In response to Columbus jazz fans’ confusion, Central Ohio’s 24 hour Jazz Radio Station, Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP, recently issued statements regarding their Jazz At The Amp series, which had a successful three-year run at the Westerville Alum Creek Park North Amphitheater. In a surprisingly audacious move, Westerville Parks and RecreationContinue Reading
Columbus is celebrating International Jazz Day in a major way in 2019 thanks to SEMM Foundation and the Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP radio station! The Inaugural 2019 International Jazz Day Ohio Celebration will be held at Whitehall-Yearling High School, located at 675 S. Yearling Road in Whitehall, on Saturday, AprilContinue Reading
The Jazz Brew Concert Series sponsored by Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP and SEMM Foundation returns this weekend with a power-packed double bill of great Columbus jazz. The WSAX Homegrown Jazz Brew Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 2nd at 7pm in the Walter Armes Learning Center Auditorium at Whitehall-YearlingContinue Reading
The Jazz Brew Fundraising Concert Series, presented by and benefiting the SEMM Foundation and Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP, is celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month with a special Homegrown concert. On Saturday, April 28th at 7pm, the Jazz Brew Series presents Greg Bandy & the Jazz Alliance featuring Greg Bandy on drums,Continue Reading
Following an excellent season kickoff over the holidays, the second concert of the 2017-2018 Jazz Brew Fundraising Concert Series will take place this weekend. The SEMM Foundation and Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP proudly present international saxophone superstar Jeff Kashiwa, along with Columbus’ own smooth jazz stars NexLevel, on Saturday, MarchContinue Reading
Big news in the Columbus jazz scene this week is that the SEMM Foundation, the non-profit organization that operates Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP, received its official broadcast license, or “License to Cover,” from the FCC on Thursday the 12th. The station has been testing its broadcast since March 2016, andContinue Reading
The initial run of the Jazz Brew Concert Series ends later this month with an evening of big bands, containing some of Central Ohio’s best musicians of the present and future. On Saturday, February 20th, at 6:30pm, come to Whitehall-Yearling High School for performances by Swings The Thing Big Band,Continue Reading