Before this week’s Holiday Jazz Guide, first up is an update from local jazz fan Ronald Baer, who graciously volunteered details from a couple great Jazz Nights Out he had last weekend and is looking forward to the week ahead! Would you like to share your thoughts on area jazzContinue 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 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
The final show of the JAG Presents 2017-2018 season will bring a high-flying quintet to Columbus next week. In collaboration with the King Arts Complex, Jazz Arts Group presents the Terell Stafford Quintet at the Lincoln Theatre on Thursday, April 12th at 8pm. Tickets and more details are available here.Continue Reading
I hope everyone out there had a great Thanksgiving! As the season is now officially here, it’s time to start my weekly Holiday Jazz Guide highlighting holiday-themed jazz events. As of press time, Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s annual “Home for the Holidays” concerts are underway and will continue daily from Thursday,Continue Reading
While we’ve passed the halfway-point of outdoor music season, at least symbolically, there are still plenty of opportunities left to catch FREE great live jazz outside this summer, including this week. On Saturday, July 29th at 4pm, the monthly Summer Jazz Concert Series at New Birth Christian Ministries (East Side)Continue Reading
The King Arts Complex recently announced details for its 19th annual Heritage Music Festival. Held in Mayme Moore Park at 240 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., adjacent to the Complex in the King-Lincoln District, this year’s festival will be held each Thursday from July 13th through August 17th. After kickingContinue Reading
This weekend, a longstanding jazz venue and art institution in Columbus reaches a major milestone. The King Arts Complex and its renovated Pythian Theater on Mt. Vernon Avenue opened on March 27, 1987. To mark the occasion, on Saturday, March 25th, from 2pm to 6pm, the Complex will hold itsContinue Reading
Mardi Gras comes around again this week! And while this year’s Fat Tuesday-themed jazz schedule that we’re aware of is lighter than normal, there are still plenty of chances to have a swinging celebration. The High Street Stompers, a Columbus Dixieland institution since 1987, plays its annual Mardi Gras ConcertContinue Reading