CapitalBop marks its fifth year at the DC Jazz Festival with an ambitious three-night series.

DCist interviewed local guitar wizard Anthony Pirog in advance of Sunday’s album release event for his new recording, “Palo Colorado Dream.”

The ambitious Block Party at the Jazz Lot takes place tomorrow.

CapitalBop is presenting an ambitious slate of events at this year’s D.C. Jazz Festival. Here’s a preview.

In our comprehensive preview of the DC Jazz Festival, we mentioned that there are several welcome additions to this year’s programming — but one of the most intriguing is DCJF’s collaboration with CapitalBop, the D.C. Jazz Loft.

In one of DCist’s earliest jazz posts, we lamented that local jazz artists and venues were lagging behind other parts of the D.C. arts scene in getting information on the internet. Things have changed for the better during the past four years. In 2010, CapitalBop emerged as a welcome addition to the District’s jazz community. The site is as much a venture in advocacy and activism for this music as it is a foray into jazz journalism, making it as comprehensive an online resource as this city has ever had.