Gene Parker has been a professional musician in the Toledo area for more than 50 years. We celebrate not only his birthday, but his many contributions to the art of Jazz.

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Considered one of the most influential drummers of all time, Buddy Rich was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader, known for his virtuoso technique, power, and speed. TJO drummer Pete Siers pays homage to the legend with arrangements made famous by Buddy Rich himself.

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Performing in Toledo for more than 54 years, singer-songwriter and Toledo favorite, Ramona Collins brings more tunes from the Great American Songbook to life with the Toledo Jazz Orchestra. The Great American Songbook consists of enduring standards, the songs that are played and sung over and over by multiple generations. These songs have a timeless meaning and resonance, whether they are days or decades old.

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Join us at Lucille’s inside of TolHouse for the weekly “sessions” with Gene Parker and Damon Cook to honor the birthday of John Blaufuss. Special Guest this week will be Johnny Johnson on Guitar.

$5 music fee will be added to tabs, per person. 2 drink minimum applies (soda and bottled water included). Make it a Taco Tuesday with our chef-selected, made-from-scratch tacos!

Introducing Toledo native and jazz vocalist April Varner. Born and raised in Toledo, April began taking voice lessons at the University of Toledo at age 8. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies from Indiana University's Jacob School of Music and Master's degree in Jazz Voice from the Manhattan School of Music. She currently lives in New York City where she is actively arranging, composing, and performing in jazz clubs all around Manhattan. She recently released her debut EP entitled "Hummingbird" available on all streaming services. April joins Andrew Bishop and the Toledo Jazz Orchestra for A Swingin' Christmas Returns!

Andrew Bishop is a versatile saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist, composer, improviser, educator, and scholar comfortable in many musical idioms. Dave Lynch of All Media Guide wrote, “A composer of contemporary orchestral and chamber music, Bishop combines a jazzman’s fire and flow with a rigorous compositional sensibility, resulting in a potent and highly satisfying blend.”

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Saxophonist and three-time Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis makes a special appearance with the Toledo Jazz Orchestra on their Hartmann Bogan Jazz series opener. [Cited as a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, Marsalis crosses stylistic boundaries while maintaining an unwavering creative integrity.]

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EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12.

Warm summer nights and cool jazz in the garden. This season, once again, features some of the best regional artists. We’ll have food trucks on site. Bring your friends/family and enjoy music in nature. Bring a chair/blanket.

Sponsored by Greater Toledo Community Foundation.

Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Dr.

No Reservations Required.

Concert is free to the public!

Parking at the Bancroft Street entrance; disabled parking at Elmer Drive entrance. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

Join us for a night of great cigars, great bourbon and amazing jazz with Gene Parker and Ramona Collins.

3 cigars, 3 bourbon tastings and Deets BBQ all included.

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Larry Fuller, piano

In addition to being acclaimed for his virtuoso technique, Toledo native Art Tatum extended the vocabulary and boundaries of jazz piano far beyond his initial stride influences and established new ground in jazz through innovative use of reharmonization, voicing, and bitonality. Toledo native Larry Fuller (piano) joins the Toledo Jazz Orchestra. 

Toledo Jazz Orchestra with Alain Trudel

Toledo Jazz Orchestra with Alain Trudel pays tribute to Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with charts made famous by Jazz at Lincoln Center. This concert features Take the A Train, Caravan, Mood Indigo, and more. 

This performance is made possible through a generous gift from Jon Orser.

Join the Toledo Jazz Orchestra for a night of the season’s greatest hits and sparkling arrangements sure to leave you in the holiday spirit.

For its inaugural concert with Alain Trudel as Artistic Director, Toledo Jazz Orchestra shares the essence of its art form with selections from the Great American Songbook featuring vocalists Ramona Collins and Kim Buehler and Alain Trudel on trombone. 

One of Toledo’s most fun charity events, the Toledo Jazz Orchestra Celebrity Wait Night, will take place Monday, October 24th at the Oliver House Warehouse downtown.

Join us in beautiful downtown Waterville, Ohio. More information to come. Stay tuned.

Enjoy a cabaret-style performance by the area's best jazz combos sponsored by Black and White Transportation of Northwest Ohio. Doors open at 6:00. Concert starts at 7:00 and runs until 8:30.

Join us in celebration of TJO’s 40th Anniversary. Celebrate four decades of great music with the Toledo Jazz Orchestra.

Join us for our 2021 Holiday Concert featuring Chicago based singer Cheryl Wilson.

One of Toledo’s most fun charity events, the Toledo Jazz Orchestra Celebrity Wait Night, will take place Monday, November 8th at the Oliver House Warehouse downtown.