This week’s Outdoor Jazz lineup is another very strong one, topped by the 20th annual Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival in Gahanna – click here for the festival’s jazz schedule. On Saturday, June 16th, at 11am, Tom Carroll plays the first of 3 monthly Jazz Brunches on the Patio atContinue Reading
Columbus-based modern fusion juggernaut Safety Squad, led by keyboardist Danny Bauer, is set to release the follow-up to their excellent 2016 self-titled debut before heading out on tour this spring (tour dates here). Woodlands Tavern will host the Album Release Party for Safety Squad’s Into The Danger Zone on Friday,Continue Reading
My first Jazz Night Out of 2017 was brief but enjoyable when Rick Sanford and I caught the first set of the Lucas Kadish Tundra 4tet at Rumba Cafe on Tuesday the 11th. Guitarist and Northeast Ohio native Kadish and his NYC-based quartet stopped through town as part of aContinue Reading
Happy new year jazz fans! First up is news of new tributes to dearly departed vocalist Dwight Lenox. Today The Columbus Dispatch published a great obituary with memories from family, friends and bandmates. Details have also emerged regarding the first concert tribute in the area (that we know of) toContinue Reading