The 2024 Columbus International Jazz Series
Beginning this April and running through September, A Tribe for Jazz is thrilled to present the 2024 Columbus International Jazz Series featuring young jazz artists on the rise, in such venues as the Columbus College of Art and Design (ATFJ’s collaborative partner in the series), Columbus Dance Theatre, Capital University Conservatory of Music, and Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge (located in Columbus’s Short North district).
A Tribe for Jazz, the Columbus, Ohio–based nonprofit, marches forward in working with jazz musicians to build public profiles that elevate and represent the quality of their work at the highest level; AND spearheading cultural rejuvenation of downtown Columbus by bringing live jazz to places where it’s long been absent. Beginning this April and running through September, A Tribe for Jazz is thrilled to present the 2024 Columbus International Jazz Series featuring young jazz artists on the rise, in such venues as the Columbus College of Art and Design (ATFJ’s collaborative partner in the series), Columbus Dance Theatre, Capital University Conservatory of Music, and Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge (located in Columbus’s Short North district).
Our esteemed Artists-in-Residence for this series are Tyrone Allen II and George DeLancey, two brilliant and sought-after bassists with fresh musical perspectives and a broad network of musicians they’re excited to bring before Columbus audiences. “I’m absolutely ecstatic to be a part of this program,” says Allen. “A Tribe for Jazz has been wonderful to work with—I can only dream of where we’ll go from here!” DeLancey, a native of Cambridge, Ohio, declares: “I’m very honored to have the opportunity to work with A Tribe for Jazz, and I’m excited to introduce new, high-caliber players and their music to Columbus and the greater area.”
About Tyrone Allen
In addition to his appearances on recordings by Miki Yamanaka, Kaz George and others, Tyrone Allen II leads the Tyrone Allen II Quartet (TAIIQ), a jazz group with an avant-pop mentality. The quartet will be playing Allen’s original songs as well as a selection of new and old songs he loves. Allen will also appear with his brainchild TY.000 (pronounced Ty-Thousand), which combines the nuances of 20th-century Black American music with the aesthetic and intention of 21st-century dance music to create an inclusive sonic experience relevant to today. Whether you are a musician or not, the music is meant to make your body move while broadening your expectations as a listener.
About Geroge DeLancey
George DeLancey was a student in such prestigious programs as the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra and the Michigan State University Jazz Studies Program, where he studied under Rodney Whitaker. He toured internationally with the Larry Fuller Trio from 2017 to 2019, and has worked with bandleaders including Wessell Anderson, Peter Bernstein, Bobby Broom, Tia Fuller, Philip and Winard Harper, Christian Howes, Willie Jones III, Wynton Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Tomoko Omura, Johnny O’Neal, Houston Person, Ben Paterson, Jeremy Pelt, Bria Skonberg, and many others in New York and throughout the United States. George is director of the Midwest arts initiative Appalachian Muse and is active nationally as a bandleader and educator.
A Tribe for Jazz: 2024 Columbus International Jazz Series – All Events Free unless Noted.
To register for free general admission tickets: A Tribe for Jazz Eventbrite Page
2024 Jazz Appreciation Month Lineup
April
6 Jon Irabagon (Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge w/Zakk Jones Trio) *
13 Marta Sanchez (CCAD)
18 George DeLancey (Columbus Dance Theatre)
27 Roni Eytan (Columbus Dance Theatre)
30 (International Jazz Day) Alexandra Ridout (Capital University Conservatory of Music)
* Paid event hosted by Ginger Rabbit
2024 Columbus International Jazz Series Lineup
May
31 Jocelyn Gould (CCAD)
June
22 Yuhan Su (CCAD)
July
18 George DeLancey (Columbus Dance Theatre)
20 Chien Chien Lu and Richie Goods (CCAD)
August
24 Tyrone Allen Quartet (Columbus Dance Theatre)
September
Acclaimed ECM Pianist/Composer Yonathan Avishai
All the way from Paris, France, A Tribe for Jazz is pleased to welcome acclaimed ECM pianist Yonathan Avishai for a series of events in Columbus, Ohio.
A Tribe for Jazz is pleased to welcome acclaimed ECM pianist Yonathan Avishai for a series of events in Columbus, Ohio.
Monday, October 23, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. — Join us at the Bexley Public Library Auditorium for an engaging conversation with moderator Stephen Braunginn, the host of Strictly Jazz Sounds. Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the world of jazz with a talented artist! This event is presented with support of the Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 — Two Masterclass sessions at Capital University.
Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. — Experience a captivating night of music at the Capital University's Conservatory of Music - Huntington Hall. Acclaimed pianist and composer Yonathan Avishai will take the stage with generous support from Capital University, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, and A Tribe for Jazz. Join us for this enchanting musical evening!
Images from “A Conversation with Yonathan Avishai” moderated by Stephen Braunginn, host of Strictly Jazz Sounds - Bexley Public Library
Jazz Appreciation Series with the Columbus Metropolitan Library
With immense pleasure and excitement, A Tribe for Jazz announces our new community partnership with the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Together, we are embarking on a musical journey that will bring the enchanting power of Jazz to young listeners and music lovers of all ages.
Mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more exciting events as part of our Jazz Appreciation Series. Together with the Columbus Metropolitan Library, we look forward to creating lasting memories and spreading the love for Jazz throughout our community. #jazz #community #youth #music#columbusmetropolitanlibrary #communitypartnership#communityengagement #connectedness
The Columbus International Jazz Series
This annual series at Capital University features the finest jazz musicians from around the world.
This annual series at Capital University features the finest jazz musicians from around the world. This program is supported by the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Council.
All performances will take place at the Capital University Conservatory - Huntington Recital Hall.
September 3rd
Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days
September 30th
Caleb Wheeler Curtis Quartet
October 22nd
Kalia Vandever Quartet
Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days
September 3, 2022 @ 7PM
For the inaugural performance we proudly present acclaimed Brooklyn-born trumpeter, Adam O’Farrill and his band Stranger Days. For tickets click here.
Brooklyn-bred artist Adam O’Farrill has been heralded as “among the the leading trumpeters in jazz- and perhaps the music’s next major improviser.” (The New York Times). Born into a musical legacy that includes composer Chico O’Farrill and pianist Arturo O’Farrill, Adam has cemented his status as one of creative music’s most in-demand voices, collaborating with Mary Halvorson, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Mulatu Astatke, Samora Pinderhughes, Anna Webber, Vijay Iyer, Mahogany L. Browne, Kambui Olujimi, and Stimmerman. In 2021, Adam released his third album, Visions of Your Other (Biophilia Records), with his quartet, Stranger Days. The album was listed as one of the best albums of 2021 by The New York Times, won the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, and The Wall Street Journal wrote of the album, “Mr. O’Farrill’s music is refined and discreet; it integrates aspects of art rock and contemporary classical musicand boasts a cinematic influence.” For his work as a composer and bandleader, Adam has received awards, commissions, and grants from the ASCAP Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Jazz Gallery, Roulette, The Shifting Foundation, and South Arts.
Caleb Wheeler Curtis Quartet
September 30, 2022 @ 7PM - for tickets click here.
Brooklyn, NY based saxophonist and multi instrumentalist Caleb Wheeler Curtis “lives at the junction of rigorous preparation and willingness to explore.” He appears on two GRAMMY Nominated albums by Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band. With three albums as a leader, and more than a half dozen in close collaborations, Caleb is turning heads and has established a formidable reputation as an improviser and composer of note. His latest album, HEATMAP (feat. Orrin Evans, Eric Revis and Gerald Cleaver, 2022) was released to wide critical acclaim across North America and Europe from DownBeat Magazine, Jazzwise, and others. In addition to band leading, Caleb is a core member of Ember (Sunnyside Records) and Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band (Smoke Sessions). Caleb is a 2021 MacDowell Fellow, D’Addario Woodwinds Artist, SYOS Mouthpiece Artist, and records for Imani Records.
Kalia Vandever Quartet
October 22, 2022 @ 7PM - for tickets click here.
Kalia Vandever is a trombonist, composer, and educator living in Brooklyn, NY. She released her debut album, “In Bloom” in 2019 which has been described as "the rise of an exciting voice for the music." (Seton Hawkins, Hot House Jazz Magazine) Kalia's sophomore album, Regrowth released in May, 2022 on New Amsterdam Records and "confirms her strengths as a composer and bandleader with a distinctly contemporary point of view." (Nate Chinen, WBGO Jazz) She has toured and performed internationally with her quartet, as well as a side-woman, performing with artists including Moses Sumney, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, Maria Grand, Fay Victor and others. Kalia is an awardee of the 2022 Next Jazz Legacy, a program founded by New Music USA and Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. She has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Preservation Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, The Jazz Gallery, The Blue Whale, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, SMOKE Jazz Club, the Blue Note, and the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. While performing regularly as a bandleader and side-woman, Kalia is also an active composer and arranger. She has been commissioned to write works for groups and individuals including Tesla Quartet, The Westerlies, Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim, Hats & Heels Duo and more.
Leaders in Jazz Service Award
The First Annual Leaders in Jazz Service Award, December 18, 2021 honored music educator Rebecca “Becky” Ogden and her contributions to the Columbus jazz community. The event featured The Jon Irabagon Quartet with special guest Miles Okazaki and The Columbus Youth Jazz Program at the Ohio Historical Center.
The A Tribe For Jazz mission is to preserve the legacy and advance the future of jazz through live performances, education, and community engagement.
To that end, A Tribe for Jazz presents CELEBRATION! An evening of jazz to honor the life and legacy of community icon Becky Ogden and her contributions to youth education and the Columbus Jazz community with special performances by acclaimed saxophonist Jon Irabagon and his heralded quartet (Matt Mitchell, Piano; Chris Lightcap, Bass; Dan Weiss, Drums), with special guest Miles Okazaki, and The Columbus Youth Jazz Program.
The Jon Irabagon Quartet will be presenting new music from their upcoming release “Rising Sun” on Irabbagast Records. To preserve the legacy of Becky Ogden, a community award will be given in her name by A Tribe for Jazz on an annual basis beginning in December 2022.
Rebecca “Becky” Ogden is Central Ohio's premier children's jazz educator. She is a recipient of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra Community Music Educator Award and is the founder of Peanut Butter and Jazz, a series of concerts dedicated to young children with the direct intention of teaching them to love and become our next generation of fans of Jazz. She was the founder of the Columbus Music Hall and is the host of Bungalow Jazz - a series of concerts performed in her home showcasing nationally renowned talent and Columbus's most admired jazz musicians.
The Jon Irabagon Quartet Poised to be a major contributor to the world of cutting edge jazz and unbridled improvisation, the Jon Irabagon Quartet is a highly decorated and like-minded group that places equal balance between thorny, intricate composition and no-boundaries group improvisation, recalling the entire history of jazz and modern classical music and unapologetically combining these worlds into a personalized, group-focused vision. Though this ensemble has performed together in New York City, the group is excited to bring its indelible sound to more of the US in 2022. Bandleader, Jon Irabagon won the Thelonious Monk Saxophone
Competition in 2008 and was named one of Time Out New York’s 25 Jazz Icons. He started his own label, Irabbagast Records, in 2012 to release his own wide-ranging work and has toured worldwide with luminaries such as Dave Douglas, Mary Halvorson, Barry ]Altschul, Ralph Alessi, Kenny Wheeler and Uri Caine.
CELEBRATION! will be held Saturday, December 18, 2021 at the Ohio History Center, 800 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211 in the auditorium. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The performance begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $55 and available through Eventbrite.
Photo credit: Kenny Smith
