Tops on our list of Shows To See This Week is an adventurous triple bill with an academic element! The Brooklyn Rose Future Jazz Orchestra, with Waves de Aché featuring Devin Copfer and Phourist & the Photons, will play The Shrunken Head on Friday, April 26th at 9pm. This concertContinue 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
First on our list of Shows To See This Week is a newly announced happy hour barn burner! After a stop in Cincinnati Thursday, the OH-NY Connection Quintet, featuring trumpeter John Lake and saxophonist Steve Kortyka, plays Brothers Drake on Friday, March 15th from 6 to 8pm. The leaders willContinue Reading
Richard Sanford and I had an excellent Jazz Night Out when we saw James Gaiters Soul Revival (photo by Sanford) at Natalie’s on February 19th. Drummer Gaiters was joined by frequent area collaborators Derek DiCenzo (guitar) and Robert Mason (organ) plus special guest saxophonist Rob Dixon from Indianapolis for anContinue Reading
Celebrated trumpeter Anthony Stanco will lead a high-powered quintet for three socially-minded shows around Columbus this week. The Anthony Stanco Ensemble will perform at Brothers Drake on Wednesday, February 6th at 8pm (No cover, info here), at Dick’s Den on Friday, February 8th at 10pm ($5 cover), and at TheContinue 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
I had a fun Jazz Night Out when Richard Sanford and I saw The JazzPoetry Ensemble’s tribute to Hamiet Bluiett at Dick’s Den on Sunday the 28th. Joined by Mark Donavan on baritone sax, the band’s two sets of wide-ranging funky improvised tunes with poetry and insights from leader MichaelContinue Reading
One of the highlights of a busy last weekend of October is the return of a beloved Columbus jazz tradition - Bungalow Jazz! Founder and proprietor Becky Ogden now owns a new property near Delaware - 5137 Riverside Dr, Delaware, OH 43015, six miles north of the Columbus Zoo -Continue Reading
I had an excellent Jazz Night Out when friends and I saw “The Compositions and Arrangements of Will England” as part of John Allen’s Dick’s Den Residency on the 12th. The all-star octet brought a full, classic sound to a swinging first set. The opening arrangement of Frank Loesser’s “IContinue Reading
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