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The 2025 cohort for the Next Jazz Legacy includes (from left) saxophonist Nicole McCabe, drummer Eliza Salem from Rockville, Maryland, bassist Ciara Moser, drummer, composer, educator and Next Jazz Legacy artistic director Terri Lyne Carrington, pianist Yvonne Rogers, bassist Kanoa Mendenhall, vocalist Amyra León and vocalist Christie Dashiell from the D.C. (Courtesy of Rachel Minto)

Next Jazz Legacy Shines a Light on Underrepresented Music Artists

by Brenda C. Siler October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

"Luther Vandross: Never Too Much," the documentary from award-winning producer/director Dawn Porter, will have a sneak preview screening in D.C.-area theaters in October and November (Courtesy of Matthew Rolston)

‘Luther Vandross: Never Too Much’: The Documentary That Can’t Wait

by Brenda C. Siler October 30, 2024November 1, 2024

Pianist David Virelles, vocalist and NEA Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson and bassist Rashaan Carter performed with drummer Max Roach’s “We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite” during a centennial celebration for the drummer held recently at the Kennedy Center. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

Through His Music, Max Roach Still Demands Freedom and Equal Justice

by Brenda C. Siler October 23, 2024October 23, 2024

Katrina Davis hosts a satirical late-night talk show on YouTube for the Black Public Media series “BE HEARD: #ShopLikeNana,” a social awareness campaign about the adverse impact on the environment by low-priced clothes. (Courtesy of Andrew Max Levy)

Rethink the Value of Online Clothes Shopping vs. Climate Change

by Brenda C. Siler October 23, 2024October 23, 2024

“Blue House Session” is the latest release from The Muneer Nasser Quintet. (Courtesy of Muneer Nasser)

Muneer Nasser’s Climb in Jazz Continues With New Music ‘Blue House Session’

by Brenda C. Siler October 16, 2024October 18, 2024

Keith Killgo, one of the original members of The Blackbyrds, Phyllis Saunders Toney, wife of original group member Kevin Toney, and the couple’s daughter Dominique Toney, who will perform as a vocalist with the group (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

The Blackbyrds Enter a New Era With a Nod to Their Beginnings

by Brenda C. Siler October 9, 2024October 9, 2024

Alex Brown, area director of operations for Thompson Restaurants, D.C. Councilmember At-Large Kenyan R. McDuffie, Aisha Bond, president and CEO of the Black Chamber of Commerce, and Warren Thompson, president and CEO of Thompson Hospitality at Hen Quarter Prime. The restaurant is going pink for a month-long observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A portion of Hen Quarter’s sales goes to the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Restaurant Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

by Brenda C. Siler October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

Keyboardist and composer Matthew Whitaker performed with his trio at Blues Alley in Georgetown. He has been on tour for his recent album “On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute.” (Courtesy of Hollis King)

Historic Blues Alley Hosts Master Keyboardist and Composer Matthew Whitaker

by Brenda C. Siler October 2, 2024October 8, 2024

Staying True to Who She Is: A Conversation with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

by Brenda C. Siler October 1, 2024October 1, 2024

From left: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) presents the Distinguished Service Cross to Joann Woodson, widow of Staff Sgt. Waverly Woodson, and their son Stephen Woodson. Staff Sgt. Woodson is credited with saving more than 200 lives during the invasion of Omaha Beach on D-Day. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

World War II Medic Finally Receives Honors for D-Day Heroism

by Brenda C. Siler September 30, 2024September 30, 2024