Fischer's Fab Five
BalletMet Columbus and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra renew a successful working relationship with a successful theme as “Jazz Moves Columbus” takes the Capitol Theatre stage Feb. 2-12.
With assistance from WOSU, the program combines dance and live music with a multimedia presentation celebrating Columbus’ rich jazz history. The program is part of 200Columbus, the city’s bicentennial celebration.
Tickets are $49-$30, with some specially priced $20.12 tickets available at the door. Visit www.balletmet.org or www.jazzartsgroup.org.
Cleveland’s Euclid Quartet will present a program of music by Joseph Haydn, Wynton Marsalis and Claude Debussy on Sunday, Feb. 5, in the Cardinal Health Auditorium at the Columbus Museum of Art.
The members of the classic string quartet come from four different continents. The ensemble has won chamber music awards around the globe.
The performance of Marsalis’ String Quartet No. 1 “At the Octoroom Balls” marks the piece’s Midwest premiere.
The program is presented by the Jefferson Academy of Music. Tickets are $25/$18/$10. Visit www.Jefferson-Academy.org.
The program is presented by the Jefferson Academy of Music. Tickets are $25/$18/$10. Visit www.Jefferson-Academy.org.
There are plenty of opportunities for hipsters of all kinds to take in a lo-fi show to their liking in the coming days, starting with Portland, Ore., lit-pop collective Blind Pilot Monday, Feb. 6, at the Newport Music Hall. Tickets are $15. Visit www.promowestlive.com.
Songstress Jenny Owen Youngs is cute and has that warbly voice — disarming. She plays The Basement Wednesday, Feb. 8. Tickets are $10/$12. Visit www.promowestlive.com.
David Mayfield is so in — he’s the guy whom you’ve never heard of that the cool artists are digging. He brings David Mayfield Parade to Woodlands Tavern Thursday, Feb. 9. Tickets are $8. Visit www.woodlandstavern.com.
The Beat must admit we’ve always found Blue Man Group confounding. We’ve got no problem with art being thought-provoking, and we’ve got no problem with art being immediate and elemental — even consumable. We suppose it’s when we’re not sure which — and when we get the impression we might be getting made fun of in the process — that we get agitated.
There’s no denying the appeal of the Blue Men, nor that the music is fun and rockin’. And Blue Man demand doesn’t seem to be going anywhere any time soon — the group is in its 25th year.
CAPA welcomes Blue Man Group to the Palace Theatre Feb. 7-12. Tickets are $28. Visit www.capa.com.
Bonus Critic Crony Fab:
Speaking of “no denying the appeal,” a Critic Crony weighs in on Ladysmith Black Mambazo, playing the Southern Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Tickets are $33/$28. Visit www.capa.com.
“One year and one day after the release of their most recent album, Songs from a Zulu Farm, LMB plays the Southern. Whether your only knowledge of Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a vague recollection of Simon’s Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes or Sprite’s use of their original Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain in a television commercial. Or, if you’re already familiar with Old MacDonald Zulu Style, you’re sure to be amazed and uplifted by this performance. This band of brothers, cousins, uncles, nephews and sons has been making music and winning competitions since 1960 with a blended mbube isicathamiya style — powerful, male, four-part a capella singing combined with choreographed dancing that reflects both the depth of African tribal history and the whimsy of Yale’s ‘Whiffenpoof’ ensemble.”
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