2026/27 Dates

All That Jazz is currently only available for Columbus City Schools. If additional dates or opportunities become available we will update that information here.

A Front-Row Education

All That Jazz introduces the magic of live jazz in a concert tailored especially for 4th grade students. The 18-piece Columbus Jazz Orchestra will play big band jazz standards and demonstrate elements of jazz in a lively and interactive concert. 

The historic Southern Theatre serves as the perfect venue for this special performance, giving students a unique concert experience. Before the concert, teachers will receive interactive curriculum materials, including slides, videos, and audio recordings to deepen the learning connections and extend the fun.

About All That Jazz

The Curriculum

Our goal is to serve more than 5,000 grade students in the Columbus metropolitan area as they prepare to choose their own musical instrument in the coming years. Covered topics include:

  • Birth of jazz
  • The blues
  • Improvisation
  • Swing
  • The jazz orchestra
  • Bebop and Latin jazz

How To Participate

For Columbus City Schools, please follow this procedure.

Step 1: Please share dates with and secure written approval from your school administrator to attend an All That Jazz concert, then forward approval to agerhard@columbus.k12.oh.us. 

Step 2: Fill out the registration form below to select your first, second, and third date options. You must have approval from your school administrator to be scheduled for a field trip date.

Step 3: Click THIS LINK to access the digital folder which contains the updated Google slides, a teacher curriculum guide, playlists, and a Know Before You Go document to help prepare your students for the field trip concert experience.

Step 4: You and your school administrator will receive an email confirmation from Unified Arts confirming your scheduled field trip date and time.

Questions

For questions related to the All That Jazz program or curriculum, please contact education@columbusjazz.org.

For questions related to field trip scheduling or administrator approval, please contact Alex Gerhard at agerhard@columbus.k12.oh.us.