This Week in JazzRené Marie. >> Busy local guitarist Rodney Richardson leads his trio with organist Will Rast and drummer Larry Ferguson tonight at Twins Jazz. 8 and 10 p.m. sets. $10 + $10 food/drink minimum. >> Continuing the New Orleans brass band tradition, the Rebirth Brass Band has taken the Crescent City's... continue reading on DCist
DCist Preview: Chucho Valdés at GMUChucho Valdés In the 1940s, jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie encountered Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo. Their subsequent collaborations changed music and marked the start of a genre that came to be known as Latin jazz. As Latin rhythms and instrumentation came into the jazz sound, there was also a flow of... continue reading on DCist
This Week in JazzJimmy "Junebug" Jackson. >> Richmond-based ensemble Fight the Big Bull brings its raucous and free-spirited sound to the Millennium Stage tonight for a 6 p.m. show. Free. >> HR-57 house drummer Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson was a beloved figure in the local jazz community. Jackson moved to D.C. four years ago,... continue reading on DCist
DCist Preview: Red Baraat @ U Street Music HallRed Baraat. Photo by Ferny Chung / Retouching by Louis F. Cuffari.South Asian-Americans are becoming increasingly influential in the jazz community. Pianist Vijay Iyer has long been a critical favorite, as has Iyer's frequent collaborator, saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa. There are also a plethora of young percussionists coming up through the... continue reading on DCist
Elephant Room, Where Mullets and Magic Collide (L to R) Dennis Diamond, Louie Magic and Daryl Hannah in 'Elephant Room' at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by Scott Suchman.Pop culture references from the past creeping into my head throughout Friday night's performance of Elephant Room, currently running at the Arena Stage's Kogod... continue reading on DCist
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