Jazz Festival Heats Up Campus

Thu Apr 3 – Sun Apr 6

The ever-popular OSU Jazz Festival heats up the stage Thursday, April 3 – Sunday, April 6 on campus, and includes concerts along with college and high school jazz days. The 31st annual event spotlights the OSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Ensemble, and welcomes renowned guests saxophonist Eddie Bayard and jazz organist Tony Monaco.

Bayard, an OSU jazz alumnus, is originally from Jamaica. The gifted reedman who’s been playing for more than a decade has been called “a guttural, virtuosic volcano of a tenor player.” Bayard’s quartet will be spotlighted in a concert on Saturday evening, when he presents a tribute to jazz great Ornette Coleman, whose unorthodox style and artistic vision were the bases of the new “free jazz” movement in the 1950s. Monaco—who presents a concert on Thursday evening—is a Columbus-based jazz performer best known for his skill on the Hammond B-3 organ. After releasing five successful CDs, Monaco toured extensively, including a 10-day tour of Australia. His newest CD, East to West, was recorded on his newly formed Chicken Coup Records.

For information, contact Ted McDaniel at (614) 292-4657 or email mcdaniel.2@osu.edu.

Jazz Festival Schedule of Events

Tony Monaco Trio
Thu, Apr 3 · 8 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd
Tickets at the door or call (614) 292-0789 weekdays 10 am to 4 pm. Tickets $12 general admission; $6 senior citizens and students with ID; free for OSU School of Music faculty, staff, and students with ID.

OSU Jazz Ensemble
Fri, Apr 4 · 8 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd.
OSU Jazz Ensemble directed by Ted McDaniel
Tickets at the door; $6 general admission; free for OSU School of Music faculty, staff, students with ID.

OSU Jazz Lab Ensemble
Sat, Apr 5 · 1 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd.
Tickets at the door; $6 general admission; free for OSU School of Music faculty, staff, students with ID.

College and University Bands
Sat, Apr 5 · 2 pm–6 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd.
Free

Eddie Bayard Quartet
Sat, Apr 5 · 8 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd.
“Tribute to Ornette Coleman”
Tickets at the door or call (614) 292-0789 weekdays 10 am to 4 pm. Tickets $12 general admission; $6 senior citizens and students with ID; free for OSU School of Music faculty, staff, and students with ID.

High School Band Day
Sun, Apr 6 · 10 am–6 pm
Weigel Auditorium, 1866 College Rd.
OSU Jazz Ensemble to play at 4:00 pm
All high school band concerts are free