Before our weekly rundown of great jazz under the sun, we have details on a great show benefiting an excellent cause. On Saturday, August 24th at 7pm, a Benefit for Griffin Clark gets underway at Zaftig Brewing Co near Worthington. Griffin Clark was an Otterbein music major who was involvedContinue Reading
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Now holiday jazz season is indeed upon us. Before we get into all of the details, there is news of exciting happenings at one of the city’s newest jazz jam sessions. After returning from a Thanksgiving break on the 29th, The Brewtet Jazz JamContinue Reading
Jazz Wednesday at Brothers Drake is always a great place to hear innovative live jazz, but next week’s event ups the ante with the debut of a new Central Ohio big band. Drummer Zach Compston, who serves as the Director of Education and Community Engagement for Jazz Arts Group, leadsContinue Reading
I had a fantastic Jazz Night Out when I saw the Terell Stafford Quintet at the Lincoln Theatre on Thursday the 12th. Presented by Jazz Arts Group in collaboration with the King Arts Complex, the concert was an emphatic finale to the KAC’s “MLK: 50 Years Later” celebration in honorContinue Reading
If you are looking to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with great live jazz and are up for a bit of a road trip, there is an exciting option on our calendar. Hosted by Ashland University’s jazz program, the 2017 Maplerock Jazz Festival headlining concert will be held in the HugoContinue Reading
The Dick’s Den Wednesday Residency program continues its streak of excellent jazz programming with a March schedule led by guitarist and educator Stan Smith. He has lined up a special five week slate of jazz shows by both established bands and rare lineups that include Smith on guitar, so comeContinue Reading