International Blues Challenge (IBC) winner and Albert King Best Guitarist Award-winner Sean Carney returns to the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, January 14, 2012 for a blues-rockin’ PBJ & Jazz concert presented by the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) and Bob Evans Farms. Due to popular demand, this year’s season has been expanded to include two performance times per concert, beginning at 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. | Read More

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is proud to present the first concerts of the 2011-12 Columbus Youth Jazz Workshop and Columbus Youth Jazz Studio Ensemble. Showcasing the musical talents of its Youth Jazz program, JAG will feature these two ensembles free of charge on Sunday, December 18 at 4:00 p.m. in the Fort Hayes High School Performing Arts Building. | Read More

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year in “Home for the Holidays,” November 30 – December 4. UK vocal sensation Helen Welch makes a special return engagement to Columbus for the annual holiday spectacular. Each year promises a special yuletide surprise, and this year is no exception! | Read More

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) will continue its partnership with the JPMorgan Chase Foundation to serve the greater Columbus and Weinland Park areas through its Jazz Academy community and school programs. With its recent $85,000 award to the “Creative Communities” project, JPMorgan Chase has invested nearly a quarter million dollars in this strong combination of programs for children over the past three years. | Read More

The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) has released findings from a 21-month research project focused on current and potential jazz ticket buyers across the U.S. and in Central Ohio. Funded in part by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) with a $200,000 grant, the Jazz Audiences Initiative (JAI), is a first-of-its-kind study designed to explore how and why people engage with jazz. | Read More