In 2002, journalist Natalie Hopkinson ventured into a nondescript rowhouse in Northwest D.C., home of legendary underground club The House of Secrets. It was Howard University’s homecoming. Upstairs, a duo brought the sounds of U Street to the club’s cramped attic, filling the space to the brim. The group was the CrossRhodes, featuring W. Ellington… The post Wes Felton and Raheem DeVaughn tell ‘the story of us’ appeared first on CapitalBop.| CapitalBop
Ahead of the D.C. Jazz Festival later this month, August features performances from Kokoroko, T.K. Blue, Warren Wolf and more.| CapitalBop
Those that follow Paul Carr on social media know — beyond his longstanding joke rivalry with fellow saxophonist Roger Woods — he ends most of his posts with “#realjazz2.” The term “real jazz” is one of the central pillars of Carr’s imprint on the D.C. jazz world. It is often how he brands the music… The post ‘Real jazz means the truth:’ Paul Carr on his new presenting series at Takoma Station appeared first on CapitalBop.| CapitalBop
Cyrus Chestnut, Adi Meyerson, Heidi Martin and more visit D.C. this month, bringing welcome relief from the summer heat.| CapitalBop
It is hard not to begin a piece on saxophonist Joshua Redman without mentioning his emergence as a Young Lion in the early 1990s. Or without mentioning his father, Dewey Redman, and the elder Redman’s legendary body of work as a clear connection to jazz history. The discourse on the music is consumed with era… The post Saying less: On Joshua Redman’s new quartet appeared first on CapitalBop.| CapitalBop
Among musicians, Joe Ford was a household name. Although the mainstream media never quite caught on to the saxophonist’s musical prowess, Ford’s passing on May 25 has led to a cascade of reflections from friends, contemporaries and musical successors, highlighting his humility, generosity, authenticity and originality. Ford’s expansive career spanned over 50 years. He first… The post The musicians’ musician: Celebrating the life and legacy of Joe Ford appeared first on CapitalBop.| CapitalBop
Happy Pride Month — and Happy Black Music Appreciation Month! While the WorldPride Festival fills D.C. streets with rainbow flags and people from all over the world — especially for the headlining music festival — Rhizome will hold a more DIY, community-oriented program in the form of the Queering Sound festival. June 7 is a… The post 5 D.C. jazz picks for June 2025 appeared first on CapitalBop.| CapitalBop
Before Roberta Flack became an internationally renowned, chart-topping music icon, she was already making indelible footprints in Washington, D.C., both as a public-school choir teacher and an aspiring singer and pianist. It was in D.C.’s classrooms and especially its small nightclubs that Flack — who died in February at 88 — established the disarmingly personal… The post Roberta Flack’s D.C. legacy appeared first on CapitalBop.| CapitalBop
With his fiery debut album, the trumpeter takes listeners on a narrative journey of love, resilience and community.| CapitalBop
The D.C.-raised bass phenom will return to D.C. Friday to premiere his newest album, 'Between Church & State.'| CapitalBop
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…| CapitalBop