CapitalBop is dedicated to presenting live, innovative jazz in Washington, D.C. We build audiences in order to build community around this music, because it's important to the city's historic identity but also ever-changing and contemporary. CapitalBop.com is designed to help everyone from newcomers to jazz die-hards find live music that will fit their preferences. Our D.C. Jazz Lofts and other shows reach diverse audiences and present jazz in nontraditional, outside-the-box scenarios.