Up first this week is news of an intimate concert honoring an excellent new Columbus jazz album! The Robert Mason Trio performs at an Album Release Celebration for State of Soul on Sunday, December 8th at 8pm at Upper Cup Coffee in Gahanna – no cover, food from Willowbeez Soulveg,Continue Reading
Columbus supergroup Sanctuary (artwork by Lesley Raye) plays the “Music of Miles Davis ’68-’75” on Wednesday, November 27th at 9pm. Limited tickets are available here. Bandleader and drummer Tony McClung was kind enough to answer my email questions about the show – keep reading to learn more about the showContinue Reading
I had a wonderful early Jazz Night Out when Richard Sanford and I saw the OH-NY Connection (photo by Sanford) happy hour show at Brothers Drake on March 15th. Ohio natives John Lake (trumpet) and Steve Kortyka (tenor sax) drew a lively crowd of family and friends for two setsContinue Reading
Our top pick for the slimmer Outdoor Jazz schedule this week is the Pete Mills Quartet playing the inaugural Beer Garden Music Series on Sunday, September 16th at 3pm at Land-Grant Brewing Company in Franklinton. For the occasion, Mills is presenting a B3 band with Willie Barthel on drums, JonContinue Reading
The Dick’s Den Wednesday Residency Program roars into the second half of summer with a diverse August schedule led by drummer Josh Heber. Heber is involved with great area bands of many varieties and will showcase his different interests and collaborations with other talented musicians over the course of theContinue Reading
My Dad and I had a lovely Jazz Night Out when we saw the Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s “New Orleans One Mo’ Time” performance at the Southern Theatre on Thursday the 15th. After Byron Stripling sang a heartfelt rendition of “What A Wonderful World” against the backdrop of rare Louis ArmstrongContinue 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