Giovanni Russonello
Giovanni’s Contributions
05/07/12 Features
Esperanza Spalding: Star Time
A definitive profile of jazz's great commercial hope
04/17/12 Overdue Ovation
Butch Warren: To Hell & Back
After a life of struggle, the D.C. bass great pulls no punches
03/29/12 Features
Preservation Hall Jazz Band at 50
A New Orleans institution celebrates in New York
03/20/12 Albums
Live at Smalls
Tim Ries Quintet
Throughout Tim Ries’ career, jazz has served as a useful launching pad, a touchstone. But when he leafs through modern jazz’s founding texts, the saxophonist isn’t searching for commandments or dogmas, just ideas. Before his latest release, Live at Smalls...
01/30/12 Features
Five Must-Hit Harlem Venues
Harlem is a jazz mecca again, and these are some of the hottest hotspots
01/27/12 Features
A New Day in Harlem
How a thriving community of hip-hop generation jazz musicians is reclaiming hallowed uptown ground
10/18/11 Education
Terell Stafford’s Heart of Brass
The trumpeter and educator channels his experiences into lessons
07/12/11 Concerts
Umbria Jazz 2011
Marcus Miller, Wayne Shorter, Anat Cohen and more at Italy’s greatest jazz celebration
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Giovanni Russonello is a regular contributor to JazzTimes and the editor of CapitalBop.com, a website that covers and promotes the D.C. jazz scene. He has written investigative news articles for MSNBC.com and Politico, and has contributed to NPR Music, ABCNews.com and others. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Giovanni Russonello joined the JazzTimes community on Jul 12, 2011