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Langston Hughes II performs at Blues Alley in June with his group: saxophonist Hughes, bassist Eytan Schillinger-Hyman, drummer Devron Dennis and guitarist Robert Papacica. Not pictured is keyboardist Lonell Johnson III. (Brenda C. Siler/ The Washington Informer)

Blues Alley Celebrates 60 Years with a Slate of Music Legends and Rising Stars

by Brenda C. Siler July 16, 2025July 16, 2025

Living Colour band members guitarist Vernon Bell, lead vocalist Corey Glover, drummer Will Calhoun, and bassist Doug Wimbish, with a surprise introduction from comedian and social commentator W. Kamau Bell during NPR’s Tiny Desk. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

Rock Band Living Colour Still Playing Hard, Wows at NPR Tiny Desk

by Brenda C. Siler June 25, 2025June 25, 2025

Eboni Wilson (pictured) and her husband Kevin Wilson co-own the new Peach Cobbler Factory in Ward 4, in Washington, D.C.’s Takoma neighborhood. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

Food

A Sweet Union Delivers Peach Cobbler and More to Takoma

by Brenda C. Siler June 18, 2025June 19, 2025

CeCe Winans recorded an NPR “Tiny Desk” concert that premiered on June 13. Accompanying Winans in the white top in this photo are (L-R) Tyrone Jackson, on guitar and vocalists Chaunda Jefferson, Ceaira Hardin, and Christi Richardson. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

Gospel Singer CeCe Winans Takes a Seat at the Tiny Desk

by Brenda C. Siler June 13, 2025June 19, 2025

Saxophonist Emilio Modeste, guitarist Colin Cook, a graduate of D.C.'s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and band leader and bassist Stanley Clarke, performing at the Kennedy Center on May 31 in the N 4Ever band. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

Bassist Stanley Clarke Ignites the Kennedy Center

by Brenda C. Siler June 2, 2025June 4, 2025

The Best in Jazz Are Honored in D.C.

by Brenda C. Siler May 8, 2025May 13, 2025

There are lots of memories in the office of Fred Irby III, professor of music at Howard University. He is retiring after 51 years at the university. Irby is the founder and director of the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, coordinator of instrumental music, and trumpet instructor. He is in the band room taking instrument inventory. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Fred Irby Took Jazz to New Heights at Howard University

by Brenda C. Siler April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

Maame Boakye and Nina Oduro, co-founders of Dine Diaspora and co-creators of the Black Women in Food Summit, open the event, which was held April 25-26 at the Eaton Hotel. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

Gathering of Black Women Ready to Take On the Food Industry

by Brenda C. Siler April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

GRAMMYs Continue to Advocate for Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence and Other Digital Replicas

by Brenda C. Siler April 21, 2025April 21, 2025

Maame Boakye and Nina Oduro are co-founders of the Black Women in Food Summit, which will take place in D.C. from April 25-26. (Courtesy of Adedayo Kosok, The Art Hype)

Summit Offers More Than the Ingredients for Success in the Food Industry

by Brenda C. Siler April 16, 2025April 16, 2025