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“the way the music moves through you will sooth you and take you to another place”, that’s what the latest project by Night Moves will do for you. Their latest release released in 2008 is getting some nice reviews. Check it out at CDBaby and read about the group at nightmovesband.

"Free in DC" Free Events & Things to Do in DC!: UPCOMING ...

Michelle Delaney, who also co-authored the exhibition catalogue, focuses on the studio portrait of jazz great Duke Ellington in 'The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise.' Danilo Perez and his Trio: Conversation ...

Out and About: Weekend Picks - DCist: Washington DC News, Food ...

Jazz drummer and D.C. native Keith Killgo is one of the founding members of the groundbreaking jazz-funk group, The Blackbyrds. He will be leading his own group both tonight and Saturday at Twins Jazz. ...

Gridskipper: Live Jazz in DC

Twins Jazz. 1344 U St NW Washington, DC 20009. Situated in the heart of the U. Street corridor, Twins Jazz is easier to get to than its sister location further north. The music here is second to none, but it'll … cost you. ...

BMI.com | Eighth Annual Jazz Appreciation Month Kicks Off In D.C.

The month-long celebration pays tribute to jazz as a true American art form and features a variety of activities, including performances, film and displays in venues in Washington, D.C. and around the globe. ...

Jazz Visit Denver, LeBron in D.C. -- NBA FanHouse

NBA Guide gives you a daily look at all the games that matter ... and some that don't. Utah at Denver, 10:30 PM ET, TNTThe.

Jazz News: Jazz It Up! New Episode: Lewis Nash Quintet, the ...

JAZZ NEWS: Last episode Duke Ellington's music served as the backdrop of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 50th anniversary. In this episode Jazz it Up! reports on the U.S. Mint's release of a Washington D.C. coin for everyday ...

Jazz News: Interview: Billy Taylor (Part 5)

In fact, many of those songs were written for radio disk jockeys. Biddy's Beat was for a deejay in Baltimore named Biddy. Daddy-O was for Daddy O Daly a deejay in Chicago. Tune for Tex was for Tex Gathing in Washington, D.C. ...

Ryan and Hicks Are Back With The 1s And Jazz Gets Day Off ...

Even one of the refs laughed. Edsall didn't and told Jazz he was done for the day; sent him home. The coach didn't like the show boating. After Howard left, an official penalized the defense for unsportsmanlike conduct. Later. DC ...

jazz @ lakers...will LA lose on purpose?? in General NBA ...

jazz @ lakers...will LA lose on purpose??: do you think they would do that?? to maybe AVOID utah in the 1st round to possibly play DALLAS OR NEW ORLEANS instead?? that would be so cheap of them to do... ... Posts: 2067. From: Washington D.C.. Registered: 9/7/07 ...

Jazz News: D.C. Celebrates Duke Ellington Quarter Release

Jazz musician Duke Ellington has become the first black American to be prominently featured on a U.S. coin in circulation with the release of a quarter honoring the District of Columbia. U.S. Mint and D.C. officials celebrated the ...

Homer's Odd Isn't He: Jazz In DC

But even fires and fights could not diffuse DC's love of jazz. Most clubs were rebuilt -- new ones joined the mix, too -- making Washington home to some of the most revered jazz venues in the nation. Click here to see the best spots. ...

Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 at the Smithsonian

April is Jazz Appreciation Month at the Smithsonian. Throughout the month, the Smithsonian will present numerous jazz related events, including performances, films and displays in venues around Washington, DC. Most events are free. ...

This Week in Jazz - DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

Today marks the start of the Smithsonian's Jazz Appreciation Month. There are dozens of great events associated with the program, far too many to list in this space, but you can find a full calendar of events here. ...

[HARDROCK] AC/DC - Discography (1976 - 2000) - Rapidshare Forums

AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip (2000) 1. 'Stiff Upper Lip' – 3:35 2. 'Meltdown' – 3:41 3. 'House of Jazz' – 3:56 4. 'Hold Me Back' – 3:59 5. 'Safe in New York City' – 3:59 6. 'Can't Stand Still' – 3:41 7. 'Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll' – 4:02 ...

This weekend: Cartoons, jazz and AC/DC - Swiss Lifestyle in English

A look at what’s on this weekend, including jazz with Charles Lloyd, and the cool Cully Jazz Festival. Blues hits Basel, the circus comes to town, and the Lucerne Easter Festival and Bach’s Passion of St. John showcase the summit of ...

Jazz News: Artists Oleg Kireyev and Keith Javors at the Iridium ...

... including shows at Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. and Chris Jazz Caf in Philadelphia. At the Iridium, they will be joined by two of New York Citys finest and most creative musicians, Boris Kozlov (bass) and E.J. Strickland, drums. ...

RNR and REAL RADIO Live internet radio show 4/6/2009 | RNR Live ...

Listen to TONYTTCBs April 6 internet radio show about RNR and REAL RADIO Live 1646 7165414Call in with your testimony.. BlogTalkRadio is the leading social radio network with thousands of shows from around the world.

www.washingtonexaminer.com >> Entertainment

Banda Travessia: Classical and contemporary Brazilian jazz and popular music performed live. Where: Columbia Station, 2325 18th St. NW When: 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Thursday Info: 202-543-0945. Family 1. Bloomin’ Junior Ranger: Join National Park ... “I’m With the Band”: Dynamic concert photography by three of D.C.’s most prolific shooters/bloggers: Kyle Gustafson (also the keeper of the popular music/sports blog Information Leafblower), Martin Locraft and Nestor Diaz. ...

Broke Diva in DC: Something Sweet for Saturday

This morning we were listening to WPFW (a local jazz station we stream from my laptop since I always get my recipes from online websites, so it's always in the kitchen with me) that was playing some good oldies and we were dancing and ...

Movie Premiere of "Jazz in the Diamond District"

Soblu Inc.'s, 'Jazz in the Diamond District' – Opening in Select Theaters April 24th. Washington, DC, April 09, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Soblu Inc.'s debut feature film, “Jazz in the Diamond District,” will open in select theaters in DC, ...

Washington DC Jazz Quintet, Saltman Knowles, Release Unique ...

Washington DC Jazz Quintet, Saltman Knowles, Release Unique Concept In 'Return Of The Composer' CD. Called 'a brilliant example of al that is good in contemporary jazz,' the Saltman Knowles Quintet's latest CD uses a unique approach of ...

UPCOMING: JAZZ CONCERT: Free this SAT, April 11th at NMAI, 2:00pm ...

In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Julia Keefe (Nez Perce) from Spokane, Wash., will perform swing-era classics of legendary jazz singer Mildred Bailey (Coeur d'Alene). Keefe, 19, won an outstanding vocal soloist award at the ...

Daily tour recap: AC/DC, Wanda Sykes, Diana Krall and more ...

The jazz singer has thrown another handful of shows into the mix: May 14 at the Orpheum in Vancouver, BS; June 6 at Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in York, PA; June 10 at Earl W. Brydges Artpark in Lewiston, NY; June 20 at the ...

Popcorn & Candy: Portmanteaukyo - DCist: Washington DC News, Food ...

The real focus of next week's screening of Paris Blues is Duke Ellington, whose score for the film won the jazz legend and local hero his only Academy Award nomination. The museum is screening the film as part of Jazz Appreciation Month ...

At the Keys: Jeffrey D. Harris « Miyazaki Cabaret Update: DC & Beyond

And then I have a big jazz influence. So it’s really eclectic. And I tend to go for really obscure people. I always go for the really obscure ones, not the typical ones. So instead of Oscar Peterson, I really like the pianist named ...

Edmar Castaneda @ The KC Jazz Club - DCist: Washington DC News ...

There's just something about Latin jazz that can put a grin on the most dour face. Even in the potentially staid setting of the Kennedy Center, the joyous and infectious rhythms can have feet tapping, heads bobbing, and the audience ...

Vacations-Abroad.com Blog: Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in ...

With the continued growth of the Jazz scene along U Street, around the city and with world-class events like the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, October 1-7, 2008, presented here, Washington, DC will keep the rhythm be-bopping for decades ...

This Week in Jazz

Clarence 'The Blues Man' Turner >> We'll have a full preview for you later, but our pick of the week takes place on Thursday at the Barns of Wolf Trap . Guitarist Bill...

Cherry Blossom Festival 2009 Tidal Basin Washington Monument. Pink and white goes good with the seat of American power. Jefferson Memorial The newly renovated Ford's Theatre which reopened in February this year. ...

National Gallery of Art | Jazz In DC

Jazz Artists · Jazz Concerts · Guest Blogs · About Us · Contact Us · Sign Up | Login. Navigation. Jazz Artists · Jazz Concerts · Guest Blogs · Recent posts · Popular content · Search · Contact. Recent blog posts ...

Bartalos Illustration / Latin Jazz Dispatch from DC : Part 2

Michael Bartalos Illustration and design for advertising, book, product, packaging and interactive applications worldwide.

Jazz News: Open Mobile Internet Now!

Costello speaks of technology competition like a typical Silicon Valley libertarian-leaning entrepreneur, and Orb has, like most tech start ups, stayed out of policy discussions in D.C. But Costello is of a different mind when it comes ...

About Tonight - DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

JAZZ: Check out our full preview of tonight's show at the Barns of Wolf Trap, featuring jazz Guitarist Bill Frisell leading his own eclectic trio. 8 p.m., $25. MUSIC: A packed lineup of local hip-hop performers is expected at the 'Enter Tha Stage' event ... The 192-school system has about 5700 teachers and an enrollment of more than... fatkidspecial on Go Home Already: All Tied Up: The Vice guide to DC is one perspective. Personally, the author sounds like he's got. ...

Jazz Blues Florida: Frost School of Music Jazz Vocalist To Perform ...

... will perform swing-era classics of legendary jazz singer Mildred Bailey on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The Jerrol Pennerman Octet, ...

This Week in Jazz - DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

Recently, he and Three Stars alum Brad Linde began a collaboration, the results of which will be on display tonight at Twins Jazz. The ensemble will include several great local players, including drummer Tony Martucci, ...

@healdsburgjazz - Healdsburg Jazz Fest | Geofollow - Location ...

Username: @healdsburgjazzDescription: Celebrating the jazz art form in Sonoma County’s lush vineyards and intimate settings.Url: ... @healdsburgjazz - Healdsburg Jazz Fest .... Clarkesville, Cleveland, CO, Collinsville, Colombo, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Concord, Connecticut, Conroe, Coogee, Coolidge, Copenhagen, Coral Gables, Corona, Covina, Coxsackie, crafter, Cream Ridge, Creek, Cumbria, Dallas, Dalton, Daytona Beach, DC, Decatur, Deerfield, Delavan, Delhi ...

The DC Traveler » Mt. Vernon Spring 2009 Wine Festival - Tickets ...

Sample 16 award-winning Virginia wines, while listening to live jazz music overlooking the picturesque Potomac River, at the annual Spring 2009 Wine Festival and Sunset Tour at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate. ...

"Free in DC" Free Events & Things to Do in DC!: PAST: Jazz Concert ...

Join the Georgetown University Jazz Ensemble for an exciting evening of music featuring exciting new and classic arrangements with special guests the Georgetown Phantoms. Free for students with proper ID. General admission is $5. ...

Smooth Jazz Therapy: Now WJZW 105.9 Washington DC Is Off The Air

Only a matter of weeks after WQCD 101.9 in New York switched formats from smooth jazz to rock, the news has arrived that another east coast contemporary jazz station has ‘bitten the dust’. As a part of corporate downsizing, new...

Live Jazz in DC

There, the likes of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Ella Fitzgerald sang, riffed and jammed for the neighborhood's largely African American community, turning Washington in a jazz hotbed. Most of the nightclubs were destroyed in the ...

Jazz Police - Saturday Night Live: Nichols, Linz and Hey at the AQ ...

A member of the 2004 edition of Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead (“Jazz Stars of Tomorrow”), he performed at Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. He’s played with Ari Brown, Maurice Brown, Von Freeman, and more, and is currently on the faculty of ...

Chill Grooves & Smooth Jazz News, Information & Reviews

This now makes it four smooth jazz radio stations in the past few weeks to switch formats. The others were located in New York, Washington, D.C, and Denver . KHJZ-FM in Denver started the switch at 5:37PM on March 12 with a loop of ...

Pamela's Punch - The Daily Adventures of Pamela Sorensen

Pamela's Punch satisfies your thirst for the latest juice on the coolest places, people and events in the Washington, DC community. Find out what's hot – and what's not – as told through the experiences of a few social butterflies. ... Ms. Julia Keefe (Nez Perce) who hails from Spokane, WA, is an award-winning jazz vocalist who will perform swing era classics of jazz legend and singer, Mildred Bailey, at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. ...

Jazz News: The Beatles 'Revolver' Performed Live by Fab Faux in D.C.

All About Jazz | Jazz Music, Clubs and Culture. ... The Beatles 'Revolver' Performed Live by Fab Faux in D.C.. Performance/Tour News Posted: 2009-03-23. Discuss. SOURCE: Seth Cohen PR The Fab Faux will perform The Beatles' REVOLVER, ...

Blogpourri: Jazz in DC and a Chandamama Story

If you like jazz and want to indulge in some swaying and bopping yourself, the Jazz in DC series is ongoing at the Millennium Stage. The performances are free and they usually go for an hour from 6 pm. If you can't make it, ...

UNDERNEWS: FEDERAL OFFICIALS COMMIT CRIME IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

APEX BLUES Sam playing with the Phoenix Jazz Band at the Central Ohio Jazz festival in 1990. Joining the band is George James on sax. James, then 84, had been a member of the Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller orchestras and ... Mark Segraves, WTOP, DC - A young man was robbed on Tuesday night inside a hospital while federal security guards watched. The victim was surrounded by seven men and women, and most of them had guns. The thieves refused to let the young man leave a ...

DCist Preview: Bill Frisell @ The Barns of Wolf Trap - DCist ...

Few jazz musicians have acquired the stature and respect of guitarist Bill Frisell, and even fewer have done so in such an unassuming manner. Though he performs regularly at world class venues, and has performed with well-known musicians such as Paul Simon, ... The 192-school system has about 5700 teachers and an enrollment of more than... fatkidspecial on Go Home Already: All Tied Up: The Vice guide to DC is one perspective. Personally, the author sounds like he's got. ...

DC Celine: Style Dilemma: KC Jazz

DC Celine: By day, a federal contractor - using my powers to serve our country. By night, I pine after the 'it' factor...and try to acheive it during the day with a little something unexpected...lucite, fishnets, just something to break ...

Washington, DC Events - Weekend Picks

Jazz Appreciation Month Family Day - April 4, 2009, 1 - 4 p.m. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum. During this family-friendly jazz celebration, storyteller Judith Gravitz will tell jazz-related tales. ...

Allman Brothers Band at the Beacon, NYC, March 27, 2009

DC writes regularly on-line and in print about rock and roll, jazz and the blues, composing reviews of cd's, DVD's, live performances, books and films, as well as conducting artist interviews. More about DC. ...

“All That Jazz”: Smithsonian Young Benefactors Gala - May 16th

The Smithsonian Young Benefactors Gala with the theme of “Roaring Twenties” is coming up on May 16th. I will be on News Channel 8 Friday around 1130am-40ish to talk about the event as both a YB member and an Honorary Guest of the event ...

DC Guitar Lessons

Labels: advancing guitar lesson, arlington guitar lessons, augmented sixth chords, D.C., freddie green, harmonic experience, jazz guitar lesson, music theory, W.A. Mathieu, washington D.C. guitar lessons ...

KC's jazz goes to Washington

The nation's most prominent museum is recognizing a local legend and Kansas City jazz. Earlier this week, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington started displaying an exhibit...

KK in D.C.: Jazz in the Sculpture Garden this Friday!

Jazz in the Sculpture Garden this Friday! One of my favorite summer events! Check out live Jazz music ever Friday in the Sculpture Gardens, kicking of this weekend! Friday, May 23 2008. 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Where: Sculpture Garden ...

Washington, DC Events - Weekend Picks

During this family-friendly jazz celebration, storyteller Judith Gravitz will tell jazz-related tales. The program also includes a kids' concert by the Baltimore Jazz Alliance. Visitors will be able to learn about various instruments ...

DC al fine: Bud Shank

Shank was one of the first jazz musicians to explore Brazilian music, and recorded a number for World Pacific, a world music label, from the 1950s to the 1970s, according to JazzTimes. During his career, Shank worked with Sergio Mendes ...

Jazz/Improv Quartet Cosmologic This Friday at Pyramid Atlantic

traverses the broad terrain of creative jazz and improvised music, integrating high-energy playing, intense introspection, rich grooves, open textures, and collective alchemy. Central to the group’s sound is ...

Edmar Castaneda @ The KC Jazz Club

Edmar Castaneda There’s just something about Latin jazz that can put a grin on the most dour face. Even in the potentially staid setting of the Kennedy Center , the joyous and infectious rhythms can have feet tapping, heads bobbing, ...

The Independent Ear » Blog Archive » Ancient Future - the radio ...

... outside DC listen live at www.wpfw.org. Aired selections are listed in the following order: ARTIST. TUNE. ALBUM. LABEL. Doreen Ketchens. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore. Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans Vol. IX. Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans ...

Debo Band and Khan Jamal in Philadelphia - World Music Central

Now the band is getting ready with a busy schedule of hometown shows and will perform for the first time in front of audiences in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. Ethiopian-American jazz saxophonist Danny Mekonnen, ...

This Week in Jazz

Three Stars alum Will Rast leads his burnin' jazz-funk big band, The Funk Ark, on Thursday at The Vegas Lounge. The band includes some of the city's best young musicians, including Three Stars alum Matt Rippetoe. ...

Jazz News: Freddie Redd Returns to New York and Washington DC

Twins Jazz 1344 U Street NW Washington DC 20009 202-234-0072. Friday/Saturday, March 27/28, 2009 at 10pm and 12am. Freddie Redd Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. The quintet will feature Chris Byars, Brad Linde, ...

17th Annual Capital Jazz Fest Loaded With Head-Turning Performers

One very special component of the Festival is the 'Capital Jazz Challenge' held at the Hilton Columbia Hotel, which gives an aspiring contemporary jazz instrumentalist the opportunity to win $5, 000 and perform at the Capital Jazz Fest. ...

Roger Barbour "It had to be you!" - Pittsburgh Jazz Network

Pittsburgh Jazz Network. Pittsburgh's Own Regional Notables of Jazz. Main · My Page · Members · Events · Forum · Groups · Notes · Photos · Videos · Blogs · All Videos · My Videos · My Favorites · Add Videos · Francis Bruce Marion, DC ...

PAST: Jazz and Poetry event at The Phillips Collection, THURS ...

Poets Brian Gilmore and Brandon Johnson will respond in verse to the sounds of a jazz trio lead by Marshall Keys, marrying poetry and music to create a dynamic new work of art. Hosted by Intersections own, Fred Joiner, the evening will ...

This Week in Jazz - DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

Blues Alley's Czech jazz series continues tonight with saxophonist Karel Ruzicka, Jr. Now living in Brooklyn, he performs regularly with top flight talent, both as a leader and a sideman. Tickets to the 8 and 10 p.m. sets are $20 + ...

LP: BOND, GRAHAM ORGANISATION - the beginning of jazz rock (Label ...

LP: BOND, GRAHAM ORGANISATION - the beginning of jazz rock (Label: Charly) - UK # cr 300017 plays fine vg+ great live recording from klooks kleek, london 1964 , (Zustand: vg/vg(+)), Beat Merseybeat, Preis EUR: 11,90.

CYRANO UNICO: Enigma & Jazz, music

Enigma & Jazz, music 1. beyond the invisible (5:44) 2. i love you-i kill you (8:42) 3. it.s king (1:58) 4. le roi est mort,vive le roi (4:58) 5. MORPHING THRU TIME (1:59) 6. morphing thru time (4:15) .... A PERFECT CIRCLE (3), A-HA (5), ABBA (11), Abel Pintos (1), ABUELOS DE LA NADA (1), AC/DC (9), Acapella (1), ACDC (8), Ace Of Base (5), ACID JAZZ (1), Acoustic (10), Adam Faith (1), Aerosmith (11), AFI (2), Africando (1), AFTER FOREVER (2), AIR SUPPLY (3), Al Bano (1) ...

Looking for a small intimate live Jazz place in DC Metro

Love Bohemian Caverns. Haven't eaten upstairs or downstairs, but did drink and dance upstairs after a performance several months back. The restaurant was very nice and had been close to full. So I'm guessing the quality is at least ...

Looking for a small intimate live Jazz place in DC Metro

This is downstairs I'm talking about, and I'm sure it sits fewer than 100. I don't know about the restaurant upstairs, but I'd be curious. It's the oldest still operating jazz club in the US after the Village Vanguard in NYC, ...

Looking for a small intimate live Jazz place in DC Metro

My neighbor plays trumpet with a pick up jazz band at Pistone's in Seven Corners on Sundays sometimes. I'm not saying the food is great, but you may wish to inquire with the mgmt about the live jazz.

This Week in Jazz - DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

Her performance will feature patriotic songs and other tunes from her American experience . Tickets to both nights are sold out, but it’s always worth contacting the box office for last minute cancellations. … See the rest here: ...

BERKLEE | Berklee News | Jazz Revelation Records Presents CD ...

Randy Runyon, from Washington, D.C., began playing guitar at 11. He grew up listening to the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Jimi Hendrix, but later discovered a love for jazz and began studying with Baltimore guitar great Carl Filipiak. ...

Louisana Cooking

Louisiana) and used to cost $30. Acadiana will have a boil and jazz on April 25, a bit pricey, never been, but should be very good. Top cajun food in the area. The Bayou Bakery tip is great, its been years since I've had a beignet....

Notes from the Net: Miles' sartorial style, the "Purdie Shuffle ...

Here's the latest weekly compilation of news and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted ...

Looking for a small intimate live Jazz place in DC Metro

Just came back from NYC & they had this great Italian cafe (can fit @ most 100) serving lasagna, after dinner dessert & live jazz in the bar & dinner area called La Laterna Caffe (http://lalanternacaffe.com/) Supposedly 1 of the most ...

Catching up with CPAC underway in DC

This year’s CPAC is underway in Washington, DC. There will be a number of high profile speakers and the topic is sure to focus on the new direction for the GOP during their period in the Beltway wilderness. While the mainstream press ...

In a Blue Mood: The Duke Elllington Jazz Festival Is Coming

Starting this Wednesday, October 1 and running until October 7 at various venues in Washington, DC, the favorite son in the Nation's Capital is celebrated with the annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival. One can catch free jazz at the ...

UPCOMING: Events at Busboys & Poets DC venues WED - MON April 8th ...

Emancipation Day Poetry, jazz, reenactment, and a lecture on music and the struggle for justice, equality and freedom. For a free down-loadable booklet on the history of enslavement in DC (for many years the sale of people was one of ...

RNR LIVE and TONY-T internet radio show 1/24/2009 | RNR "LIVE ...

Listen to TONYTTCBs January 24 internet radio show about RNR LIVE and TONYT IS IT OK TO DATEGO WITH ONE OF UR FRIENDS OLD GURLS OR BOYS WHY OR WHYNOT NAME 5WAYS TO KNOW IF A WOMANMAN IS FLIRTING OR WANTS U . BlogTalkRadio is the leading ...

Save the Date: All That Jazz on Saturday, May 16th 2009

YBGala09_v6 Punch Community Partner The Smithsonian Young Benefactors will hold their annual gala on Saturday, May 16th at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture National Portrait Gallery. ...

DUKE ELLINGTON ON BACK OF DC QUARTER: Jazz legend becomes first ...

*Jazz icon Duke Ellington was introduced Tuesday as the first African-American musician on a US coin.

Duke Ellington Jazz Festival

The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival celebrates its 5th anniversary this year and will permanently move the festival to June, expanding it to 11 days with three days of concerts on...

My Summer of Firsts (in DC)

This weekend, I accomplished 3 DC firsts. These were 3 quintessentially ”DC” things to do, that I hadn’t done in my 16 years in the place I call home: Visited the farmers’ markets in the Eastern Market/Capitol Hill area ...

old-timey jazz in a far-off room

I'm gonna be a nightmare to go house-shopping with someday, when it's time for that kind of thing. Because my main criteria for the house I have in my head is, there needs to be old-timey jazz playing in a...

Time for a Tune-up

Cap Hill Bikes has a beautiful showroom and store with all the gadgets and legit bike additions that are too professional for my joy-riding biking needs, as well as an adjacent servicing outfit with replacement parts and all that jazz. ...

Dc Jazz Yacht Jacket

You're probably just going to wear it around.

Win tickets to Oleta Adams at jazz Alley

“I’m on the road three weekends of every month, whether it’sa jazz festival in Germany, a salute to Gershwin at the Hollywood Bowl, a Billie Holliday tribute at Carnegie Hall, a church in Washington, DC, or my own tour in Holland. ...

Sneaky Castro: Major Music

He has been producing music for a year and he grew up listening to hip hop, jazz, soul, and rock music. His influences are J Dilla (RIP), Madlib, and A Tribe Called Quest. And from him, “skateboarding has taken up the last 8 years of my ...

USAF Band takes jazz sound to the airwaves

Most recently, the Band performed with legendary jazz pianist Keiko Matsui at Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., in its Guest Artist Series March 22. Dubbed the 'first lady of contemporary jazz,' ...

The DC Stimulus: Golf, Jazz, and Flush Toilets

Just imagine how many jobs aa program for free jazz would create. And for those who still can't find jobs, the repair of neighborhood parks should ensure that the city's homeless have a real nice place to sleep.

Asian Jazz Network | French Spring, “Where’s the Fete?”, and the ...

There’s the Afro-latin jazz group Wahijuara, the multi-genre fusion group Salindiwa (with guitarist Kakoi Legaspi), the guitar-driven rock-jazz group DC Aftershock headed by ubiquitous session guitarist Daniel Crisologo, the acid-jazz ...

Chicago - The Musical Review

On Wednesday evening I saw Chicago – The Musical, now at the National Theatre in Washington, DC. And the production is marvelous. From the opening number to the finale, it’s fast, fun and full of energy. ...

Soblu, Inc.'s 'Jazz in the Diamond District' – Opening in Select ...

NewswireToday (newswire) - Soblu, Inc.'s debut feature film, “Jazz in the Diamond District,” will open in select theaters in DC, New York, Atlanta and Chicago for exclusive one-week engagements through Landmark Theatres.

Quarter honors DC, jazz musician Ellington

Jazz musician Duke Ellington has become the first black American to be prominently featured on a US coin in circulation with the release of a quarter honoring the District of Columbia.

Miss. and La. Road Trip Pics: 1st Set: Leave DC, Drive, Arrive ...

Plus I absolutely love great road trips, and what could be better, especially if you love music, than a road trip to Mississippi and New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, funk, and blues? This first set of pics starts out at our old ...

This Week in Jazz - DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

Bassist Butch Warren played on many of the classic Blue Note albums of the 1960s, alongside jazz legends Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, Jackie McLean, and others. The D.C. native plays every Wednesday at Columbia Station on 18th Street, ...

SHS Jazz Ensemble Brings Home Silver Award from Washington DC ...

WOO HOO! At tonight's Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony, the SHS Jazz Ensemble was presented with a SILVER AWARD. Earlier in the day, the band had performed a program of three songs before three adjudicators, who judged the performance ...

Kumar goes to the White House

Actor Kal Penn, who had been playing Dr. Lawrence Kutner on the hit medical drama House, is headed to Washington, DC He will be an associate director in the White House Office of Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs. ...

This Week in Jazz - DCist: Washington DC News, Food, Arts & Events

There's really not much more to say about Wynton Marsalis, the face of American jazz for the past 20 years. He will be leading the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on Monday at the Kennedy Center for an 8 p.m. concert. ...

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