GET JAZZED!

Come for the music…leave inspired.

You ease down into your seat. The house lights dim. The sounds of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra led by our extraordinary Byron Stripling begin to fill the theatre and envelope you in shades and tones of Basie, Ella, Louis, Motown…classic and contemporary selections that span generations. For the next two hours you are transported. You leave with your cares a little lighter and your worries a little less.

Engage in and enjoy this experience with internationally renowned performers in the visually and acoustically exquisite settings of the Southern Theatre and the Capitol Theatre – Riffe Center. It’s a wonderful thing.

But there is so much more to Jazz Arts Group.

You can hear fabulous concerts presented by performers like Christian Howes and Wycliffe Gordon at our Inside Track series at the Lincoln Theatre, in the heart of the King-Lincoln District, where jazz was born and grown in Columbus.

Come and bring your friends to our fabulous annual fall celebration, “One Night Only,” where we take over the entire Lincoln Theatre and showcase some of Columbus’ brightest musical talent, all in support of the mission of Jazz Arts Group. Fabulous food and fun for, as it says, one night only.

Take a class or two at the Jazz Academy on the fourth floor of the Lincoln and learn the art and science of music production and recording, or build on your piano skills in a fun and creative atmosphere. Show up on any one of several Saturdays for a late morning musical experience with your kids or grandkids at a PBJ & Jazz concert at either the Lincoln Theatre ballroom in the winter or the Topiary Garden in the summer. Join thousands of others who have found this to be a great family experience and a creative way to introduce young people to jazz performances.

Perhaps you’d like to watch the sun set over the Scioto while enjoying a meal with friends, followed by the soulful sounds of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra at our summer home at Water’s Edge Events Park at the Columbus Zoo, where we perform four concerts in July and August, attracting thousands of fans. Some even pull their boats up on the river to listen.

New this year, watch for us at several local clubs around town like Vonn’s and Wonderland and get your jazz on and your soul fed in these more intimate venues.

So join me and “get jazzed” with everything that Jazz Arts Group has to offer. It feels so good.

Carol McGuire
President
Jazz Arts Group Board of Directors