Introducing: Columbus Jazz
A new era begins today. After 50 years, we’re thrilled to unveil our new name and brand.
New Orleans: The Birthplace of Jazz by Byron Stripling
Many ingredients collided to create a cultural gumbo—one the world could not wait to taste.
2026 Ray Eubanks Distinguished Service Award Honorees
Meet the 2026 honorees who have shaped generations of Columbus musicians.
Columbus Youth Jazz 2026 Is here
The downbeat is just about to drop on another season of Columbus Youth Jazz! Columbus Youth Jazz (CYJ) is a cornerstone program of Columbus Jazz education initiatives. Offered to students […]
Columbus Jazz Is Ready for Back To School Season
We’re getting back into the groove as we head into another year of Jazz in Schools! Columbus Jazz aims to create lifelong jazz enthusiasts by introducing kids to jazz at […]
Jazz In Our Community
It’s time to get back to the rhythm of things after summer! To us, back to school doesn’t just mean the start to a new school year, but the idea […]
Gladden House Experience
I was thrilled to be asked by The Jazz Academy to write a blog post about the Gladden Community House summer camp residency I did in July! I love nothing […]
Columbus Jazz Education—Inspiration, Community, and Celebration
Columbus Jazz’s 50th anniversary season kicked off with a bang with a celebration of “Louis Armstrong and Friends” featuring the great Carmen Bradford with special guest Ricky Riccardi. This week […]
More than Music
Picture a 12 year old child one year removed from his birthplace of Fort Collins, Colorado in the fourth floor of the Jazz Academy, impatiently preparing for his very first […]
Goosebumps, Tears, and Pride: Camp Jazz 2019
Goosebumps, tears, and pride. These are three things I didn’t expect to experience at the end of Camp Jazz. However, I stood at the final concert in complete awe of […]
Students Find Their Musical Voice in the Youth Jazz Lab
For the past 8 Sundays, 32 students have gathered in the Jazz Academy as part of our Columbus Youth Jazz Lab program. The Lab was created in the Fall of […]
A Transformative Summer with YMCA of Central Ohio
I hate bullying because it makes people so sad,I cry, cry, cry – Why do people have to be so bad? A young 5th grader wrote these lyrics during an […]
A Reflection of the Jazz Academy Summer Camp Programming
The past few weeks, Jazz Arts Group hosted three different summer camps: “Jazz Cats” Half-Day Camp, Camp Blues, and the Columbus Youth Jazz Summer Workshop. Dozens of students came through […]
CYJO Visits Jazz St. Louis 2018
Early this June, Columbus Jazz had the opportunity to take the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra to perform in St. Louis, Missouri. Throughout the trip, the CYJO performed for audiences in […]
Reflections on Our “We’ve Got Rhythm” Program
This February, Columbus Jazz completed the third year of the We’ve Got Rhythm program, through the Ohio Arts Council’s Creative Aging Initiative. This initiative has challenged us to create programming […]
Plan Your Visit
Attending a performance? Find out what you need to know to have the best experience possible.