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  • Jane Monheit

    Get Happy: Jane Monheit offers a jazzy tribute to Judy Garland

    By on September 18, 2014

    Jane Monheit offers a jazzy tribute to her "first hero," Judy Garland

  • Philly celebrates gay jazz artists

    By on September 3, 2014

    Bill Stewart – Photo: Bruno Bollaert/Flickr Said to be the first LGBT jazz festival ever produced in the United States, OutBeat is set to take...

  • Chaise Lounge settles in comfortably at Wolf Trap

    By on February 13, 2014

    The D.C.-based jazz and swing band Chaise Lounge has been a staple at hip martini bars around the area, along with more storied venues such...

  • Jazzy Mondays at Bohemian Caverns

    By on April 23, 2012

    Every Monday night the 17-piece Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra performs a variety of music from the big band repertoire — including pieces by Duke Ellington,...

  • John Eaton, tonight at Wolf Trap

    By on November 26, 2011

    The music of Cole Porter and Hoagy Carmichael kicks off this year’s three-part series on American pop and jazz standards at Wolf Trap, ably led...

  • Sister Spirit

    By on June 6, 2011

    ''A lot of female emcees and rappers extra-hard and extra-serious and violent,'' says Be Steadwell, who goes by the nickname B. Steady in the...

  • Cuckcoo for Coco

    By on April 23, 2008

    It's hard to find any China-related news these days that doesn't focus on the Olympics or Tibet, which makes it harder for Coco Zhao --...

  • Jazzy Fare

    By on April 2, 2008

    ''I tell you, 'Charlie Brown' is a big tipper!'' Yvonne Johnson knows just what the crowds like at M Street Bar & Grill. Johnson serves...

  • Bittersweet Valentine

    By on February 13, 2008

    ''I would someday love to write a great love ballad,'' says jazz singer-songwriter Felicia Carter, appearing this weekend at Twins Jazz on U Street. ''Somehow...

  • Over The Rainbow

    By on May 30, 2007

    ''This is the first 'gay' album I've ever released,'' jazz musician Dave Koz says about his new album, At The Movies, a tribute to movie...

  • Better Late

    By on January 31, 2007

    Norah Jones scored quite the sleeper success with her debut album five years ago. With no expectations, Come Away With Me was quietly released but...

  • Peace Pipes

    By on January 24, 2007

    This weekend, Washington will see yet another rally against American involvement in Iraq. Among the thousands coming to the capital is one-woman known for songs,...

  • Suede's Sway

    By on March 2, 2005

    Her rich contralto hooks the audience the moment she hits her first note. But it is Suede's playful, charismatic stage presence that keeps them engaged...