Columbus Jazz Orchestra Artistic Director Byron Stripling sits down with actor/singer/narrator Keith David to discuss the CJO’s upcoming performance of Cole & Cole, April 21-25 at the Southern Theatre. This witty and sublime homage to Cole Porter and the “unforgettable” Nat “King” Cole features songs that live in our hearts forever. | Read more…

Under the direction of world-renowned band leader and trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month in style with Cole & Cole, April 21-25 at the Southern Theatre. Capping off the Jazz Arts Group’s 2009-2010 Swingin’ at the Southern season, Cole & Cole is a witty and sublime homage to Cole Porter and the “unforgettable” Nat “King” Cole with singer, movie actor and narrator Keith David. | Read more…

The Jazz Arts Group’s Inside Track series welcomes one of America’s most prolific, distinguished and instantly recognizable musical forces, Booker T. Jones, to the Lincoln Theatre stage on Saturday, May 1, touring in support of his new Grammy Award-winning album, Potato Hole. | Read more…

The glitz and glamour of Las Vegas combined with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra and the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas! The talented and entertaining Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus, a staple of the central Ohio arts scene since 1990, will join the CJO and put on a show worthy of any Vegas casino or show venue. | Read more…

With Booker T. and the MGs he led one of the first-ever integrated groups to soul immortality. As a producer, he has helmed sessions for million sellers. With his new Anti- Records release Potato Hole, Hammond B3 alchemist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Booker T. Jones has written the boldest, most dramatic chapter of his fifty year career. With backing from the Drive-By Truckers and guitar contributions from Neil Young on nine of the album’s ten tracks, Potato Hole is the rawest, funkiest music Booker T. has recorded since his archetypal hit “Green Onions.” | Read more…