A DC JazzFest guide, by festival musicians
Picked by five of D.C.'s leading jazz voices, the festival's must-see shows include Ron Carter, Lalah Hathaway and Charles Covington.| CapitalBop
Lalah HathawayThe AnthemFriday, August 29, 2025 Lalah Hathaway wants everything vantablack — blacker than black, the blackest black, a black that reveals Hathaway’s genealogical relationship to sound, traceable to her father Donny Hathaway’s performance of “Be Real Black For Me.” Yet, being really Black is not the narrowness of negation, it is also a recognition… The post Yours Sincerely, Lalah Hathaway appeared first on CapitalBop.| CapitalBop
Something I’m sure most D.C. jazz musicians struggle with when DC Jazz Fest rolls around is finding the time to actually make it out to listen to the music. Some musicians work, or play the festival, others work gigs that are not associated with the festival, and some musicians work other not-music jobs while the… The post Photos: Finding the ‘DC’ in the DC Jazz Festival appeared first on CapitalBop.| CapitalBop
Picked by five of D.C.'s leading jazz voices, the festival's must-see shows include Ron Carter, Lalah Hathaway and Charles Covington.| CapitalBop
