Created in 2010 by two young cultural organizers and musicians, CapitalBop is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes, presents and preserves jazz in the Washington, D.C. area. We build audiences in order to build community around jazz, because it is important to the city’s historic identity and to the continued vibrancy of its culture. Our monthly DC Jazz Loft shows, two annual festivals and other presentations reach diverse audiences and present jazz in outside-the-box scenarios.