JazZoo Summer series

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium - Water's Edge Events Park
9990 Riverside Dr., Powell, OH

Turn up the volume on your summer plans with the wild thrill of classical jazz, swing, blues & more as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra takes center stage at the Columbus Zoo for the fourth annual JazZoo summer concert series.

JazZoo Fast Facts:

•Rain date for the shows are, August 3 and 25 (show at 8 p.m.)

•For show status in case of inclement weather on the day of a show, please call the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium at 614-645-3550 or 1-800-MONKEYS, or check the Jazz Arts Group website at www.jazzartsgroup.org after 12 noon.

•Parking at the Zoo for JazZoo is $5 unless you’re a Zoo member.

•Food service for JazZoo consists of City Barbeque and Mimi’s Café. You may bring your own food to JazZoo. Alcoholic beverages may be purchased on site, but bringing alcoholic beverages into the Zoo is strictly forbidden.

•You’re also welcomed to bring your own portable chair(s). The available table space typically fills up fast.

Jazz Party

Starring Shawn "Thunder" Wallace, Chris Howes, and Lisa Webster
Friday, July 24, 2009 / 8 p.m.

This hot jazz party culminates in a battle between two of the finest musicians in Columbus in Shawn Thunder Wallace and Chris Howes, and fronted by the superlative vocals of Lisa Webster.

Motown Memories

Starring Cynthia Hale
Friday, July 31, 2009 / 8 p.m.

Come help us celebrate the 50th anniversary of Motown with vocals from Cynthia Hale on classic music from Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes and others.

Sammy and Friends

Starring Ted Levy
Friday, August 14, 2009 / 8 p.m.

Ted Levy affectionately remembers Sammy Davis Jr., one of the greatest entertainers of that generation. It’s a musical and comedy tribute to one of the legendary members of the famed “Rat Pack.”

Blues Explosion

Starring Bobby Floyd and Kristen Eubanks
Friday, August 21, 2009 / 8 p.m.

CJO pianist Bobby Floyd and vocalist Kristen Eubanks take hold of this concert with a rompin’, stompin’ explosion of blues.