Hello – This week’s Our Scene // Your Scene is exclusively about the relationship of musicians, audiences, venues, and the rules surrounding safety and live performances. You’ll also find some science, some music, some longer thoughts on masks from Phil, and a special edition Flashlighter at the bottom. We startedContinue Reading
Jazz Columbus is the stories of the people around us. Musicians, photographers, audio engineers, venue owners, talent bookers, and the folks who make up audiences across the city. In a non-pandemic world, we’re also as robust a calendar as we can muster, a place to find opinions on music toContinue Reading
The Outdoor Jazz offerings in Columbus for the upcoming week are swingin’! On Friday, July 12th, get your weekend off to a prompt start when the Local ‘n Live series at the Campus Gateway Beer Garden (outside District PourHouse) features Small Songs at 5pm (more details here). The 2019 JazZooContinue Reading
The 2018-19 Swingin’ with the CJO concert series kicks off next week with an appearance by a true star of stage and screen. Columbus Jazz Orchestra presents Fascinating Rhythm, featuring Tony Award-nominated singer/tap dancer Maurice Hines, at the Southern Theatre Thursday, October 18th through Sunday, October 21st. Showtimes and ticketsContinue Reading
With its very successful 2017-18 season just now completed, Jazz Arts Group (JAG) has recently released details of its exciting 46th Anniversary 2018-2019 season. Byron Stripling and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s Swingin’ with the CJO concert series at the Southern Theatre continues with a program tackling a wide variety ofContinue Reading
The final show of the JAG Presents 2017-2018 season will bring a high-flying quintet to Columbus next week. In collaboration with the King Arts Complex, Jazz Arts Group presents the Terell Stafford Quintet at the Lincoln Theatre on Thursday, April 12th at 8pm. Tickets and more details are available here.Continue Reading
My Dad and I had a lovely Jazz Night Out when we saw the Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s “New Orleans One Mo’ Time” performance at the Southern Theatre on Thursday the 15th. After Byron Stripling sang a heartfelt rendition of “What A Wonderful World” against the backdrop of rare Louis ArmstrongContinue Reading
A string of August milestone celebrations continues this week with the Park Street Tavern Jazz Jam 13th Anniversary Party on Tuesday, August 15th at 8:30pm. Saxophonist and host Pete Mills, a cast of Columbus’ finest musicians, and the Tavern’s dedicated ownership and staff are starting another year of providing greatContinue Reading
The Jazz Arts Group recently announced its upcoming season, and it’s indeed a special one. JAG will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of its inaugural 1973-74 season with a jam-packed and star-studded lineup of performances for jazz fans of all ages and interests. Byron Stripling and the Columbus Jazz OrchestraContinue Reading