Harlem Comes To Columbus this weekend for a special concert benefiting Columbus’ jazz radio station, Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP. The 4th Annual WSAX Jazz Brew Concert Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, December 7th at 7pm in the Walter Armes Learning Center Auditorium at Whitehall-Yearling High School. This concert willContinue Reading
My wife and I had a wonderful Jazz Night Out when we saw the latest installment of JAG’s Jazz at the Lincoln series, “Songs & Sounds of the Harlem Renaissance,” at the Lincoln Theatre on January 18th (Photo by Stephen Pariser). This sold out extravaganza truly realized series organizer PeteContinue Reading
Up first on our list of Shows To See This Week is the return of Cincinnati guitarist Bob Ross with a quartet at Dick’s Den on Friday, January 25th at 10pm. Ross will be joined onstage by Cincinnati musicians Dan Barger (tenor sax) and Sean Herzig (drums) plus Columbus legendContinue Reading
Multi-talented NYC-based jazz vocalist Sarah Partridge will make a Columbus stop on her fall tour at Natalie’s on Wednesday, December 5th at 9pm. Tickets and more info are available here. For this performance, she will be backed by an excellent trio of Columbus jazz veterans, with Roger Hines on bass,Continue Reading
First up on the list of Shows To See This Week is SwingColumbus‘ Rocktober Intensive Lindy Hop Weekend! While the full schedule offers a variety of activities for swing dancers travel to “kickstart their lindy technique to the next level,” there are live band events Friday and Saturday night thatContinue 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
The new Jazz Arts Group series “Jazz at the Lincoln” is kicking off next week with a concert for the ages. “Jazz at the Lincoln: Tenor Titans of the Capital City” will take place at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, September 22nd at 8pm. Tickets and more info are availableContinue Reading
Here’s hoping everyone had a great 4th of July! Before getting into a handful of some of the other great shows this weekend, we have details on an Outdoor Jazz schedule that is swinging mightily (All events free unless otherwise noted). One new addition to the lineup for Thursday, JulyContinue Reading
I had a fun Jazz Night Out when I attended the Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP Homegrown Jazz Brew Fundraising Concert at Whitehall Yearling High School on Saturday, April 28th. The well-appointed Walter Armes Learning Center Auditorium was a great setting for some of the area’s finest musicians. I arrived inContinue Reading