In a Blue Mood

Trombone Shorty will be one of the featured acts at 2014 DC Jazz Festival. Photo © Ron Weinstock The Tenth DC Jazz Festival will br...

2012-0719 Freddie Redd & Butch Warren-6323 , a photo by NoVARon on Flickr. Just heard that Edward 'Butch' Warren passed away...

Two DC Music Icons - Bobby Parker (on left) and the late Chuck Brown (on right) Photo © Ron Weinstock One of this city's true ico...

Chris Thomas King at the 2009 Pocono Blues Festival. Photo © Ron Weinstock Just a heads up that Chris Thomas King, a forward looking bl...

2013-0418 Frank Basile Celebrates Pepper Adams at Kogod-7736 , a photo by NoVARon on Flickr. Thursday April 18, the monthly Take 5! prog...

Baritone saxophonist Frank Basile has established himself as among the most formidable players of the Baritone saxophone on the scene toda...

2013-0327 Little Bit a Blues at Blues Alley-3270168 , a photo by NoVARon on Flickr. Warner Williams is a Washington DC area blues tre...

Otis Taylor will be at Blues Alley Back when I edited the DC Blues Society’s newsletter, I highlighted what I thought were especially ...

I do miss Nap Turner. The following review appeared in the May 2002 DC Blues Calendar , the newsletter of The DC Blues Society I edite...

Elijah Jamal Balbed caught at an earlier performance at the Smithsonian's Kogod Courtyard One of the Washington DC area's most ...

Brad Linde led a fascinating evening of holiday music on Thursday December 20, 2012 at the Kogod Courtyard in the Smithsonian's Museum o...

Today Rick Franklin (guitar and vocals) and Phil Wiggins (harmonica) treated lunch time visitors to the DC Holiday Market to some acous...

I have known Eleanor Ellis since very shortly after I joined the DC Blues Society, which she was one of the founders of. I served on the ...

Donvonté McCoy Sextet with Fred Foss on alto sax, Donvonte McCoy on trumpet, Elijah Jamal Balbed on tenor saxophone, Hope ? piano, Blake M...

Based around the vocals of Quebec native Lynn Véronneau, Véronneau has established itself around the Washington DC area with its interesti...

The Washington DC area has long been a hotbed for jump blues and swing dancing. One of the popular bands in the area was The Uptown Rhythm K...

Bad Influence is a Washington DC area band that this writer has been following for some time. The core of the band is guitarist Michael Tash...

Eddie Palmieri will be leading an All-Star Salsa Orchestra at the Sylvan Theater near the Washington Monument at this Year's DC Jazz ...