(CINCINNATI) – Ray Bradbury was known for pushing the boundaries of imagination. New York-based jazz-fusion composer Zac Greenberg is gaining a similar reputation in the music realm, so it comes as no surprise that his latest project, a contemporary opera titled The Bradbury Tattoos, is based on the late science …

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) – Multiple award-winning jazz drummer Antonio Sánchez  has a busy weekend planned in Cincinnati, March 12-14. On Saturday, March 12, Sánchez  will introduce a screening of “Birdman” at The Esquire  Theatre. The composer recently won a Grammy for his riveting score for the Academy Award-winning motion picture starring …

(CINCINNATI, Ohio) – Multi-Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Christian Sands will include “Southern Song,” his moving tribute to Black History Month, when he performs in Cincinnati on Sunday, February 28, as part of the Xavier University Jazz Series. The piece was inspired by a poem of the same title, by the late …

(CINCINNATI) – It’s winter in Cincinnati but things are bound to heat up, when the Brian Newman Quintet headlines at Xavier University on Sunday, January 24th. Better known as Lady Gaga’s jazz bandleader, Newman is bringing his own group, the Brian Newman Quintet, to Cincinnati courtesy of the Xavier University …

(NEW YORK, NY) – Zac Greenberg’s new jazz-fusion album UNEXPECTED JOURNEY is brash and beautiful; one minute predictable, and then, surprising. In other words, it is like life itself. Inspired by cancer, the music paints a picture of one cancer patient’s road from normalcy to shock, fear, acceptance and, hopefully, …

For Dan Karlsberg’s new album THE ‘NATI 6, the Cincinnati-based jazz pianist and composer enlisted the help of five veteran musicians who are based in his hometown but are nationally known: • Bassist Jim Anderson, who has worked with Art Blakey, Ernestine Anderson, Hank Crawford and Nat Adderly. • Drummer …