After an “existential crisis,” CapitolBop’s founders have scheduled a full spring season of performances.
Takoma’s Rhizome is one of the venues where CapitalBop presents its jazz shows. By Michael J. West March 15 at 9:00 AM In late 2017, Giovanni Russonello and Luke Stewart met at a cafe for a serious conversation. CapitalBop, their grass-roots D.C. jazz advocacy organization, was in an alarming slowdown.
The pair quickly became an integral part of the D.C. jazz community. “The fact that these cats are out here really shaking the bushes and stirring things up? It motivates me,” bassist Michael Bowie told The Washington Post in 2012. That meeting sowed the seeds for a resurgence that has borne fruit in recent months. In August, CapitalBop debuted its Spotlight Residency program, a monthly series for local artists at U Street restaurant Local 16. In December, they revived the monthly Jazz Loft, this time at the Takoma arts space Rhizome.
The website also is getting a boost. Last month, CapitalBop hired award-winning jazz journalist Patrick Jarenwattananon as its managing editor. The former NPR blogger and producer is tasked with revitalizing the site’s journalistic coverage of the local scene, expanding the contributor base and ensuring that new content is published each week.
“Jamie’s a godsend,” Stewart says. “He does all the critical day-to-day stuff that should require multiple people. . . . He’s really been a game-changer.”
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