This weekend the Columbus Arts Festival, powered by American Electric Power and produced by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, celebrates its 57th year of bringing the best in fine art and fine craft to Columbus. The festival will be held along the Scioto Mile Downtown, including Bicentennial Park and GenoaContinue Reading
Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day! Outdoor Jazz season is now in full bloom with a plethora of options on Saturday, June 2nd. At 9:30am, vocalist Anna Paolucci’s Strings n Tings project makes its roughly monthly appearance at the Clintonville Farmers’ Market – This time its rotating cast includesContinue Reading
While next weekend’s Columbus Jazz & Rib Festival is almost upon us (check back next week for much more info), part of this week’s exciting schedule of outdoor performances is another nearby pairing of delicious ribs and live jazz. The 20th Annual Newark Jazz & Ribs Festival takes place onContinue Reading
I had a fantastic Jazz Night Out when I saw the Vijay Iyer Sextet play the Wexner Center season finale on Saturday the 20th with my wife and friends. Joined by a world-class band, the pianist led the group through compositions from its forthcoming debut for ECM Records. Iyer’s soloContinue 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
The Bobby Floyd Showcase every Sunday night at Notes presents a delightful combination of great food prepared by the Copious kitchen, featured Columbus and touring guests playing with the talented Bobby Floyd Trio, and a jam session with more great jazz musicians to end the night most weeks. This Sunday,Continue Reading
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) welcomes the trademark jazz-hop of the Liquid Crystal Project to the Lincoln Theatre ballroom on March 12 for the next PBJ & Jazz session presented by Bob Evans Farms. The Liquid Crystal Project calls their sound jazz-hop because it blends the old schoolContinue Reading
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) welcomes the trademark jazz-hop of the Liquid Crystal Project to the Lincoln Theatre ballroom on March 12 for the next PBJ & Jazz session presented by Bob Evans Farms. The Liquid Crystal Project calls their sound jazz-hop because it blends the old schoolContinue Reading