Author Nadine Cohodas will speak at Busboys & Poets tonight to discuss her new book, Princess Noire: the Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone. Cohodas, a D.C. resident, previously penned Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, and Spinning Blues into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records. Her new book is a [...]

Anyone looking for an argument in favor of globalization would do well to consider Cyminology, a promising new jazz quartet made up of musicians from Germany, France, and India. The group’s cross-border reach also extends into Iran, where Cyminology’s leader, singer Cymin Samawatie, spent summers as a youth. The daughter of Iranian parents, Samawatie writes [...]