Live Jazz in Washington, D.C.

Brooks Tegler has been a staple of the suburban D.C. jazz scene for decades. The drummer’s style is firmly rooted in the swing era, emulating icons like Chick Webb, Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Here, he leads a longstanding weekly gig at The Irish Inn, Glen Echo’s indefatigable watering hole.

Guitarist Chuck Underwood leads a contemporary trio.

Brooks Tegler has been a staple of the suburban D.C. jazz scene for decades. The drummer’s style is firmly rooted in the swing era, emulating icons like Chick Webb, Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Here, he leads a longstanding weekly gig at The Irish Inn, Glen Echo’s indefatigable watering hole.

Saxophonist Elijah Jamal Balbed was born and raised in Silver Spring and is a consummate student of the D.C. music scene: He’s equally comfortable blowing some burnished, buoyant hard-bop as he is grooving in the pocket of a go-go band. He can often be found leading groups of some of the other younger statesman of D.C. jazz through originals and standards that swing just right. He leads a monthly jam session at the Hyattsville Busboys and Poets on behalf of the University of Maryland.

Straight-ahead guitarist Rick Whitehead brings a classic Wes Montgomery tone and approach to standards.

Brooks Tegler has been a staple of the suburban D.C. jazz scene for decades. The drummer’s style is firmly rooted in the swing era, emulating icons like Chick Webb, Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Here, he leads a longstanding weekly gig at The Irish Inn, Glen Echo’s indefatigable watering hole.

Brooks Tegler has been a staple of the suburban D.C. jazz scene for decades. The drummer’s style is firmly rooted in the swing era, emulating icons like Chick Webb, Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. Here, he leads a longstanding weekly gig at The Irish Inn, Glen Echo’s indefatigable watering hole.

Keyboardist Tam Sullivan and saxophonist dan Gutwein co-lead the “Brother Bill” Quintet, a small combo dedicated to playing the standards of 1950s and 1960s hard bop classic albums from Blue Note Records.