Videos Watch Steve Arnold and Sea Change perform ‘Wide Eyed’ at the Spotlight Residency True to the group’s title, the emotional tone of a Sea Change set moves in tides, or waves —... August 6, 2020 0
Announcing... Announcing CapitalBop’s FALL 19 season, featuring Fred Frith, Noah Haidu, and many more UPDATE 10/3/2019: Since the publication of this announcement, the lineup of the Noah Haidu Quartet has shifted. The lineup... October 2, 2019 0
News Buck Hill, D.C.’s ‘Wailin’ Mailman,’ is honored with a 70-foot mural at 14th and U A new mural near the corner of 14th and U Streets NW features a 70-foot-high portrait of a postman... August 27, 2019 0
Videos 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... August 26, 2019 0
Videos Our new CB Sessions video features Nicole Saphos’ unreleased song ‘Tryin’ to Be’ Nicole Saphos doesn’t need a stage, lights or amplifiers to deliver a powerful performance. I found that out for... August 21, 2019 0
Announcing... Preview a track from Abinnet Berhanu’s breakout album. Then come hear him at the Spotlight Residency. If you’re new to the D.C. jazz scene, the name Abinnet Berhanu might ring a bell, but it probably... July 16, 2019 0
Announcing... Why you need to hear Ben Wendel — online and in person Saxophonist Ben Wendel’s latest album, The Seasons, evokes emotional impressions of every time of year, passing through stages of... March 25, 2019 0
Videos 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... March 12, 2019 0
Announcing... 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... March 8, 2019 0
Videos Watch Elijah Easton blow the roof off our pop-up U Street jazz club Our Spotlight artist-in-residence in January was the powerhouse tenor saxophonist Elijah Easton. He performed two shows with two different... March 1, 2019 0