Grégoire Maret & Michael Bowie @ the Caverns, Dick Morgan @ Blues Alley, The Flail and Rodney Richardson @ Twins—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Atlas pays tribute to Gil Evans, Veronneau CD release, Kris Funn and Darius Jones @ the Caverns—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Master drummer Terri Lyne Carrington brings her Mosaic Project to the Kennedy Center on Saturday as part of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. more ›

Esperanza Spalding @ The Howard, CapitalBop's Jazz Loft and the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Ambrose Akinmusire @ the Atlas, James Cotton @ Blues Alley, Jeremy Pelt & Michael Bowie @ the Caverns—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

In the '90s, Orrin Evans was among a crop of young lions that burst onto the scene. Now a veteran, he is making changes to his sound that you'll see this weekend at Bohemian Caverns. more ›

DC Jazz Composers Collective CD release, Orrin Evans @ the Caverns, Jon Faddis and a tribute to Ella @ Blues Alley—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Paco de Lucia @ Strathmore, Radiohead Jazz @ Twins, Chaise Lounge CD Release, Davell Crawford @ the Caverns and the Big Band Jam -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Tons o' jazz happening this week. Hiromi, Barry Harris, MARS 4-tet, Steve Lehman, Akua Allrich and much, much more. more ›

Bobby Muncy @ Twins, Etienne Charles @ The Hamilton, Tedd Baker @ the Caverns, Afro Blue @ Blues Alley and CapitalBop's Jazz Loft—all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

The steel pan is an instrument that is ubiquitous in Caribbean music, however it's not exactly the sound one associates with straight-ahead jazz. Local musician Victor Provost is aiming to change that. more ›

Lee Ritenour @ Blues Alley, Tim Green and Bill Cole @ the Caverns, Jeff Antoniuk @ Twins and CapitolBop's Jazz Loft -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

The Washington Women in Jazz Festival, Kevin Eubanks @ Blues Alley, Warren Wolf @ the Caverns and The Fourth Stream @ Bossa -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

The second annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival kicks off on Wednesday, and is the brainchild of local pianist Amy K. Bormet. Here's a preview of things to come. more ›

Andrew Cyrille @ Atlas, Zakir Hussain & Ute Lemper @ Ken Cen, The Young Lions & Eri Yamamoto @ the Caverns -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Herbie Hancock @ the Kennedy Center, Kenneth Whalum III, Rodney Richardson and Lena Seikaly at the Caverns, Véronneau @ Twins and the BCJO @ Atlas -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

D.C. Jazz Composers Collective @ Phillips, Marshall Keys @ the Caverns, Mike Stern/Dave Weckl @ Blues Alley -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Amiri Baraka and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ The Caverns, Buster Williams @ Blues Alley, Intersections kicks off and Keiko Matsui w/ the Airmen of Note -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Galactic embodies the modern New Orleans Sound, so it's only appropriate that they dropped their new album, Carnivale Electricos on Mardi Gras. Here's a preview of the group's Thursday night show at 9:30 Club. more ›

Saxophonist Tim Berne, a veteran of New York's experimental jazz scene, will be leading his band, Snakeoil, on Sunday at Bohemian Caverns. more ›

The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival takes place this weekend in Rockville, MD. The lineup features world class talent including drummer Roy Haynes, vocalist Kim Burrell, as well as the area's best local talent. more ›

This week in jazz: Ben Allison @ Atlas Performing Arts Center, Steve Novosel @ UDC, the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, the Discover Ellington Festival, Dwayne Adell @ Bohemian Caverns and much more. more ›

Rene Marie @ THEARC, Andrea Parkins @ the Caverns, Soul Patch @ Bossa, The Cookers @ Ken Cen and V-Day specials -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés is a wizard on the keys, and is considered among the finest Latin jazz musicians in the world. He will be performing with the Afro-Cuban Messengers tonight at George Mason University. more ›

Tribute to Junebug @ HR-57, JLQ @ the Atlas, Red Baraat @ U Hall, Chucho Valdés @ GMU and Lee Konitz @ the Caverns -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

Combining the beats of the subcontinent with a the power of a brass band, percussionist Sunny Jain will lead the 9-piece Red Baraat this Friday at U Street Music Hall. Here's a preview. more ›

Brad Mehldau @ Sixth & I, Roy Ayers @ Blues Alley, Kenny Rittenhouse @ Twins and Craig Alston @ the Caverns -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Cobb is best known for his playing on Miles Davis's seminal Kind of Blue album. DCist interviewed the native Washingtonian about his career and upcoming shows this weekend at Bohemian Caverns. more ›

Jimmy Cobb and Min Xiao-Fen @ the Caverns, CapitalBop's Jazz Loft, the Indian jazz series @ Blues Alley and Brad Linde @ The Hamilton -- all that and more is happening This Week in Jazz. more ›

For the past decade, Blues Alley has partnered with embassies to present jazz series highlighting artists from different countries and regions of the world. Monday marks the start of the Indian jazz series. more ›