Barbara Knight

JazzColumbus Weekly – February 23, 2017

On: February 22, 2017

In: Jazz Weekly, Live Jazz Shows, Local Jazz Releases

Mardi Gras comes around again this week! And while this year’s Fat Tuesday-themed jazz schedule that we’re aware of is lighter than normal, there are still plenty of chances to have a swinging celebration. The High Street Stompers, a Columbus Dixieland institution since 1987, plays its annual Mardi Gras ConcertContinue Reading

Famous Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 20 Years

By: Andrew Patton

On: February 1, 2017

In: Jazz News, Live Jazz Shows

February 2017 marks 20 years of weekly Monday night gigs for Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra. The 22-piece big band of volunteer professional musicians has been playing the music of bands like those of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, and Count Basie since 1997, and has been in residence at theContinue Reading