Jazz Academy Alum and Hank Marr Award Winner, pianist Aaron Diehl returns to Columbus with a concert full of dazzling and ethereal jazz.

It’s the biggest birthday bonanza ever in celebration of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s artistic director, Byron Stripling!

Join us for another Columbus Community Jazz Band (CCJB) concert as our summer session comes to a close with a swing!

Kick off our 50th Anniversary in style as we bring together some of our greatest hits and look forward to all that is to come! Join your Columbus Jazz Orchestra in celebration with special guests vocalist Rachel Azbell and pianist Micah Thomas for an electrifying performance featuring the works of all your favorite composers!

As we begin our celebration of 50 years of jazz excellency in Columbus, join Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd, and a host of Jazz Arts Group All-Star musicians. We will bring together past and current Columbus Youth Jazz musicians alongside your Columbus favorites for an evening of jazz you won't forget!

Join us as we introduce Ashley Pezzotti, a fast-rising star on the national jazz scene who is already distinguishing herself as “a singer’s singer,” and an accomplished songwriter whose works exhibit the craft and sensibility of the Great American Songbook.

Two of the most revered and sought-after musicians on New York’s busy and competitive jazz scene, pianist and composer Benny Green and saxophonist Joel Frahm will combine for an evening of dazzling duets, solos, jazz standards and new classics.

Renowned trumpeter and educator Pharez Whitted and his quintet featuring vocalist Opal Staples perform soulful jazz grooves from his newest album, "Pharoah Smooth," and more for one show only at The Lincoln Theatre.

Named one of Cleveland Magazine’s “Most Interesting People of 2021,” saxophonist/composer/educator Chris Coles brings his powerful meditation on the 2015 Charleston church shooting to the Lincoln Theatre for one show only.

Spirituals and gospel music gave birth to and directly influenced the creation of soul and rock and roll. The Columbus Jazz Orchestra shines the light on the great music and artists who mesmerized generations and changed music forever from Elvis and Marvin Gaye to the sounds of Philadelphia and the Motor City.

Together again, together at last! A comeback celebration with many of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra’s favorite players and favorite hits -- from jazz standards to fresh new versions of classic tunes featuring British-born vocalist Helen Welch.

In 2013, Chilean-born saxophonist Melissa Aldana made history and shattered jazz’s glass ceiling when she became the first female instrumentalist and the first South American ever to win the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition.

AXS.com calls pianist/singer/composer Ariel Pocock “the real deal, a blazing combination of chops, stunning original artistry, and hidden emotional depth.” Whether re-harmonizing the Great American Songbook, dancing on Brazilian turf, or tapping into the music of modern pop masters, she remains a riveting presence.

Columbus Jazz Orchestra Artistic Director Byron Stripling steps into the spotlight singing, swinging and playing trumpet with his quartet in Swingin’ in the New Year. An audience favorite, the concert sold out when it was presented in 2016 and 2017.