A great family holiday approaches – here’s our Mother’s Day Jazz Guide to help you celebrate Mom with jazz on Sunday, May 12th! There are a number of brunch options around Central Ohio: Esteemed guitarist Tom Carroll plays Three Tigers Brewing Company in Granville at 11am, Doug Neel’s weekly scheduleContinue Reading
First on our list of Shows To See This Week is a rousing way to kickoff your weekend with warm classic jazz in the cozy confines of “The One and Only” with a top-flight quartet. The Dave DeWitt TRio with Randy Mather plays Dick’s Den Friday, May 3rd at 10pm.Continue Reading
First up in our list of Shows To See This Week is a new weekly series at the Market District Kitchen & Bar, on the second floor of Market District Supermarket, 2250 E. Main Street in Bexley. Already the home of Doug Neel’s jazz guitar brunch on Sundays, this intimateContinue Reading
The Ohio State University School of Music presents the 42nd Annual OSU Jazz Festival March 20th through 24th at Weigel Hall on campus. The festival’s strong tradition – I had a wonderful time at last year’s festival – continues with five nights of jazz concerts and a Sunday afternoon ofContinue Reading
Happy 2019 jazz fans! I hope you had a festive and restful holiday season, and are ready for more live jazz in the new year! First up on our list of Shows To See This Week is Columbus trio Not By Design making its local debut. Consisting of Bobby LucasContinue Reading
Happy Thanksgiving jazz fans! Coming to you a day early to provide our annual Thanksgiving Jazz Guide. There are several great options for starting your celebrations on Wednesday, November 21st. 6pm choices include piano entertainer Dave Powers’ weekly gig, accompanied by tasty Italian food and drink, at Vittoria Ristorante inContinue Reading
Hello jazz fans! This week’s column marks a special occasion – the fifth anniversary of this humble column! Revisit the inaugural issue here. I (Andrew Patton) am hoping to keep the column and the website itself going into the future, but that has become more of a challenge lately, mostlyContinue Reading
The fifth year of the Dick’s Den Wednesday Residency program continues with an outstanding November slate courtesy of drummer Aaron Scott. One of the area’s finest (and busiest) musicians, Scott is regularly heard with his TRio jazz group featuring Dave DeWitt and Derek DiCenzo, as well as R&B band PhilContinue Reading
The new Jazz Arts Group series “Jazz at the Lincoln” is kicking off next week with a concert for the ages. “Jazz at the Lincoln: Tenor Titans of the Capital City” will take place at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, September 22nd at 8pm. Tickets and more info are availableContinue Reading