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 […]

It’s November and that means we get to welcome back to the library stage our good friend and sponsor of Jazz Live at the Library, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master, Jamey Aebersold. The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library are proud to continue 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. Show #194 features Jamey and his quartet. Jamey will be playing saxophone and joined by Tyrone Wheeler on bass, Lexington’s own Jonathan […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue 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. Show #193 features a program of classic Blue Note recordings that will pair two of Louisville’s finest jazz musicians: trumpeter Pat Haribson and saxman Isaac Stephens playing together as a quintet for their first time with pianist Keith McCutchen, bassist Danny Cecil and drummer Dave McWhorter. These monthly concerts are sponsored by Jamey Aebersold Jazz (www.jazzbooks.com) and the Jazz Arts […]

Wow!!! Where has this summer gone. It’s moving toward the end of September, which means there is only one more Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery concerts left for the 2025 season. Can’t believe I just said that. Concert 5 will take place on September 28 at 3:00. We welcome back to the porch our good friend and multi-instrument musician, David Hall. David teaches music 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 also have […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue 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.   Show #192 brings back the Ryan McGillicuddy Group. This group, led by bassist Ryan McGillicuddy features fellow Morehead State music faculty members: Glenn Ginn on guitar, and Benjamin Morris on saxophone and Morehead Alum, Nicholas Diedrichsen on drums. 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  […]

August is winding down and Season 17 of Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery continues on August 31 at 3:00pm. We are excited to welcome back to The Porch great friends and a huge crowd favorite, The Baja Yetis. Playing for the Yetis will be Bill Underwood/Saxophone, Shaun Owens, Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Jacob O’Donnell/Saxophone, Brandon Bowlds/Guitar, Nick Coleman/Bass and Danielle Barkman/Drums. Bring your chairs, blankets, food, family and friends, get a bottle or two of wine from our friends at Talon and prepare for a great afternoon of  Jazz performed by the Yetis. This year our concerts are sponsored by the […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation and the Lexington Public Library continue 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.  Show #191 features the return of a library favorite, vibraphonist Rusty Burge and his quartet. Joining Rusty will be Matt Harris tickling the ivories, Aaron Jacobs strumming the bass and John Taylor 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 time: 7 – 8:15PM   Admission: […]