A SHOW FOR EVERYONE
The MEMO offers a dazzling variety of performances and events.
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Upcoming Shows
Jazz,
Jazz at the MEMO presents John Zappa’s Now Hear This
January 05, 2026
Contemporary jazz – electric, funky and organic. Music with an exotic flavor and groovabilty. Bop those winter blues as Jazz at the Memo returns for the 2025-26 season in the beaux arts splendor of historic Memorial Hall. The…
Jazz,
Jazz at the MEMO presents Brandon Scott Coleman’s Chaos Magick
January 12, 2026
Brandon Scott Coleman’s Chaos Magick will take the listener on a vibrant journey to be remembered. The audience will be guided on a cosmic path by a dynamic and expressive band playing colorful compositions that toe the line between precision…
Chamber Music Cincinnati,
Classical,
Miro Quartet
January 13, 2026
Countdown to 100: Five… In 2029-30, Chamber Music Cincinnati will celebrate its 100th Anniversary. Only four other U.S presenters will have reached that milestone. (Kudos to St. Paul’s Schubert Club, the first to do so, in 1983!) The six 2025-26…
Jazz,
Jazz at the MEMO presents The Ron Jones Quartet plays “The Great American Songbook”
January 19, 2026
Experience a mesmerizing journey through Ron Jones’ own arrangements of some of the most important and recognizable tunes from The Great American Songbook. Known for his on-stage energy and fun brough to each show, Ron and his quartet offer an…
Spoken Word,
True Theatre,
True Theatre true”LOVE”
January 22, 2026
Specifically stories about non-romantic love. These are the stories about love that bind people/families/communities together. We expect happy tears this evening. We’d love to share this special night with you! This show will be ASL interpreted, thanks to the…
R&B,
RIL Entertainment,
Howard Hewett (solo)
January 24, 2026
Howard Hewett is one of the most gifted vocalists in the Post-Marvin Gaye era of pop R&B. He started singing as a child, fronting his older sisters in The Hewett Singers. The group toured the gospel circuit. As a teen,…
Jazz,
Jazz at the MEMO presents The Faux Frenchmen – “Revenge of the Faux”
January 26, 2026
The Faux Frenchmen return from the brink of Oblivion to perform their own terrifying brand of originally composed Hot Club-driven swing, classic jazz tunes, and improvised pieces. Featuring Paul Patterson (violin), George Cunningham (acoustic guitar), Brian Lovely (acoustic guitar), Don…
Jazz,
Jazz at the MEMO presents Eric Lechliter’s Hard Bop Heroes
February 02, 2026
Horace Silver. The Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet. Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. These are just a few of the classic bands which gave the Hard Bop sound its distinctive style and name in the 1950s and 60s. Hear classic tunes and…
World,
2026 Lunar New Year Concert
February 07, 2026
The Greater Cincinnati Chinese Music Society proudly presents its 2026 Lunar New Year Concert, a distinguished annual celebration that has united traditional Chinese instruments and the Philharmonic for more than two decades across the Tri-State region. Under the direction of…
