John Murph News Today

We’ve spent five minutes with icons of the avant-garde, big-band heroes and saxophone titans. This time around, we’re putting the spotlight

An early-morning comet visits Virgo's galaxies, a crescent Moon passes several planets, and the Heart Nebula glows in the sky this week.

“It allowed Madonna to create an archetype of pop stardom”

We have tons of vintage sales, Songkran Festival, a celebration of George Floyd, and Memorial Day happenings.

The Gig List for Saturday, May 27th

With 14 events from April 9-14, Words Beats and Life festival is presenting programming including a concert featuring Bilal and Pete Rock and The Soul Brothers.

Willard Jenkins, longtime jazz advocate and author, speaks with WBGO’s Jamara Wakefield about his new book Ain’t But a Few of Us, documenting the work of Black jazz writers.

A POPULAR radio and television presenter has opened a new garden centre near Worcester.

The music industry has made progress toward inclusivity, but still can go further. The D.C. Jazz Festival and Embassies of Finland and Sweden are co-hosting the free virtual panel “OutLoud! LGBTQI+ Experiences in the Music Industry” on Thursday at 1 p.m. “We always participate in Pride events,” Suvi Järvelä-Hagström, of the Embassy of Finland, told WTOP. “We started talking about this last summer. We came up with this idea of connecting it to the music industry. We already had arti...

Spy Talks, New Murals, and an Exhibit of Syrian Art: Things to Do in DC, March 8-10 Plus: Debriefing the Meghan-Oprah interview.  Here’s what you should check out this week: Pencil it in: Illustrator Mari Andrew started her drawing career while living in Mount Pleasant. Now, she’s chatting about her latest book, My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night, and All the Times in Between, with essayist Mary Laura Philpott in a virtual event from Sixth & I. Monday 3/8 at 7 PM; $12-$28 (with book...