Releases from local jazz musicians and bands in Columbus, Ohio
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Before we get into the week ahead, I’d like to briefly reflect on 2019 Columbus jazz. I reviewed and enjoyed a strong quintet of Columbus jazz releases (in roughly chronological order) – Waves de Ache – Forward Motion; Zakk Jones – Mise-en-scène; fo/mo/deep –Continue Reading
For the years Columbus was lucky enough to call him ours, drummer Ryan Jewell was our leading proponent of Emily Dickinson’s maxim “tell the truth but tell it slant.” He placed an idiosyncratic, indelible, and always swinging stamp on any context he assailed, from the insidiously catchy quirk of Terribly EmptyContinue Reading
Up first this week is news of an intimate concert honoring an excellent new Columbus jazz album! The Robert Mason Trio performs at an Album Release Celebration for State of Soul on Sunday, December 8th at 8pm at Upper Cup Coffee in Gahanna – no cover, food from Willowbeez Soulveg,Continue Reading
Ayman Abi Kheir, a Lebanese percussionist living in Columbus while he continues his Jazz Studies at Capital University, is releasing his new album Zayzafoon this week. The album release party will be held on Friday, November 22nd at 10pm in the main gallery of The Vanderelli Room in Franklinton. TheContinue Reading
Earlier this month, Columbus’ own “Eclectic Groove Oriented – Funky Jazz Trio” fo/mo/deep released its fourth album Syzygy – its first as a trio. Their current lineup of bandleader Ron Holmes (Electric & Upright Basses), Andre Scott (Drums) and Robert Mason (Piano, Organ, Keyboards) has crafted another collection of nuancedContinue Reading
One After Another, After Another, After Another, the sophomore studio release from saxophonist-composer Alex Burgoyne’s band Small Songs (available for purchase on Bandcamp and from Burgoyne at shows) comes on with the sticky heat and mix of sweet comfort and ominous dread perfect for those days when summer takes flight.Continue Reading
Columbus guitarist Zakk Jones recently released his debut album, Mise-en-scène. The album is available for listening and purchase on Bandcamp and Spotify. But he is celebrating the physical CD release of the album with a release party on Wednesday, July 3rd, which also serves as the kickoff to his JulyContinue Reading
Columbus-based collective Waves de Aché is releasing its debut studio album Forward Motion (album art by Bernard Iannone) with a fiesta this weekend and an upcoming tour of parts East and Midwest. Waves de Aché is hosting a joint Cinco de Mayo and Album Release Party on Sunday, May 5thContinue Reading
Synchronicity doesn’t get much more righteous than Columbus’ preeminent modern interdisciplinary arts institution, the Wexner Center, awarding our finest composer, Mark Lomax II, with their residency award for one of the most ambitious projects in Columbus music, 400: An Afrikan Epic (pre-order at the link). Lomax premieres a suite ofContinue Reading