The weekend ahead is a big one for jazz guitar in the Columbus area. The annual Capital University Guitar Festival returns to Huntington Recital Hall at the Capital University – Conservatory of Music in Bexley on Friday, April 5th, starting at noon with clinics led by Capital alumni all afternoonContinue Reading
Local musicians and educators Zakk Jones and Danny Bauer have collaborated with Jazz Arts Group to create the 4th Floor Live Series at the Jazz Academy. With a name inspired by the Jazz Academy’s location on the 4th floor of the Lincoln Theatre building, this monthly series of free eventsContinue Reading
Celebrated trumpeter Anthony Stanco will lead a high-powered quintet for three socially-minded shows around Columbus this week. The Anthony Stanco Ensemble will perform at Brothers Drake on Wednesday, February 6th at 8pm (No cover, info here), at Dick’s Den on Friday, February 8th at 10pm ($5 cover), and at TheContinue Reading
After a successful opener featuring TV and movie themes in November, pianist Tony Hagood’s 2018-2019 Jazz at the MAC series returns in the new year with a nuanced look at a true jazz master. “Tony Hagood Presents The Music of Horace Silver” takes place at the McConnell Arts Center inContinue Reading
Preface: New to Ohio, specifically Columbus, from London, England and New York City, I grew accustomed to live music gigs not only being plentiful, but available each and every night. I spent the first few months looking for same here in Columbus, and after a while reality sunk in as IContinue Reading
A monthly multi-disciplinary improvisational jazz event recently returned to the local jazz calendar. Second Saturdays with Sonikora takes place at The Vanderelli Room in Franklinton on the second Saturday of each month. Each installment finds the Sonikora trio joined by a different musical collaborator, as well as a visual artistContinue Reading
With the end of the year upon us, it’s a good time to look back on the events of 2018. And since Franklinton venue Filament at the Vanderelli Room opened one year ago, multi-instrumentalist, promoter, and venue operator Gerard Cox seized the moment to share some year-end reflections and thoughtsContinue Reading
The Dick’s Den Wednesday Residency program will end 2018 on a high note with a December program led by multi-instrumentalist Lisa Bella Donna. Each Wednesday’s performance will start around 10pm, and cover is $5. Bella Donna was kind enough to provide an update on a busy and successful 2018, newContinue Reading
Multi-talented NYC-based jazz vocalist Sarah Partridge will make a Columbus stop on her fall tour at Natalie’s on Wednesday, December 5th at 9pm. Tickets and more info are available here. For this performance, she will be backed by an excellent trio of Columbus jazz veterans, with Roger Hines on bass,Continue Reading