Results for "Ohio"

News: Education

Jazz Arts Group Announces Winner Of Hank Marr High School Jazz Award

May 14, 2014

Columbus, OH - The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) has announced its winner of the 2014 Hank Marr High School Jazz Award. This award demonstrates excellence in musicianship and performance amongst Ohio’s young students of jazz. Eight extremely talented high school students auditioned for the $500 cash award and the chance to perform with the ...

News: Event

Columbus Jazz Orchestra Goes Wild In Ninth Season Of Jazzoo!

May 6, 2014

Columbus, OH – This summer, the Jazz Arts Group will take jazz to a wilder place as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra takes center stage at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for the ninth season of JazZoo! The four-concert series returns to the Water’s Edge Events Park at the Columbus Zoo providing a beautiful waterfront setting along ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Little Feat Rad Gumbo: The Complete Warner Bros. Years 1971 to 1990

by Carlo Wolff
April 26, 2014

The first time you hear the Los Angeles band Little Feat, you might think it springs from the same southern loam as the Allman Brothers Band or Lynyrd Skynyrd. Listen a little deeper and you'll hear something more off-kilter and easily as distinctive, whether it's the complicated rhythm supplied by Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton ...

News: Recording

Darryl Alexander Sr Hits Up The Burgh With "Transitions"

April 21, 2014

Producer/Drummer/Composer Darryl Alexander has an upcoming release of his new contemporary jazz recording, Transitions, “featuring 11 energetic and exciting new songs that are a melting pot of jazz, funk, r&b, hip hop, samba, and rock and features performances by a trio of Pittsburgh, PA favorite musicians. The first track, On E. Street is a favorite of ...

News: Event

Jazz Arts Group Presents Brass & Grass Feat. New Basics Brass Band & The Relentless Mules - Sat. Apr. 26

April 17, 2014

Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group’s 2013-14 Inside Track season finale heats up the Lincoln Theatre stage with an ear-bending collaboration of funky New Orleans jazz and bluegrass when local favorites New Basics Brass Band and The Relentless Mules join forces on stage for “Brass & Grass” on Saturday, April 26. Taste how the common ...

News: Event

Columbus Jazz Orchestra Blows The Roof Off In Trumpet Summit Featuring Sean Jones - April 10-13

March 25, 2014

Columbus, OH – In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre on April 10-13 for a special fanfare to the trumpet titled “Trumpet Summit,” featuring guest artist Sean Jones. The bright vivacious sound of the trumpet has long been featured in the art of jazz. ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Harold Mabern: Right On Time

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 5, 2014

It's always cool when you get in on the ground floor of something new and exciting. That's how it feels to have spent time delving into the music being documented by a new jazz label. Since 1998, Smoke has been one of the most happening places in Manhattan to take in some live jazz. A bit ...

Article: Live Review

Carmen Lundy at Lakeland Jazz Festival

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 4, 2014

Carmen Lundy Quartet Lakeland Community College 42nd Annual Lakeland Jazz Festival Kirtland, Ohio February 22, 2014 It had been well over five years since Grammy award-winning vocalist Carmen Lundy had been in the vicinity of Cleveland and she certainly made up for her absence by delivering a powerhouse performance ...

News: Event

Columbus Jazz Orchestra Pays Tribute To The King Of Swing In Bravo, Benny!: The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

March 3, 2014

Columbus, OH – Under the direction of world-renowned band leader and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) continues to break new ground while honoring the rich heritage of America’s classical music – jazz. On March 13-16 at the Southern Theatre, the CJO pays tribute to the “King of Swing” and his famous 1938 ...

Article: Album Review

Pete Mills: Sweet Shadow

Read "Sweet Shadow" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
February 24, 2014

A lot of words have clicked out of the keyboards concerning the possible demise of the compact disc. Maybe CDs will suffer the extinction, maybe not. But one thing is sure: saxophonist Pete Mills' Sweet Shadow is an excellent argument for the survival of the species. On his fourth release as a leader, Mills ...