Big Band, Bigger Swing: James Bazen Lights Up Blues Alley
• February 4, 2026

By LaMarr Funn The James Bazen Big Band returned to the world famous Blues Alley in January to a packed house, filling the storied room with longtime supporters and first […]

Women in Jazz: Yoko Miwa at Blues Alley
• January 29, 2026

By LaMarr Funn “It is a dream come true to play two nights at Blues Alley.” — Yoko Miwa For two days and four sold-out shows on January 15 and […]

Jazz Icon Monty Alexander Ushers in the New Year at Blues Alley
• January 8, 2026

By LaMarr Funn As the final hours of 2025 slipped quietly into memory, there was no place more alive—or more joyful—than Blues Alley. Tucked along a narrow, brick-lined passage in […]

Weekend Roundup: What to Do Between Christmas and New Year’s
• December 17, 2025

Today’s weekend roundup offers 10 options for things to between Christmas and New Year’s. Whether you are staying in town with family, or getting together with friends, here are things […]

Blues Alley at 60
• July 16, 2025

“In this world of overrated pleasures, of underrated treasures, I’m glad there is you.”   So go the lyrics to “I’m Glad There Is You,” recorded in 1941 by Jimmy Dorsey […]

Coming Up at Blues Alley: A Diva Jubilee
• July 9, 2025

Not diamonds. Divas. Georgetown’s landmark supper club, Blues Alley, tucked behind 1073 Wisconsin, will celebrate its 60th anniversary with some vocal fireworks. The jazz outpost’s “All Diva Week” runs from […]

Juneteenth Celebrated with a Night of Music at Blues Alley
• June 24, 2025

By Caroline Moore Juneteenth took center stage last night as Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va) performed along with the David Kline band and Abena Koomson-Davis at Blues Alley in Georgetown. The […]

Summer Arts Preview   
• May 14, 2025

D.C. Arts: 25 Ways to Spend the Summer of ’25 Cut out this page — or bookmark it if you’re reading it online — for the perfect summer 2025 D.C. […]

April All That Jazz, Georgetown
• April 3, 2025

By Mark Edelman Ella Fitzgerald crooned that April (the one in Paris, at least) has “a feeling that no one can ever reprise.” With the cherry blossoms reprising their annual […]

All That Jazz, Georgetown – March 2025
• February 26, 2025

By Mark Edelman “It might as well be Spring,” Sinatra crooned. And you might as well take in a jazz concert or a couple of sets at a DC area […]