I hope everyone is having a joyous holiday season. Before I get into the final Holiday Jazz Guide of the year, I wanted to rundown my personal choices for favorite Columbus jazz shows of 2017. I enjoyed an abundance of world-class live jazz this year, so it was very difficultContinue Reading
Happy Holidays! Before I get into a live review and a roundup of your plentiful jazz options for the holiday week, I want to honor my favorite local jazz albums of the year. 2017 was another strong year for recorded jazz by some of the area’s finest musicians. My personalContinue Reading
Safety Squad and Radarhill, two of Columbus’ finest up-and-coming jazz ensembles, are joining forces to present a “Winter Wonderland Extravaganza” on Saturday, December 16th at Rumba Cafe. Tickets are $10 at the door and available in advance here. Doors open at 7:30pm, Radarhill plays at 8pm, and Safety Squad followsContinue Reading
Cincinnati “garage jazz” trio Animal Mother is made up of Josh Kline (tenor saxophone), Jon Massey (electric bass), and Matt McAllister (drums and glockenspiel) and formed in 2013 at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Following up its 2015 debut The Youth Will Rule!, the band recently releasedContinue Reading
There is news this week from Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP as the radio station prepares to launch its full-power broadcast. After completing testing and receiving its FCC license, the non-profit station is now raising funds for the $30,000 needed to purchase the equipment for its antenna. A suggested donation ofContinue Reading
There is news this week of works from the Columbus jazz scene receiving acclaim in the broader art world. Thanamattapoeia, a jazz-poetry film by Michael Vander Does of The JazzPoetry Ensemble and the Kate Schulte Foundation, will have a world premiere screening in New York City next week. As partContinue Reading
Happy Holidays! Before I get into a roundup of your jazz options for the Christmas weekend and the last week of 2016, I want to mention my favorite local jazz albums of the year. 2016 was another strong year for recorded jazz by some of the area’s finest musicians. MyContinue Reading