Bassist and educator extraordinaire Roger Hines recently checked in about a new monthly gig for one of his longest-running ensembles. Hines tells me that Nova Madrugada will be playing the first Thursday of every month 7-10pm at Savor Pint, 4440 Indianola Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214 in Clintonville. Their next gigContinue Reading
Happy 2019 jazz fans! I hope you had a festive and restful holiday season, and are ready for more live jazz in the new year! First up on our list of Shows To See This Week is Columbus trio Not By Design making its local debut. Consisting of Bobby LucasContinue Reading
Thanks to a few big events, the Outdoor Jazz season continues for one more weekend! The Big Badd, Columbus’ purveyors of modern pop favorites imbued with jazz musicality and chops, get the weekend off to a good start with their performance at the Mac and Cheese Festival at Easton TownContinue Reading
The Dick’s Den Wednesday Residency Program continues to heat up the middle of winter weeks in February with a slate led by Joe Nelson. Prolific drummer Nelson, active and respected in a variety of styles around the region, has programmed four shows highlighting projects old and new. His schedule includesContinue Reading
After presenting mostly other styles in August and September, the Dick’s Den Wednesday residency program makes an emphatic return to jazz next month. October’s installment will be led by bassist and educator Roger Hines (photo by Sandra Holmes), whose resume includes years of recording and touring with Ray Charles andContinue Reading
One of Columbus’ favorite festival traditions returns to Downtown’s Genoa Park (next to COSI) this weekend. The 21st annual Festival Latino (photo by Randall L. Schieber) brings a bevy of musical performances along with great art, dance, children’s activities and much more for the entire family. The musical lineup onContinue Reading
I had an action-packed Jazz Night Out on Friday the 12th that started with the Dave DeWitt TRio’s last performance at Bungalow Jazz. As one of the final shows at Becky Ogden’s bungalow, the battle-tested group performed their inventive brand of piano trio jazz in front of a literal packedContinue Reading