It’s July and another Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery is fast approaching. Our July concert, scheduled for Sunday, July 28,  3:00-6:00 pm,  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 a couple bottles from the Jazz Arts Foundation Jazz on the Porch fundraiser  and […]

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 #178 features the Mike Wade Bop Quintet. This group is led by Cincinnati Jazz Hall of Famer Mike Wade playing trumpet. Joining Mike will be Edgar Byers/saxophone, Bill Johnson/bass, Jackson Steiger/piano and James Gaiter/drums 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 Lexington […]

After having to postpone our May concert due to hazardous weather conditions, it’s time once again for another season of Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery. We open our 16th season with our dear friends who have played for us many times, Blue Groove Jazz. Blue Groove is comprised of Sam Carr on saxophone, Mark Gardner tickling the ivories on keyboard, Eben Hensen keeping the beat on drums and Peter McCaffrey strumming the bass. Bring your chairs, blankets, food, family and friends, get a bottle or two of wine from our friends and Talon and prepare for a great […]

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 #177 features noted trumpeter Kim Pensyl. Joining Kim on stage for this concert will be Cincinnati’s Phil DeGreg Trio. Phil will play piano along with Aaron Jacobs on bass and John Taylor on drums. 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 Lexington […]

May is winding down and it’s time once again for another season of Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery. We open our 16th season this coming weekend with fan favorite 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 two of wine from our friends and Talon and prepare for a great afternoon of New Orleans Jazz from Paladin. This year we have […]

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 #176 is the debut performance of Dalton Stanland (a recent UK graduate) on saxophone. He has had many honors while at UK, but tonight he becomes the first UK student hired to play on the Library Jazz Series.  We wanted to provide an opportunity for the jazz community to hear and enjoy this Lexington native before he leaves […]

In conjunction with International Jazz Day (IJD) festivities. we have planned an additional special concert on April 30 to celebrate International Jazz Day. April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) with April 30 set aside as a worldwide day of celebration. Organizations from all over the world will be holding events on this day. Our concert, presented/sponsored by The Jazz Arts Foundation and hosted by the Lexington Public Library, will be held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. We are proud to have The Bruce Lewis Trio joining us for this […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library are proud to continue 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 #175 features The Library Players, led by Tim McCord. Joining Tim on saxophone will be Jim Connerly tickling the keys on piano, Bill Jackson strumming the bass and our own Dave McWhorter keeping the beat on drums. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, www.jazzbooks.com and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. www.jazzartsfoundation.org    Show […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library are proud to continue 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 #174 features Paladin, a quartet whose music is based on New Orleans Jazz. Paladin features lead trumpeter, JAF board member and New Orleans native James Poole III. Joining James will be Mark Gardner on keyboard, Tom Covello on contrabass and Brehnan Miller on drums. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, www.jazzbooks.com and the […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continues 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 #173 features the Todd Hildreth Group. Joining Todd  on piano, this quartet also includes Chris Fitzgerald/bass, Mike Hyman/drums and Ethan Evans/Trombone. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, www.jazzbooks.com and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. www.jazzartsfoundation.org    Show time: 7 – 8:15PM  Admission: Free Parking: Free   Important Note: We support the wearing of masks for these […]