful, sometimes meditative, Todd Marcus builds a spacious sound
Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra Bohemian Caverns Sunday, January 19 You could read the mild Middle Eastern flourishes in the...
Photos | New Vintage Fest brings flavorful sounds of D.C. jazz to a huge crowd at the Fairgrounds
It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful day than this past Saturday. It’s even tougher to remember a day...
Weekend in Jazz | 12.14-12.16: Bohemian’s back on track, and Braxton attacks
by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board Bohemian Caverns, which has acted as a fallout shelter amid U Street’s steady implosion...