PBJ & Jazz Big Band
PBJ & Jazz Big Band
Our biggest band returns to the PBJ & Jazz stage with more of your favorite tunes! Dance with us as the PBJ & Jazz Big Band swings into the Topiary Park to close out our summer series with a bang!
Education & Outreach Coordinator
Savannah Gonsoulin is a classically-trained soprano hailing from Houston, Texas, by way of Lake Orion, Michigan. During her time as a Vocal Performance undergraduate at Western Michigan University, she studied with Dr. Karen Kness and was fortunate enough to be a member of the flagship choral ensemble, University Chorale, as well as the Downbeat award-winning Gold Company.
As a non-profit professional, Savannah has worked with organizations such as Fontana Chamber Arts, the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, and most recently before joining the education team at Jazz Arts Group, she was the Community Engagement and Operations Manager at the Columbus Symphony.
She is a highly versatile vocalist who performs at a professional level in a variety of genres. She can be heard singing both as a soloist and chorister with the Columbus Symphony, as well as in commercial bands like The Big Badd and Bluewater Kings at festivals and venues like the Columbus Athanaeum, the Bluestone, Columbus Taco Fest, Columbus Food Truck Festival, Brothers Drake Meadery, Park Street Tavern, Summit Music Hall, and more.
Education & Outreach Coordinator
Our biggest band returns to the PBJ & Jazz stage with more of your favorite tunes! Dance with us as the PBJ & Jazz Big Band swings into the Topiary Park to close out our summer series with a bang!
The Jazz Academy Jam Sessions are a community-focused, curated jam session series held the second Tuesday of each month in the Jazz Academy October 2022-May 2023. Jazz musicians of all ages and experience levels are invited to participate in the jam. Each session will have a theme with a list of tunes that will be drawn from.
You're invited to the Jazz Academy for a special film screening of “Wes Bound: The Genius of Wes Montgomery”. This film screening will accompany our September 28th Jazz at the Lincoln event, “Wes at 100”, and will include a meet and greet and Q&A with Robert Montgomery (son of guitarist Wes Montgomery), Rob Dixon (Artistic Director, Indianapolis Jazz Foundation), and Julia Whitehead (Executive
The Columbus Community Jazz Band is the chance for anyone who has played an instrument to get back in the swing of things! Led by some of Columbus’ finest musicians, the CCJB performs jazz classics in a fun and engaging environment. This fall we return to making music together in a traditional big band setting, led by trombonist Jessica Sneeringer,
Experience the smooth sounds of Wes Montgomery at 100 ft. The Indianapolis Jazz Collective and special guest Russell Malone!