Top on the list of Outdoor Jazz opportunities this week is The 8th Annual Columbus Food Truck Festival on the Scioto Mile Downtown. This family-friendly free event boasts 60+ food trucks and trailers, arts and crafts, plus two full days of music on two stages. The music schedule for Friday,Continue Reading
In its short life so far, Filament (at the Vanderelli Room gallery in Franklinton) has brought Columbus a listening-room atmosphere unlike anywhere else. Bands local and far afield use that space for exercises in deep listening and unfettered improvisation. That trend continues when long-running duo TIN/BAG rolls in at 9Continue Reading
Here’s hoping everyone had a great 4th of July! Before getting into a handful of some of the other great shows this weekend, we have details on an Outdoor Jazz schedule that is swinging mightily (All events free unless otherwise noted). One new addition to the lineup for Thursday, JulyContinue Reading
Before we get into some local options for a jazzy Memorial Day weekend (Don’t forget about the great smooth and funky options for Friday and Saturday!), EDIT: The Azar Lawrence concert has been postponed. there is news this week of a wonderful opportunity for a Jazz Road Trip to experienceContinue Reading
I had a fun Jazz Night Out when I attended the Jazz 98.5 FM, WSAX-LP Homegrown Jazz Brew Fundraising Concert at Whitehall Yearling High School on Saturday, April 28th. The well-appointed Walter Armes Learning Center Auditorium was a great setting for some of the area’s finest musicians. I arrived inContinue Reading
One new venue offering multiple ways to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) this April is Filament at the Vanderelli Room, “a grassroots-oriented performing arts space and listening lounge” operated by Gerard Cox within The Vanderelli Room art gallery in Franklinton, just west of Downtown Columbus. Filament will be holding aContinue Reading
Richard Sanford and I had a fantastic Jazz Night Out on Thursday, February 22nd, when we saw the opening concert in Streetlight Guild’s “Ogun Meji Duo +1” series at Art of Republic. This slate of collaborations between the time-tested pair of saxophonist Eddie Bayard and drummer Dr. Mark Lomax, IIContinue Reading
Up first this week is news of a busy upcoming slate of jazz education-focused events under the umbrella of the Jazz Arts Group, including the return of a heralded Columbus Youth Jazz Program product! On Saturday, February 24th from 9am to 4:30pm is the annual Columbus City Schools JazzFest atContinue Reading
The 2018 calendar has concentrated some jazzy holiday celebrations. While events in honor of Valentine’s Day start this weekend - check out our Valentine’s Jazz 2018 article to learn more - gigs celebrating Mardi Gras, Tuesday February 13th, are also on their way! Kicking off our Mardi Gras Jazz GuideContinue Reading
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