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Rebroadcast: Jazz at the Southern: Home for the Holidays
A holiday musical treat featuring Nashville-based singer-songwriter Vanessa Campagna.
Capital University Big Band Holiday Concert
The Capital University Big Band presents a concert of holiday favorites recorded at the historic Lincoln Theatre Ballroom. From Duke Ellington’s spin on the Nutcracker to Ella Fitzerald’s swingin’ rendition of Winter Wonderland, this set features something for everyone to kick of the Countdown to Christmas!
Jazz and the Struggle For Freedom
Columbus Jazz Orchestra Artistic Director Byron Stripling will lead a top-flight rhythm section and singers, as well as a conversation with Michelle Alexander, the award-winning New York Times opinion writer and author of the best-selling “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.”
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Under Music Director Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) performs a vast repertoire, from rare historic compositions to Jazz at Lincoln Center-commissioned works, including compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Charles Mingus, and many others. Tonight’s performance will leave audiences inspired and uplifted with the full vigor, vision, and depth of America’s music.
Pre-Show Interview with Wynton Marsalis
NEA Jazz Master and multiple Grammy Award-winning trumpeter/composer Wynton Marsalis speaks with Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center Principal and Director, Dr. Milton Ruffin, and students from the school.
Rebroadcast: Songs of Hope and Healing with Crucial Conversations
Music has always served as the secret weapon of change. Join us for a special event — a joyous, uplifting hour of inspirational song featuring Columbus’ finest musicians and crucial conversations on social justice and unity.
A collaboration between Jazz Arts Group and the Columbus Urban League. Produced by Vital Companies.