Columbus Ohio Summer Outdoor Music

Speaking of the Columbus Ohio Music Scene, how lucky am I that my home is so centrally located that I can walk to two great outdoor music venues during the summer?

On select Wednesdays, the Broad Street Presbyterian Church Park is the site of free jazz concerts and, usually, free ice cream.  Last Wednesday Dwight Lennox and company performed.  The week before that, Arnett Howard and next week Tony Monaco will be playing.  These are local Columbus jazz masters.  It’s a nice way to spend a summer’s eve.

Then, On Thursdays, the King Arts Complex and Mayme Moor Park is the site for more fantastic music. Last night there must have been close to 400 people or more who showed up to listen to the first installment of the 9th annual Heritage Concert Series with Conspiracy.

Upcoming shows include: the Andrew Waters Trio on the 26^th, Shaun Booker on August 2, the Charles Cooper band on August 9, the Ken Weaver Quartet on Aug. 16 and the legendary Gene Walker closes the series on Aug 30 with a show from 7–9.

Plus, I can walk to the Goodale Park Sunday Jazz Series, the Downtown Festivals and, if I wanted to stretch my legs a bit, even enjoy Shakespeare in Schiller Park (King Lear and the Taming of the Shrew are current and upcoming).  It’s nice to live in and around Downtown Columbus.