Anticipation is driving me crazy. That’s because this Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19, the Columbus Jazz Orchestra joins the 200-voice Harmony Project at the Lincoln Theatre in a spectacular concert called, “Raise Me Up!”

I’m putting the finishing touches on next week’s Columbus Jazz Orchestra show, “Lights, Camera, Action!,” and I’ve got about twenty television themes swirling around in my head. I just can’t wait to share this concert with you because we’re not gonna just play these television themes – were gonna jazz ‘em up CJO style. To top things off, we’ve gone to great lengths to bring former Tonight Show bandleader Kevin Eubanks in as our guest soloist! | Read More

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is proud to announce that it has been named the 2011 recipient of The Columbus Foundation Award. Created in 1986, The Columbus Foundation Award recognizes non-profit organizations that have made a difference in the quality of life in central Ohio. | Read More

I want you to join six incredible musicians and me this Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24 at the Lincoln Theatre in downtown Columbus, Ohio as we perform, “Don’t Listen To This!” Now, I’ve been told that listening to this music will send you into everlasting torment. One man even lectured, “I believe with all my heart that rock ‘n’ roll is a contributing factor to our juvenile delinquency of today…” | Read More

According to Ted Fox in Showtime at the Apollo, “The Apollo probably exerted a greater influence upon popular culture than any other entertainment venue in the world. For blacks it was the most important cultural institution–not just the greatest black theatre, but a special place to come of age emotionally, professionally, socially, and politically.” Located in Harlem, the Apollo Theater was one of the most important centers of black culture in the twentieth century and continues to this day to be a wealth of innovative programs and artistic greatness. | Read more…