World Premiere Performances October 22-25 are part of “Redefining Tradition: Ellington, Basie & Beyond,” Columbus Jazz Orchestra Season Opener at the Southern Theatre. Program Also Features the Music of Big Band Giants Duke Ellington and Count Basie with Guest Soloists Jazz Violinist Christian Howes, Pianist Dave Powers and Saxophonist Shawn “Thunder” Wallace.

JAZZ ARTS GROUP’S 2015-2016 SEASON TRUMPETS THE MUSIC OF DUKE ELLINGTON, COUNT BASIE, STING, STEELY DAN, JOHN LENNON AND SONGS MADE FAMOUS BY THE ‘RAT PACK’