Before a live review and holiday weekend previews, there are updates for the week ahead. Internationally-known violinist Christian Howes’ Creative Strings Festival returns for its 15th annual installment next week. The Creative Strings Workshop (CSW) will unite over 100 string players for workshops and performances from July 2nd through 7th.Continue Reading
There are plenty of ways to celebrate Mother’s Day with live jazz on Sunday. Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP is holding a second weekend fundraiser at The Idle-A-While on the East Side (see more below) which wraps up with a Mother’s Day doubleheader on their House Restaurant stage Sunday with AnnaContinue Reading
For those of you looking to celebrate Valentine’s Day with live jazz, options abound in the Columbus area this year. While February 14th falls on a Tuesday in 2017, there are plenty of holiday-themed concerts over the weekend to help with your scheduling needs. (NOTE: Some local Valentine’s events areContinue Reading
Here we are, jazz fans, for the last weekly column of a turbulent 2016. Before a quick rundown of my favorite live jazz shows in 2016 as well as a guide to live jazz in town for New Year’s Weekend 2017, there is some sad news to share. Longtime Dick’sContinue 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