The Outdoor Jazz offerings in Columbus for the upcoming week are swingin’! On Friday, July 12th, get your weekend off to a prompt start when the Local ‘n Live series at the Campus Gateway Beer Garden (outside District PourHouse) features Small Songs at 5pm (more details here). The 2019 JazZooContinue Reading
Filament at the Vanderelli Room in Franklinton continues to present a wide range of high quality live jazz (and beyond) entertainment, including a special show next week. Dayton multi-instrumentalist and educator Randy Villars will be joined by the Brandon Scott Coleman Trio at Filament on Thursday, June 27th at 9pm.Continue Reading
Tops on our list of Shows To See This Week is an adventurous triple bill with an academic element! The Brooklyn Rose Future Jazz Orchestra, with Waves de Aché featuring Devin Copfer and Phourist & the Photons, will play The Shrunken Head on Friday, April 26th at 9pm. This concertContinue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day jazz fans! Don’t forget that there are plenty of options to celebrate the holiday with jazz – check out our roundup here. But there is also a strong slate of Shows To See This Week that aren’t centered on the love theme. Tops on the list isContinue Reading
As part of a weekend in Ohio to spread the word of his new album, Columbus native and trombonist Sam Blakeslee will lead a quintet at Filament at the Vanderelli Room on Sunday, November 4th from 8 to 11pm. There is a $10 suggested donation for admission. This string ofContinue Reading
Richard Sanford and I had a fantastic Jazz Night Out on Thursday, February 22nd, when we saw the opening concert in Streetlight Guild’s “Ogun Meji Duo +1” series at Art of Republic. This slate of collaborations between the time-tested pair of saxophonist Eddie Bayard and drummer Dr. Mark Lomax, IIContinue Reading