Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group’s 2009-2010 Great American Songbook series continues at the Southern Theatre on January 22-23 with Spinning Wheel, a tribute to the music of Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago, and the ‘70s featuring Lew Soloff, “Blue” Lou Marini and vocalist Bruce Wermuth.
An original member of Blood, Sweat & Tears, trumpet virtuoso Lew Soloff was an integral part of the band from 1968 to 1973, racking up nine gold records worldwide, a Grammy for “Record of the Year” (1969) and creating those searing horn lines in “Spinning Wheel.” Legendary saxophonist “Blue” Lou Marini was an original member of the Saturday Night Live Band and the Blues Brothers Band, and has played with some of the industry’s most prominent bands such as Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Dr. John, The Band and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Single tickets are on sale now for $49 (main floor), $46 (first balcony) and $41 (second balcony). Tickets are available by phone at 614-469-0939 or Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the CAPA ticket office at 39 E. State Street or any Ticketmaster outlet and ticketmaster.com. Call 614-294-5200 or visit www.jazzartsgroup.org for more information.
The Great American Songbook series concludes with A Night in Vegas, featuring the talented and entertaining Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus at the Capitol Theatre – Riffe Center on May 21-22, 2010.