Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day! With local schools closing for the summer, our weekly Outdoor Jazz Guide is picking up steam with four great options taking place on Saturday, June 1st. Fore!Fest is bringing a variety of great live music to Bridge Park in Dublin in honor ofContinue Reading
Happy Holidays jazz fans! Hope you’re having plenty of fun with friends and family. With this last column of the year, I want to look back at an eventful 2018. There was a selection of great albums released by Columbus artists this year. My favorites (in roughly chronological order) included:Continue Reading
Last month Columbus-based guitarist Alex Schrock released a new live trio album, Live at BLU Jazz+, which is available for preview and purchase here. Recorded in June at Blu Jazz+ in Akron, the album showcases Schrock’s trio, with bassist Bradley Mellen and drummer Anthony Taddeo, in fine form. The albumContinue Reading
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there! There are plenty of ways to celebrate Mom with jazz this weekend, including a couple events ahead of the holiday. The In Full Swing big band is presenting a two-night “Swing Into Spring!” concert with the help of vocalists fromContinue Reading
Up first this week is news of a busy upcoming slate of jazz education-focused events under the umbrella of the Jazz Arts Group, including the return of a heralded Columbus Youth Jazz Program product! On Saturday, February 24th from 9am to 4:30pm is the annual Columbus City Schools JazzFest atContinue Reading
Happy Thanksgiving jazz fans! This year I’m thankful for the support of our readers out there, and that this column is four years old and going strong! Coming to you a day early to make sure you know your jazzy options for the holiday week, so let’s get into ourContinue Reading
The Wednesday residency program returns to jazz in May with five weeks of programming by guitarist, composer and educator Alex Schrock. His month of shows will present a variety of material, both drawing from his own catalog and the compositions of a selection of legends. The Canton native will playContinue Reading
The Bobby Floyd Showcase every Sunday night at Notes presents a delightful combination of great food prepared by the Copious kitchen, featured Columbus and touring guests playing with the talented Bobby Floyd Trio, and a jam session with more great jazz musicians to end the night most weeks. This Sunday,Continue Reading