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The Columbus Jazz Orchestra Goes Wild In Eighth Season Of JazZoo!

April 29, 2013

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 eighth 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 ...

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Jazz Arts Group Announces 2013 Pbj & Jazz Summer Concert Series

April 17, 2013

Columbus, OH - The PBJ & Jazz summer series is pleased to return to the Topiary Park downtown for its fifth season of free outdoor concerts. PBJ & Jazz at the Topiary Park: Jazz for Kids and Families is a collaborative effort between the Jazz Arts Group, Friends of the Topiary Park, Friends of the Library, ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month With "piano Men: The Music Of Billy Joel, Elton John & Stevie Wonder"

March 18, 2013

Columbus, OH – In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre to pay tribute to your favorite keyboard legends in “Piano Men: The Music of Billy Joel, Elton John & Stevie Wonder," April 11 - 14. The powerful vocals of Chester Gregory and keyboard wizardry ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Mark Corroto

by AAJ Staff
April 10, 2013

I currently live in: Delaware, Ohio. I joined All About Jazz in: 1999 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? AAJ has a “No-Snobs" approach to jazz that tolerates both the Wynton neo-moldy figs, my free jazz and avant leanings, fusion, and even some rock. How do ...

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Jazz Arts Group Presents Virtuoso Bassist Kyle Eastwood During Jazz Appreciation Month

March 8, 2013

Columbus, OH – As part of national Jazz Appreciation Month, the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) will host its Inside Track season finale on Saturday, April 6 at both a familiar and not-so-familiar venue, the historic Garden Theatre (now managed by Short North Stage). First opened in 1920 as a vaudeville and silent movie theatre, ...

Article: Live Review

Lakeland Jazz Festival 2013: Kirtland, Ohio, February 22-24

by Matt Marshall
March 3, 2013

41st Annual Lakeland Jazz FestivalKirtland, OhioFebruary 22-24, 2013 Scanning the list of guest artists who have appeared at the Lakeland Jazz Festival since its inception in 1973 reveals a history of acts with connections to the Northeast Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/Western New York area, with an internationally recognized name--Clark Terry, Donald Byrd, Kenny ...

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Howie Smith / Mike Nock: Opal Dream

by Matt Marshall
February 27, 2013

Although their paths didn't cross until 1988, when they first met and performed together in Sydney, Australia, saxophonist Howie Smith and pianist Mike Nock are both important figures in the development of jazz Down Under. Nock, a native of New Zealand, returned to Australia in 1985 after working 25 years in the U.S. with ...

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Jazz Arts Group Announces 11th Annual Hank Marr High School Jazz Award Competition

February 25, 2013

Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is looking for Ohio's finest young musicians to participate in the eleventh annual Hank Marr High School Jazz Award. This award demonstrates excellence in musicianship and performance amongst central Ohio's young students of jazz. “This competition is extremely important in these times where music and arts ...

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Jazz Arts Group Of Columbus & MojoFlo Join Forces For "Motor City Soul Revue," March 2 At Lincoln

February 14, 2013

Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series continues its 2012-13 season at the historic Lincoln Theatre with a tribute to the famed “Hitsville U.S.A." label and the artists and songs that exemplified “The Motown Sound." On Saturday, March 2, Columbus' favorite neo-funk band MojoFlo joins forces with members of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Takes On Broadway With Tony Award Winner Debbie Gravitte, March 14-17

February 12, 2013

Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre in a night of Broadway magic as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra puts a jazzy twist on your favorite classic show tunes. Tony Award-winning vocalist Debbie Gravitte joins the CJO on this trip down the great white way, March 14 – ...