The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue their Season 15 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!” a series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. Show #182 brings our good friend, NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master, publisher, educator, Jazz saxophonist and sponsor of Jazz Live at the Library for 15 years, Jamey Aebersold. Joining Jamey will be Wade Honey (piano), Tyrone Wheeler (bass) and Lexington’s own Jonathon Higgins (drums). These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz (www.jazzbooks.com) and the […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue their Season 15 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!” a series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. Show #181 brings another group of Louisville’s finest musicians, led by jazz educator & trumpeter, Pat Harbison. The Pat Harbison Group will feature Pat joined by Clay Moore on guitar, Doug Elmore on bass and our own Dave McWhorter on drums. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz (www.jazzbooks.com) and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. www.jazzartsfoundation.org with […]

My goodness, where has the time gone? It’s already October and time for the final 2024 concert of Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery. The weather played havoc with our schedule but we’ve made it to the finish line. We close out our 16th season this coming weekend with one of our fan favorites, Paladin, featuring JAF board member, James Poole III on trumpet. Joining James will be Mark Gardner on keyboard, Tom Covello strumming the bass guitar and Brehnan Miller keeping the beat on the drums. Bring your chairs, blankets, food, family and friends, get a bottle or […]

It’s the last full week of September, which means there are only two more Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery concerts left for the 2024 season. Concert 4 will take place on September 29 at 3:00. We welcome back to the porch our good friend and multi-instrument musician, David Hall. David teaches music as well as performing at Giuseppe’s Italian restaurant. David will perform on the following instruments: clarinet, flute, flugelhorn, keyboard, steel pan drum, alto sax, tenor sax, soprano sax, and ewi. David will probably have some of his students perform as well. You definitely don’t want to […]

Join the Kentucky Heritage Jazz Festival for 3 days of live jazz, food, and fun at historic Old Fort Harrod State Park. This is a FREE Event showcasing 17 regional and national jazz ensembles.  Adrian Crutchfield, last saxophonist for music icon Prince, headlines Friday night with a smooth jazz and R&B groove. Jazz educator legend Jamey Aebersold will be swinging on Saturday afternoon with his quartet. And the K-Jam Collective “all star” band headlines Saturday night with a killer lineup of the region’s finest jazz musicians. And if you like the big band sound, Sunday is our collegiate “big band […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue their Season 15 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!” a series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. Show #180 welcomes for the first time, the Isaac Stephens Quartet. Joining Isaac on saxophone will be Paul Deatherage playing drums and two other newcomers to the library stage, pianist Will Doty and bassist Tyler Papierniak. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz (www.jazzbooks.com) and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. www.jazzartsfoundation.org with the technical help from the […]

It’s a quick turnaround for our next Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery. This Sunday, September 1,  3:00-6:00 pm,  is the makeup date for our July concert which had to be postponed because of weather. This concert will feature Gotcha’ Covered, led by our good friend Mark Gardner. Mark, playing keyboard, will be joined by three musicians making their first appearance on the porch. David Maynard will be on saxophone, Ben Cantrell will be playing drums and Danny Cecil will be strumming the bass. It should be a fun time. Bring your chairs, blankets, food, family and friends, get […]

Unfortunately the rain got us again before the musicians could even get set up for our July concert. However, the calendar has flipped to August and we’re ready to try again. For August we will have one of our all-time fan favorites, the Baja Yetis. They will be performing on Sunday, August 25, 3:00-6:00pm. The lineup for the Yetis will be Bill Underwood/Saxophone, Shaun Owens, Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Jacob O’Donnell/Saxophone, Brandon Bowlds/Guitar, Nick Coleman/Bass. Danielle Barkman/Drums and Jason Cox/Percussion; Bring your chairs, blankets, food, family and friends, get a couple of bottles og wine from the Jazz Arts Foundation Jazz on the […]

Artist and Composer, Michael Cruse is a musically captivating talent having captured audiences all around the world. Cruse, a Lexington, Kentucky native, is known for his unique take on the musical stylings of the incomparable Louis Armstrong. Michael’s compositions and arrangements have been featured in various TV shows, films, and commercials, which have been aired across the nation.    Michael’s musical lineage spans 100 years, including two gospel recording groups, the Brooks Sisters and the Raglin Brothers of Kentucky, and his dear uncle Charles Quillings, teacher of esteemed jazz pianist Les McCann. His Uncle Charles took Michael under his wing […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue their Season 15 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!” a series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. Show #179 welcomes home Michael Cruse, playing with Threo. Michael, a native of Lexington, is now located in New York City. He is the son of Jazz Arts Foundation director/board member and treasurer Ponice Cruse. Michael will be playing trumpet along with Keith McCutchen/piano, Tom Covello/bass and Dave McWhorter/drums. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz (www.jazzbooks.com) […]