The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue Season 16 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 #185 brings in the Todd Hildreth Quintet from Louisville. For this return visit, Todd adds to his regular piano trio (Chris Fitzgerald on bass and Mike Hyman on drums) with two saxophone players: Tim Whalen on tenor sax and Dave Clark on alto sax. Hope you can join us for a fun evening of Jazz. These monthly concerts are […]

With the January concert being postponed due to bad weather, the Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library are now ready to begin Season 16 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!”, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. Show #184 welcomes back to the library stage our local Lexington friends, the Osland/Dailey Jazztet. Performing for your entertainment will be Miles Osland/flute, Raleigh Dailey/piano, Danny Cecil/bass and Paul Deatherage/drums. We are proud to have these guys back playing for us. These monthly concerts are sponsored […]

This concert has been POSTPONED due to weather conditions. Tentatively rescheduled for May. The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library begin Season 16 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!”, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. Show #184 brings in regional saxophone great Brooks Giles III and his quartet featuring Clay Moore on guitar, Tom Covello on Bass, and Terry O’Mahoney on drums.  These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz (www.jazzbooks.com) and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. www.jazzartsfoundation.org. Show time: 7:00 […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library ends 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 #183 brings to the stage young and upcoming saxophonist, Kirby Davis and his quartet. Along with Kirby we’ll have Todd Hildreth tickling the ivories on piano, Tom Covello strumming his contrabass and Dave McWhorter keeping things moving on drums. Hope you can join us for a fun evening of Jazz to close out the 2024 season at 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 #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 […]