Jazz Arts Group’s Jazz Academy is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month in April by hosting the 4th Floor Fest, “a series of programs throughout the month of April designed to inspire people of all backgrounds and ability levels.” The festival’s extensive schedule includes a wide variety of activities for jazz enthusiastsContinue Reading
After their audiences’ excited response to the excellent 2016-17 “Swingin’ with the CJO” season opener “New Orleans On Parade” (read my review here), Jazz Arts Group decided they had to get back to the music of the Big Easy again this season. The Columbus Jazz Orchestra presents “New Orleans OneContinue Reading
Jazz Arts Group honors the legacy of two all-time jazz greats when the Columbus Jazz Orchestra presents “100 Years of Buddy Rich & Dizzy Gillespie” at the Southern Theatre February 15th through 18th. Showtimes and tickets are available here. Along with the big band majesty of the CJO, these concertsContinue Reading
The Jazz Arts Group recently announced its upcoming season, and it’s indeed a special one. JAG will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of its inaugural 1973-74 season with a jam-packed and star-studded lineup of performances for jazz fans of all ages and interests. Byron Stripling and the Columbus Jazz OrchestraContinue Reading
For the penultimate installment of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s 2016-17 “Swingin’ with the CJO” Series, Artistic Director Byron Stripling and the band are honoring a pair of the top bandleaders of the Big Band era with an internationally recognized lineup. Jazz Arts Group presents “Cab Calloway, Lionel Hampton & TheContinue Reading
The Matt Wilson Quartet, with Matt Wilson on drums, Martin Wind on bass, Jeff Lederer on tenor sax and clarinet, and Kirk Knuffke on cornet, plays two shows at Notes on Thursday, January 19th, at 7 and 9pm. More info and tickets are available here for the next exciting showContinue Reading