Selections from CapitalBop's list of the top five D.C. jazz albums of 2013

Allyn Johnson & Sonic Sanctuary - The Greatest Gift of All

Reginald Cyntje - Love

Siné Qua Non - Beautiful Land

Kenny Rittenhouse Septet - Kaela's Song (New York Suite II)

The poets Kenneth Carroll and Tony Medina discuss the  life and legacy of Amiri Baraka, a.k.a. LeRoi Jones, in this radio interview conducted by Giovanni Russonello.

"On the Margin," WPFW-FM, 1/13/14 - Tribute to Amiri Baraka, episode 1

The poet and historian A.B. Spellman discusses the legacy of Amiri Baraka, a.k.a. LeRoi Jones, and the Black Arts Movement that they helped to ignite, in this radio interview conducted by Josephine Reed and Giovanni Russonello.

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