This weekend brings a three-day festival to Circleville, just south of Columbus, honoring its favorite son and an all-time great entertainer. Circleville native Ted “Is Everybody Happy?” Lewis was a bandleader, singer, and clarinetist who gained great renown before and after World War II and fronted a stage show thatContinue Reading
There are plenty of ways to celebrate Mother’s Day with live jazz on Sunday. Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP is holding a second weekend fundraiser at The Idle-A-While on the East Side (see more below) which wraps up with a Mother’s Day doubleheader on their House Restaurant stage Sunday with AnnaContinue Reading
A warm and inviting source of world-class live jazz in Columbus is coming to an end in the next month as Becky Ogden has announced the last shows at Bungalow Jazz. Longtime music educator, venue owner, promoter and presenter Ogden is selling the “Bungalow,” her 1910 East Columbus residence. OgdenContinue Reading
I had a wonderful Jazz Night Out when Rick Sanford and I saw Mark Lomax lead an all-star band in tribute to Ohio tenor saxophonist and theorist Logan Rollins at Notes. Rollins, a relative of the great Sonny Rollins, was an inmate in the Ohio Penitentiary who was allowed toContinue Reading
The Dick’s Den Wednesday Residency Program rolls into 2017 with a January program led by percussionist, educator, and publisher (and much more) Dr. Cary Dachtyl. Along with a rundown of each week’s show, Dachtyl was kind enough to provide a summary of his background, so keep reading to learn more.Continue Reading
Drummer and educator Aaron Scott is starting his 2016-17 “Jazz At The MAC” Series with a special tribute to a Columbus legend. Pianist Dave Powers will be joined by Dave DeWitt on bass and Scott on drums for “The Music of Bob Allen” on Sunday, November 6th, at 3pm atContinue Reading
Following up from news I brought you in June, details have been announced for Columbus screenings of filmmaker Adam Kahan’s 2014 Rahsaan Roland Kirk documentary The Case of the Three Sided Dream! The New Harvest Cafe & Urban Arts Center, with assistance from other local organizations, is presenting two showingsContinue Reading
On Saturday, July 30th, at 7pm, The Lincoln Theatre will induct into its Walk of Fame two more Columbus natives who have made grand artistic contributions in their careers: Harry Edison and Hal Williams. Jazz trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison had a distinguished career, playing regularly with such greats as CountContinue Reading
Happy June everyone! Hope you all had a great and jazzy Memorial Day weekend. There is news involving local jazz history this week - The Case of the Three Sided Dream, filmmaker Adam Kahan’s 2014 documentary about legendary multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, is gaining attention. As of Tuesday, the filmContinue Reading
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