The Jazz Arts Foundation congratulates charter members and past board members Chester Grundy and Miles Osland for their recognition for their work with the Arts and Jazz at the 2016 Governor’s Awards in the Arts. Chester and his wife Msiba Ann received top honor – the Milner Award for outstanding philanthropic contributions to the Arts – for their contributions to the cultural life of Lexington and the University of Kentucky. Accepting the award, Chester spoke about the importance of the arts in a humane society – “Art nourishes the souls of our children and reveals to them the deepest levels […]

The September 25th Jazz on the Porch Series performance at Talon Winery, sponsored by O’Donnell Family Dentistry, and hosted by The Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc., was a huge success. Backbeat was the featured group for the afternoon and I am going to start this blog by giving you my first impression.  I pulled into an up front and close to the stage parking spot (like all parking at Talon Winery) opened the door of my vehicle and was immediately taken aback by the most rich soulful guitar sounds filled with the heat of the day and the hearts of the […]