Join us for this internationally acclaimed show and Billboard-charting jazz vocalist Lisa Ferraro as she serves up the holiday classics in swinging style. With arrangements by Grammy-winning composer and arranger Mike Tomaro, who also plays woodwinds. A stellar band of jazz luminaries, featuring the amazing Max Leake, Kurt Lorence, Bob Matchett, David Glover, and JD Chaison, is sure to lift your spirits and ring in the season of Light, Peace, and Love.
Lisa Ferraro brings her acclaimed Jazz Up the Holidays back to Columbus to celebrate the 21st anniversary! Over the span of 21 years, this show has toured the country and has been a favorite on the performing arts on tour roster.
Benefiting non-profit SoulCall Global, Jazz Up the Holidays will be both LIVE and in VIRTUAL CONCERT this year. All proceeds benefit the “Soulcall Santa” food and gifts drive to assist families and individuals in need of support this season.
SPECIAL GUEST: The Worthington High School Chamber choir!
The Thomas Worthington High School Chamber Choir is an award-winning ensemble of passionate and dedicated singers who perform a wide range of repertoire, from renaissance polyphony and baroque classics to contemporary choral works and vocal jazz. Under the direction of composer, jazz drummer, and music educator Jacob Reed, the choir shares its love of music with the Worthington community by caroling in neighborhoods, touring local middle schools and retirement communities, and collaborating in concert with the professional choir Luces Stellarum. The ensemble has earned superior ratings at district and statewide adjudicated events, reflecting its commitment to musical excellence. In addition to his work with the choir, Reed has been commissioned to compose for organizations such as the Central Ohio Symphony and the Worthington Chamber Orchestra, and he performs regularly with the Jake Reed Trio, whose recent album Shades of Ellington celebrates his deep roots in jazz.