As Christmas nears, the biggest event in this week’s Holiday Jazz Guide is the return of a jazz powerhouse with international talent! James Gaiters’ MUV-MeNT is performing a Holiday Celebration show at Natalie’s on Friday, December 21st at 9:30pm (tickets available here). For this occasion, drummer Gaiters will feature acclaimedContinue Reading
Friday, December 22nd SOLD OUT: Byron Stripling & Bobby Floyd – The Refectory – 6pm Dave Powers – Hyde Park Arlington – 6:30pm “Holiday Haven” with Us, Today; Lisa Bella Donna & more – The Vanderelli Room (Franklinton) – 7pm Andrew Waters – Vittoria Ristorante (Powell) – 7pm Baker, DavisContinue Reading
Happy Holidays! Before I get into a live review and a roundup of your plentiful jazz options for the holiday week, I want to honor my favorite local jazz albums of the year. 2017 was another strong year for recorded jazz by some of the area’s finest musicians. My personalContinue Reading
As the Columbus Jazz Calendar speeds its way toward Christmas, there are more great ways to celebrate this special time of year in our Holiday Jazz Guide. After leading his all-star quartet at Dick’s Den Friday, organ virtuoso Tony Monaco and his Trio will get jazz fans of all agesContinue Reading
A smooth jazz holiday tradition bursting with international talent returns to Columbus this weekend. CAPA presents the Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour at the Palace Theatre on Friday, December 8th, at 8pm. Limited tickets are available via Ticketmaster here, at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), allContinue Reading
Happy Holidays! Before I get into a roundup of your jazz options for the Christmas weekend and the last week of 2016, I want to mention my favorite local jazz albums of the year. 2016 was another strong year for recorded jazz by some of the area’s finest musicians. MyContinue Reading
It’s that time of year again, we’re getting close to all our favorite holidays and the local jazz scene is responding with a number of various Holiday & Christmas concert celebrations over the next few weeks. Here are some of the more notable concerts (as of now) as there mayContinue Reading