The next official JAF board meeting will be held on March 2nd at 7PM at the Tates Creek Library in their large meeting room. Note that this is a slight change as we normally meet in the small meeting room. Our board meetings are open to the public, but we request that if you plan to attend as a guest, please send a note using the Contact form on the website.

After several months of testing the new website on different mobile devices, as well as various computer browsers and operating systems, the site launched today for all to enjoy. JAF would like to thank Dreamchaser Entertainment for all the hard work and effort that went into creating this new site and to train JAF members to maintain it. In addition, we would like to thank board member/photographer, Dave Birdwhistell, for all the time, work and dedication that he expended in creating and populating the many Photo Galleries and Albums to document the various events JAF held during the year. Thanks […]

The Jazz Arts Foundation’s monthly concerts culminates 2015 with Another Jazzy Christmas featuring Joshusa Espinoza/piano, Danny Cecil/ bass, Dave McWhorter/drums and the esteemed vocalist, Eugene Goss, bringing you their renditions of “jazzed-up” Holiday classics. Go to the Jazz at the Library page for more information.

Plan now to attend the Friday, October 30 performance at 8PM at Centre College’s Newlin Hall. This monumental concert reunites the world’s greatest jazz orchestra with a legendary vocalist in recognition of their combined Grammy® win for “Diane Schuur and The Count Basie Orchestra.” In the history of Jazz music, Count Basie has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, even nearly 30 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie remains an American institution. The Count Basie Orchestra has to this day won every respected Jazz poll at […]

Two musical worlds collide when legends Chick Corea & Béla Fleck meet in a historic duet of piano and banjo at EKU Center for the Arts on October 1. This is their only scheduled concert in the region. Tickets are on sale now at online at the box office or by calling 859-622-7469.

Be sure to add Thursday, November 12th to your calendar for the next FREE JAL concert from 7 – 8:30PM. This month will pay homage to George Gershwin and Cole Porter and will feature Joshua Espinoza/piano, Danny Cecil/bass, Dave McWhorter/drums, with vocalist Gail Wynters. Click HERE for more information on this and future concerts.

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