Live Jazz in Washington, D.C.

Fusion of traditional Korean music with modern jazz Noli Korean Jazz Ensemble, based out of the Washington, D.C. area, plays a unique fusion of jazz and traditional Korean folk music. Performing original compositions, the group combines Korean samulnori rhythms with jazz melodic and harmonic sensibilities for a sound that is both innovative and authentic to the traditions it draws from. While many groups pair jazz with East Asian instruments, what sets Nori apart is how they use the rhythmic cycles that form the basis of traditional Korean music to inform their harmonies and improvisational systems. In the group’s performances, you will feel the drums carry you with their earthy textures to the madong – the field where traditionally communities come together in drumming and dance to celebrate the harvest. Noli is comprised of some of the most sought-after performers in the DC area from both jazz and Korean traditions. Sebastian Wang and Robin Ghertner perform Korean percussion instruments, Alfred Yun plays keyboards, and Bobby Muncy plays the reeds. Co-Presented with the Embassy of Korea

Led by amateur vocalist Tibyron Quinn, the weekly jam at the Marx Cafe welcomes players of all stripes to sit in on Tuesday nights.

Local musicians lead a jam session at Takoma Station, a bar that was a hotbed for the straight-ahead scene in the 1980s and ’90s.

The Gen Z Black artists collectivism Artivism hosts a jam session every Tuesday at Takoma. This is not the traditional jazz session calling tunes but more an attempt to build groove and melody organically. Musicians of all levels welcome.

Raised in Madrid, Spain and trained on classical guitar, bassist Eugenio Ibarz plays with a subdued but passionate emotion. His compositions bring a mixture of bebop, post-bop and Latin jazz styles, with elements of rock instrumentation. He leads a duo every Tuesday at Bourbon Boulevard in Chantilly.

Tue, Jun 9, 6:00 PM

Herb Scott and Hope Udobi Duo

Awakening Bar & Grill / Capitol Hill / Map

Herb Scott is something of a symbol of the modern jazz cat: he can blow his alto sax with the best of them, burning down the house with Charlie Parker-style, rapidfire phrasing, or he can pick up the mic to drop a few bars as a rapper. Pianist Hope Udobi isn’t just one of the D.C. scene’s most promising young jazz players from a musicianship standpoint; he’s one of the most riveting, creatively speaking. Udobi’s incendiary bop style is brimming with furious energy, mad montunos and unpredictable lines that venture “out” and dig into the blues’ depths with equal aplomb. The pair hold down a new weekly gig at Awakening in Barracks Row. Vocalists are welcome to join.

Pianist Antonio James performs quiet, plaintive piano jazz in the modes of Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson.

Elijah Jamal Balbed and JazzMob DC present music at Ciel Social’s rooftop lounge of its downtown spot every Tuesday. These listings will be faded out as the schedule become available.