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 […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library begin 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 #172 features The University of Kentucky Jazz Faculty Sextet with their debut performance on this concert series. These faculty members include Miles Osland on saxophone, Brad Kerns on trombone, Raleigh Dailey on piano, Ross Whitaker on guitar, Eli Uttal-Veroff on bass and Paul Deatherage on drums. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, www.jazzbooks.com and the Jazz […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library conclude Season 14 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 #171 brings some local flavor back to the library stage, the Ryan McGillicuddy Quartet. Ryan leads the group on bass and is joined by Glenn Ginn on guitar, Paul Deatherage on drums and Benjamin Morris on saxophone, These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, www.jazzbooks.com and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. www.jazzartsfoundation.org    Show time: 7 – […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue their Season 14 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 #170 brings one of our favorite groups back to the library for their annual performance, the Jamey Aebersold Quartet. The group is led by jazz educator, publisher, musician and 2014 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, Jamey Aebersold. Joining Jamey on trumpet will be Tyrone Wheeler on bass, Jonathan Higgins on drums and Wade Honey on piano. […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue their Season 14 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 #169 brings another group of Louisville’s finest musicians, led by jazz educator & trumpeter, Pat Harbison. The Pat Harbison Quartet will include along with Pat, Clay Moore on guitar, Doug Elmore on bass and introducing Fiona Palensky on drums. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz, www.jazzbooks.com and the Jazz Arts Foundation, Inc. www.jazzartsfoundation.org    Show […]

It can’t be true. Where has the time gone? October 8 will be our last Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery for 2023. It has been another great season. Once again, we are honored to have Backbeat on the porch to finish our season. For this last show we will switch things up and give you a heavy dose of the Blues. You’ll hear Casper Reed on guitar and lead vocals, Fred Roberts on drums and backup vocals and Jonathan Hunt on bass guitar and backup vocals. It promises to be a fun afternoon. Bring your chairs, blankets, food, […]

It’s mid-September, which means there are only two more Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery concerts left for the 2023 season. Concert 5 will take place on September 24 at 3:00. We welcome back our good friend and multi-instrument musician, David Hall. David teaches music (and will probably have some of his students perform) 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 […]