First up in our list of Shows To See This Week is the kickoff to a big jazz weekend at one of the area’s finest jazz venues! On Friday, October 4th at 9:30pm, our own fusion supergroup FLIPPO returns to Natalie’s with its Tribute to Weather Report. Tickets and infoContinue 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
Richard Sanford and I had an excellent Jazz Day Out when we saw Richard Lopez Present “Boss Tenors, Live from Cbus” at Columbus Museum of Art on Sunday the 3rd (Photo by Richard Sanford). This satisfying concert was a prime example of the magic that can happen when five battle-testedContinue Reading
Our top pick for the slimmer Outdoor Jazz schedule this week is the Pete Mills Quartet playing the inaugural Beer Garden Music Series on Sunday, September 16th at 3pm at Land-Grant Brewing Company in Franklinton. For the occasion, Mills is presenting a B3 band with Willie Barthel on drums, JonContinue 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
Details were recently announced for a modern Columbus jazz tradition that keeps great outdoor jazz in season into fall. The Harrison West Jazz Stage returns for its sixth season September 9 – September 30 at the Harrison Park Gazebo, located at West First Avenue and Harrison Park Place in theContinue Reading
Before roundups of Outdoor Jazz and your strong indoor and outdoor 4th of July jazz options plus the return of Kelly Delaveris, there is news of a new Columbus jazz jam session getting started in July! Saxophonist Korey Black and The Brewtet, with Will Ash on drums, Julian Dittmer onContinue Reading
Though Central Ohio schools have reopened for another year, there are still great chances for outdoor jazz in the area this week. The vibraphone and guitar team of the Dylan Bram & Gabe Koempel Duo is playing biweekly patio shows at Oscar’s in Dublin including Friday, August 25th at 6pm.Continue Reading
I had a wonderful Jazz Night Out when Richard Sanford and I saw Dave Douglas’ Dada People at the Wexner Center on Tuesday the 11th. With a world-class lineup of pianist Frank Woeste, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Clarence Penn, trumpeter Douglas led a set of his and Woeste’s tunesContinue Reading