If you notice, things are looking a little different around here. 2025 marks 15 years of CapitalBop, and we are marking the milestone by revamping our web presence. Hopefully you find this fresh web landscape more streamlined, newly engaging and increasingly informative. We will continue to celebrate – more on that to come. In the…

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24.04.2025

Marshall Allen is a 2025 NEA Jazz Master, just in time for his 101st birthday

Bill Warrell reflects on 50 years of friendship with Marshall Allen and the saxophonist’s push towards a "New Dawn."

CapitalBop

10.04.2025

Kokayi's adventures in 'spontaneous composition'

CapitalBop recently sat down with the D.C. hip-hop legend to discuss his contributions to Ambrose Akinmusire's newest album.

CapitalBop

08.04.2025

CapitalBop Celebrates 15 years - and a new look - on April 27

An evening at Hill Prince on H Street will celebrate a milestone and a new look for CB. Plus: live music from Kweku Sumbry.

CapitalBop

08.04.2025

The Sun Ra Arkestra blasts off at the Howard

The Arkestra's typically brash and firey tone was on full display at D.C.'s venerable Howard Theatre last month.

CapitalBop

01.04.2025

5 D.C. jazz picks for April 2025

Nubya Garcia, Orrin Evans, Miho Hazama, Jason Moran and others will visit D.C. during Jazz Appreciation Month 2025.

CapitalBop

29.03.2025

Alison Crockett on finding her voice: 'I'm coming from a very cultural space'

Video: Vocalist Alison Crockett and flutist Alex Hamburger, artists-in-residence at the 2025 Washington Women in Jazz Festival, in conversation.

CapitalBop

21.03.2025

Images: Bill Warrell closes up shop in Brentwood with a 'firehouse sale'

Visual artist and cultural force Bill Warrell is preparing to sell his studio just outside D.C. He held one last sale to showcase his work.

CapitalBop

15.03.2025

Thad Wilson brings all-star vibes to Takoma Station

The trumpeter brought a heavy-hitting quintet to Takoma Station Tavern, and CapitalBop's Josh Myers was on the scene to capture the vibes.

CapitalBop

07.03.2025

Anthony Braxton reflects on six decades of exploration in music

Ahead of a performance at the Library of Congress, Dr. Thomas Stanley sat down with the avant-garde legend to talk about notation, legacy and the AACM.

CapitalBop

06.03.2025

5 D.C. jazz picks for March 2025

Women's History Month offers excellent live music around town, with performances from Arooj Aftab, Tomeka Reid, Imani-Grace Cooper and more.

CapitalBop

27.02.2025

The creative music community remembers Susan Alcorn

The pedal steel guitar pioneer died on Jan. 31, at 71 years old. Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek and others remember what made her music so astounding.

CapitalBop

26.02.2025

Amid a bleak midwinter in Washington, Corcoran Holt rekindles D.C. pride

The bassist and DC Jazz Festival artist-in-residence assembled a group called the D.C. Collective for an inspiring performance on Feb. 13 at Arena Stage.

CapitalBop

20.02.2025

How music defines the history of D.C., according to Dr. Maurice Jackson

In "Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience," Jackson tracks the lives of musicians from Duke Ellington to Chuck Brown alongside the struggle against racism.

CapitalBop

19.02.2025

CDepot to close its doors by March 1, after three decades in College Park

The crate diggers' paradise was one of the last stores left in the D.C. area where one could still find a VHS tape, Laserdisc and 78 RPM record under one roof.

CapitalBop

11.02.2025

Your guide to the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival

CapitalBop's picks to this year's festival include Keyon Harrold, a special supergroup from Orrin Evans, Christie Dashiell and more.

CapitalBop

10.02.2025

Donvonte McCoy burns the chill off U Street onstage at JoJo: live review

On a frigid evening, trumpeter Donvonte McCoy brought his signature, bold sound and showed why he is among D.C.'s top bandleaders.

CapitalBop

10.02.2025

Meet Sequoia 'REDWOOD' Snyder, the DMX-covering rising pianist from D.C.

Ahead of her upcoming Kennedy Center debut, the rising star talked about her mentors, her eclectic listening habits, and how it feels to come home.

CapitalBop

01.02.2025

5 D.C. jazz picks for February 2025

Celebrate Black history this month with performances from Charles Covington, William Hooker, Jazzmeia Horn and more.

CapitalBop

23.01.2025

Sullivan Fortner Trio greets the challenge of tradition at Blues Alley: Review

Joined by bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Kayvon Gordon, this contemporary piano titan interpreted jazz standards old and new.

CapitalBop

04.01.2025

5 D.C. jazz picks for January 2025

The year kicks off with a bang in D.C., with performances from Marc Cary, Esperanza Spalding, Sullivan Fortner and more.

CapitalBop

03.01.2025

5 D.C. jazz picks for January 2025

The year kicks off with a bang in D.C., with performances from Marc Cary, Esperanza Spalding, Sullivan Fortner and more.

CapitalBop

28.12.2024

D.C. Council passes hotly debated public-sound bills

After debate and advocacy reaching back to 2018, the D.C. Council last week approved a pair of bills that regulate sound in public spaces.

CapitalBop

20.12.2024

The top 5 D.C. jazz albums of 2024

CapitalBop's best-of list includes new LPs from Janel & Anthony, Cecily, and Allyn Johnson, chosen by a panel of ten judges.

CapitalBop

17.12.2024

How Cuneiform Records has remained a label 'in opposition' for the past 40 years

Nearing the end of its 40th year in operation, D.C.'s Cuneiform Records remains a genre-bending juggernaut.

CapitalBop

04.12.2024

5 D.C. jazz picks for December 2024

The holiday season is in full swing in D.C., with host of festive concerts from the likes of Warren Wolf, Antonio Parker and more.

CapitalBop

04.12.2024

Samora Pinderhughes on why he made 'Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears'

The vocalist, pianist, composer and PhD candidate spoke to Joshua Myers ahead of his show at Songbyrd this Thursday celebrating the new album.

CapitalBop

28.11.2024

Charlie Fishman: An appreciation by Willard Jenkins

Remembering Charlie Fishman, Dizzy Gillespie's onetime manager, who founded the DC JazzFest and worked to spread the gospel of jazz worldwide.

CapitalBop

28.11.2024

Tyshawn Sorey celebrates Max Roach at the Library of Congress

The composer and percussionist visited the Library last week as part of ongoing centenary celebrations for Roach.

CapitalBop

23.11.2024

Simple, honest, beautiful: On Brandon Woody’s sonic journey

The Baltimore trumpeter has just signed to the historic Blue Note label. Dr. Joshua Myers offers this powerful meditation on the meaning of Woody's rise.

CapitalBop

14.11.2024

Christie Dashiell reacts to her first Grammy nomination: 'This is for all of us'

"Journey in Black," the vocalist's sophomore album, is the first album by a D.C.-based jazz singer to earn a Grammy nod since 2004.

CapitalBop

07.11.2024

André 3000 on his flute music: 'What you're hearing is me discovering a thing'

The legendary rapper-turned-experimental improviser opened up to CB's Rhome Anderson ahead of his concert at the Kennedy Center on Saturday.

CapitalBop

07.11.2024

Don Byron and Todd Marcus on how clarinet history got so 'white-centric'

Ahead of a run of D.C.-area shows together, the two clarinet titans dish on touring life, Joe Henderson ad who's being written out of jazz history.

CapitalBop

05.11.2024

CB Presents: Mendoza Hoff Revels with Nik Francis + Mark Cisneros at Black Cat

Ava Mendoza and Devin Hoff's critically acclaimed new avant-jazz-punk quartet hits D.C. on Saturday, Dec. 21. Tickets are on sale now.

CapitalBop

01.11.2024

5 D.C. jazz picks for November 2024

D.C.'s live jazz offerings are plentiful this month, with shows featuring Robert Glasper, Marta Sanchez, Braxton Cook and others.

CapitalBop

21.10.2024

John Patitucci on upholding the legacy of Wayne Shorter

John Patitucci sits down with CapitalBop to discuss lessons from Wayne Shorter ahead of the bassist's return to the Kennedy Center this week.

CapitalBop

11.10.2024

Nasheet Waits on Max Roach and the legacy of the drums

Ahead of Nasheet Waits' Ke

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Marshall Allen is a 2025 NEA Jazz Master, just in time for his 101st birthday

Kokayi's adventures in 'spontaneous composition'

CapitalBop Celebrates 15 years - and a new look - on April 27

The Sun Ra Arkestra blasts off at the Howard

5 D.C. jazz picks for April 2025

Alison Crockett on finding her voice: 'I'm coming from a very cultural space'

Images: Bill Warrell closes up shop in Brentwood with a 'firehouse sale'

Thad Wilson brings all-star vibes to Takoma Station

Anthony Braxton reflects on six decades of exploration in music

5 D.C. jazz picks for March 2025

The creative music community remembers Susan Alcorn

Amid a bleak midwinter in Washington, Corcoran Holt rekindles D.C. pride

How music defines the history of D.C., according to Dr. Maurice Jackson

CDepot to close its doors by March 1, after three decades in College Park

Your guide to the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival

Donvonte McCoy burns the chill off U Street onstage at JoJo: live review

Meet Sequoia 'REDWOOD' Snyder, the DMX-covering rising pianist from D.C.

5 D.C. jazz picks for February 2025

Sullivan Fortner Trio greets the challenge of tradition at Blues Alley: Review

5 D.C. jazz picks for January 2025

5 D.C. jazz picks for January 2025

D.C. Council passes hotly debated public-sound bills

The top 5 D.C. jazz albums of 2024

How Cuneiform Records has remained a label 'in opposition' for the past 40 years

5 D.C. jazz picks for December 2024

Samora Pinderhughes on why he made 'Venus Smiles Not in the House of Tears'

Charlie Fishman: An appreciation by Willard Jenkins

Tyshawn Sorey celebrates Max Roach at the Library of Congress

Simple, honest, beautiful: On Brandon Woody’s sonic journey

Christie Dashiell reacts to her first Grammy nomination: 'This is for all of us'

André 3000 on his flute music: 'What you're hearing is me discovering a thing'

Don Byron and Todd Marcus on how clarinet history got so 'white-centric'

CB Presents: Mendoza Hoff Revels with Nik Francis + Mark Cisneros at Black Cat

5 D.C. jazz picks for November 2024

John Patitucci on upholding the legacy of Wayne Shorter

Nasheet Waits on Max Roach and the legacy of the drums

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