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Seated below the podium is U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona, who played bongos at a jazz performance and education information program on April 19. The event was hosted by the U.S. Department of Education in collaboration with the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz. (Brenda C. Siler/The Washington Informer)

High School Musicians Give Their Own Lesson in Jazz

by Brenda C. Siler April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

High school music students hung with the best in jazz for a joint Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz and U.S. Department of Education performance on April 19.

Bassist, composer and bandleader Christian McBride presents his civil rights suite, “The Movement Revisited,” at the Kennedy Center on Feb. 4. A seven-time Grammy winner, McBride puts to music the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Mu- hammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr. and President Barack Obama. (Courtesy photo)

Lifestyle

Jazz Great Christian McBride Honors Civil Rights Legends

by Brenda C. Siler February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

From left: Legendary jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis will bring his namesake quartet to The Barn at Wolf Trap for two shows on Jan.26-27. Pictured with Marsalis are drummer Justin Faulkner, bassist Eric Revis and pianist Joey Calderazzo. (Courtesy photo)

Lifestyle

Jazz Legend Branford Marsalis to Display Versatility in Two D.C.-Area Performances

by Brenda C. Siler January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

Entertainment, Obituary

Nancy Wilson, Legendary Jazz Singer, Dies at 81

by WI Guest Author December 14, 2018October 31, 2020

Entertainment, Obituary, Stacy M. Brown

Tributes Pour in For Jazz Trumpeter Roy Hargrove

by Stacy M. Brown November 7, 2018October 31, 2020

The cover for the book "DC Jazz" features John Malachi, who grew up in Washington and played in local clubs before joining Billy Eckstein, later becoming Sarah Vaughan's accompanist. He also taught at Howard University and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. (Courtesy photo)

Lifestyle

Faces, Places that Formed D.C.’s Legacy of Jazz

by Brenda C. Siler August 1, 2018October 31, 2020

McCoy Tyner performs at the Library of Congress' Coolidge Auditorium in D.C. on Dec. 8. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)

Entertainment

McCoy Tyner Captivates at D.C. Show

by Brenda C. Siler December 20, 2017October 31, 2020

A band featuring D.C.-based pianist Bill Washburn and "JuJu" Gordon, niece of jazz great ‪Dexter Gordon‬, performs during the weekly "Friday Night Jazz" event at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in southwest D.C. on Oct. 27. (Timothy Cox/The Washington Informer)

Lifestyle

D.C. Church a Haven for Jazz Disciples

by WI Guest Author November 9, 2017October 31, 2020