With June fully upon us, there is abundant jazz for you in our Outdoor Jazz Guide! On Friday, June 7th, 6 – 10pm, the Friday Nights Uptown Series at Partners Park in Marysville kicks off with the toe-tapping tunes of the Dave Powers Trio (details here). On Saturday, June 8thContinue Reading
A great family holiday approaches – here’s our Mother’s Day Jazz Guide to help you celebrate Mom with jazz on Sunday, May 12th! There are a number of brunch options around Central Ohio: Esteemed guitarist Tom Carroll plays Three Tigers Brewing Company in Granville at 11am, Doug Neel’s weekly scheduleContinue Reading
Up first on our list of Shows To See This Week is another great round of the weekly Bobby Floyd Showcase at Notes on Sunday, March 31st from 6 to 8pm. This week’s featured guest artist will be trombonist, OSU jazz faculty member, and Floyd’s Columbus Jazz Orchestra bandmate JimContinue Reading
Before our weekly rundown of the great holiday-themed jazz we’re aware of in Columbus this week, there is news of an emerging vocalist playing in an excellent trio at a dependable weekly source of fine dining and exquisite live music. Vocalist Stella Stevenson will be joined by pianist Erik AugisContinue Reading
Happy Thanksgiving jazz fans! Coming to you a day early to provide our annual Thanksgiving Jazz Guide. There are several great options for starting your celebrations on Wednesday, November 21st. 6pm choices include piano entertainer Dave Powers’ weekly gig, accompanied by tasty Italian food and drink, at Vittoria Ristorante inContinue Reading
I had an excellent Jazz Night Out when friends and I saw “The Compositions and Arrangements of Will England” as part of John Allen’s Dick’s Den Residency on the 12th. The all-star octet brought a full, classic sound to a swinging first set. The opening arrangement of Frank Loesser’s “IContinue Reading
Guiding the Dick’s Den Wednesday Residency Program for September is bassist John Allen (photo by Kenny Caterer). A first-call musician for Columbus acts of many genres, Allen is using the month to showcase the talents, and, in some cases, compositions, of a host of talented colleagues in a variety ofContinue Reading
As we head toward Labor Day, the Outdoor Jazz schedule is tapering off. Other than a couple weekly/bi-weekly events, the main activity for open air concerts this week is on Sunday, August 26th. At 3pm, Columbus’ own long-running (since 1987!) Dixieland band The High Street Stompers plays in the lovelyContinue Reading
What a big weekend ahead! Before we get into some previews of Jazz & Rib Fest and other great events coming up, we have a rundown of this week’s Outdoor Jazz beyond the festival. On Friday, July 20th, Worthington’s Northwest Library continues its Summer Concert Series at 7pm with aContinue Reading