On Thursday, June 11, 2026 the Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue Season 17 of Jazz: Live at the Library!, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. For concert #201 we are happy to welcome back to the library stage, from Cincinnati, the Phil DeGreg Trio, performing their tribute to “The Music of the Bill Evans Trio”. Cincinnati Jazz Hall of Famer Phil DeGreg will lead on piano, Aaron Jacobs strumming the bass and John Taylor on drums. These monthly concerts are […]

2026 is truly flying by. I can’t believe it’s already May and time for the first 2026 concert of Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery. We once again have a great lineup scheduled for this season. We begin our 18th season on May 31 with one of our fan favorites, Paladin, featuring JAF board member, James Poole III on trumpet. Joining James will be Mark Gardner tickling the keys, Mason Daugherty strumming the bass 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 […]

An Interview with Tom Covello By Bobbie Newman, Jazz Arts Foundation, Lexington, Kentucky. Lexington jazz legend Tom Covello has been integral to this region’s growth and appreciation of jazz for over 40 years. He and I have been friends since the 1980’s, and I am honored to offer some insight – in his words – into Tom’s life and influence as a musician, composer, and teacher, in Kentucky and beyond. Growing up just outside New York City, Tom began playing the electric bass as a teenager, performing in rock bands before becoming interested in jazz. While studying with Peter Compo […]

It’s been a busy few weeks for our library concerts with two concerts in April, including our celebration of International Jazz Day. And now the second Thursday of May is fast approaching and another special concert. The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue Season 17 of Jazz: Live at the Library!, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. For our 200th concert, we are proud to present the Zach Brock Quartet. A Lexington native and grammy-award winning violinist, Zach is making his […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue their Season 17 of Jazz: Live at the Library! with a special concert on April 30th presented in the Farish Theatre at the Central Library Branch at 140 East Main Street. This additional show is presented for Lexington to participate with organizations from all over the globe, joining together in a worldwide day of celebration of Jazz. While April is designated by the Smithsonian as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), April 30th is set aside as International Jazz Day by UNSECO. We are proud to have the quintet of  Dave McWhorter […]

April is here and we’re looking forward to our next library concert. On Thursday, April 9, 2026, The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue Season 17 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!”, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. For show #199 we welcome back to the library stage, guitarist extraordinaire, Clay Moore.  Joining Clay to complete his quartet will be Marlin McKay/trumpet, Winton Reynolds/organ and Zack Kennedy/drums.  We hope you can join us for our fourth show of 2026.  These monthly […]

The weather is looking much better and we continue our library shows for 2026. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue Season 17 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!”, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. For show #198 we welcome back to the library stage our good friends Todd Hildreth and his quintet. This talented quintet is made up of five guys who have made many appearances in our library series. Joining Todd on piano will […]

Happy 2026! We are off and running with our library shows for 2026. On Thursday, February 12, 2026, The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue Season 17 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!”, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. For show #197 we welcome back to the library stage our good friends from the University of Kentucky, the Osland/Dailey Jazztet. This talented group is composed of  Miles Osland/saxophone, Raleigh Dailey/piano, Brad Kerns/trombone, Paul Deatherage/drums and Danny Cecil/bass. We hope you can […]

It’s January and time for the first Jazz Live at the Library show of 2026. On Thursday, January 8, 2026, The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library will begin Season 17 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!”, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. Show #196 features a new group named New Year, New Faces. This talented group is composed of newcomers to the library stage, Bryan Dunsmore/keyboard and Clarice Taylor/vocals, along  with Ross Whitaker/guitar and regulars Dave McWhorter/drums and Danny Cecil/bass. We […]

It’s almost December and the last show of 2025 for Jazz Live at the Library. The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library are completing Season 16 of “Jazz: Live at the Library!”, their series of monthly concerts held at the Farish Theatre in the Central Library Branch, 140 East Main St. in downtown Lexington. We are extremely happy to bring back to Lexington, his hometown, Michael Cruse. Michael is now based in New York City. Michael is a trumpeter, a musician, a composer and an entertainer. Show #195 features Michael accompanied by Threo. Threo is composed of Dave […]