There is news this week of a locally-owned music business in need of help. Founded in 2002, Music Royale in Powell offers professional instrument repairs, high quality band instrument rentals, and music lessons to over 800 students per week. The store is staffed by musicians, and local jazz musicians numberContinue Reading
I had a wonderful Jazz Night Out when Rick Sanford and I saw Mark Lomax lead an all-star band in tribute to Ohio tenor saxophonist and theorist Logan Rollins at Notes. Rollins, a relative of the great Sonny Rollins, was an inmate in the Ohio Penitentiary who was allowed toContinue Reading
The Columbus Museum of Art is hosting a jazz performance this Sunday, February 10th entitled, “You Taught My Heart To Sing: the Music of Sammy Cahn”. The live show will feature vocalist Jody Mancini, guitarist Derek DiCenzo, bassist Doug Richeson, and Mark Flugge on piano. This will be an acousticContinue Reading
Guitarist Tom Carroll and violinist Andy Carlson are the special guests for the next Chamber Jazz concert, “With Strings Attached”, this Sunday, April 10, 3:00 at the Columbus Museum of Art. Drummer Joe Ong and bassist Dave DeWitt join Mark Flugge in the rhythm section, and will play two setsContinue Reading