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Article: Album Review

Victor Haskins: The Truth

Read "The Truth" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

by Nicholas F. Mondello
December 25, 2013

Many years ago, there was a radio then television show called “Truth or Consequences." The premise was rather sophomoric: contestants were asked trivia questions and, if they failed to answer correctly, they were “buzzed off" and subsequently given goofy “tasks" which usually resulted in laughs at the contestant's expense. With The Truth the consequences for Richmond-based--but ...

Article: Album Review

Redmond-Langosch-Cooley: Compared to What

Read "Compared to What" reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
December 11, 2013

In 2003, after I heard Mary Ann Redmond's astonishing voice for the first time, we did an interview here called “On the Verge." Well, she's still on that verge--at least everywhere outside of the Washington, D.C. area, where she lives. With just a handful of albums to her name, Redmond has won an astounding ...

Article: Genius Guide to Jazz

2013 Holiday Gift Guide

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
December 3, 2013

One of the longstanding traditions around the 'Dome, along with Taco Tuesdays and the monthly Google Nude® check to see if any of my favorite actresses have “accidentally" Tweeted “private" pictures of themselves recently, is the annual viewing of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Few things bring back the warm memories of childhood and invoke the true ...

News: Performance / Tour

Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert - Marianne Matheny-Katz

November 1, 2013

Award winning Baltimore jazz vocalist Marianne Matheny-Katz presents an evening of Joni Mitchell tunes at The Carlyle Club on Thursday, November 7. The event marks the 70th birthday for Mitchell who began her career as a solo folk singer/songwriter and grew into an internationally respected jazz and pop musician and composer. For this show many tunes ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Jeff Fitzgerald Genius

by AAJ Staff
March 14, 2013

I currently live in: Roanoke, VAI joined All About Jazz in: 2001What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I discovered the site and thought they might appreciate my peculiar talents.How do you contribute to All About Jazz? I write the Genius Guide to Jazz, the occasional April ...

Article: Genius Guide to the Good Life

Someone's in the Kitchen With Genius

by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
February 19, 2013

When I am holed up in the 'Dome living the life of a nearly complete recluse (I do occasionally venture out to earn a living, and to buy beer and groceries and then more beer), one of my favorite pastimes is cooking. I first began learning to cook at the age of five, almost forty years ...

News: Award / Grant

Wayne Sulc Nominated For Urban Contemporary Instrumentalist By The Washington Area Music Association

January 27, 2013

Saxman Wayne Sulc was nominated for URBAN CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTALIST by the Washington Area Music Association, “WAMA”. The 27th Annual Wammies are to be presented on Sunday February 17th at the State Theater in Falls Church Virgina at 8:00 PM. WAMA is an umbrella organization of Washington area musicians, concert promoters, lawyers, recording engineers, managers, graphic artists, ...

News: Festival

Jazz Is Bustin' Out All Over The Nation's Capital

May 18, 2012

DC Jazz Festival Announces 2012 All-Star Lineup June 1-10 WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 – The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announced its signature programs for 2012, which include: Jazz Meets the Classics at the Kennedy Center; Jazz in the 'Hoods presented by Events DC; Jazz 'n' Families Fun Days at The Phillips Collection; Jazz at the ...

News: Festival

DC Jazz Festival And Capitalbop Announce This Year's D.C. Jazz Loft Series

May 18, 2012

National Stars and Top-Shelf Local Bands Merge for Innovative Shows and a Daylong Jazz Loft MegaFest WASHINGTON, DC: The D.C. Jazz Loft Series, a collaboration between the DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) and CapitalBop, will return to the Festival this year with performances from some of the nation’s most influential, boundary-pushing artists. Part of the Festival’s Jazz ...

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DC Jazz Festival And The Phillips Collection Present Jazz 'n Families Fun Days

May 18, 2012

Celebrate the Exciting Synergy Between Jazz and the Visual Arts June 2nd and 3rd WASHINGTON, DC: The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) and The Phillips Collection today announced the continuation of their partnership in hosting the highly-popular, free, weekend-long annual Jazz 'n Families Fun Days. The Washington Post’s KidsPost is the official media sponsor, and UnitedHealth Group ...