Live Jazz in Washington, D.C.

Seven-string guitarist Steve Herberman favors a interplay of melodic and harmonic riffing not unlike Jim Hall. He performs in a duo with pianist Harry Appelman.

Seven-string guitarist Steve Herberman favors a interplay of melodic and harmonic riffing not unlike Jim Hall. He performs in a duo with bassist Paul Langosch.

Seven-string guitarist Steve Heberman favors a interplay of melodic and harmonic riffing not unlike Jim Hall. He plays in a duo with guitarist Geoff Reecer.

Guitarist Geoff Reecer, the guitarist and flight superintendent for the Airmen of Note, favors a warm, full tone for both rhythm and lead playing. He performs in a duo with bassist Tommy Cecil.

Straight-ahead guitarist Tommy Holladay performs in a duo with flutist Alex Hamburger. Hamburger grew up in D.C., playing with friends and bandleaders in the mid-2010s. After some time away, the flautist, vocalist and composer returned to the District in 2021. Her original music is always full of emotional weight, yet remains immediate and approachable. Her 2021 debut quartet album And She Spoke pays homage to forebears that pioneered space for other women in the arts while her 2023 album What If? channels her contemporary bop style through airy Flora Purim-esque melodic sensibility and the palette of modern electronic jazz.

Guitarist Donato Soverio has worked as performer, arranger, and composer around the DC area for twenty years. He performs in a duo with vibraphonist Mike Noonan.