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The MEMO offers a dazzling variety of performances and events.
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Upcoming Shows
Explore culture, music, community, and art at the Memo.
Concert
Jazz at the Memo presents Hard Boppin’ With The Five Little Bears
June 17, 2019
The Five Little Bears will be playing their favorites from the Hard Bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Their swinging menu will feature the music of Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Art Blakey and other staples of the Hard Bop…
Concert
Memorial Hall presents Al Di Meola “OPUS 2019 AND MORE”
June 20, 2019
Al Di Meola’s ongoing fascination with complex rhythmic syncopation combined with provocative lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmony has been at the heart of his music throughout a celebrated career that has spanned four decades and earned him critical accolades, three…
Concert
Jazz at the Memo presents Max Hatt / Edda Glass
June 24, 2019
Max Hatt / Edda Glass’s interpretations of classic Bossa Nova and award-winning original Jazz Americana has “an incomparable spook” (Nashville Scene) and “a unique sound” (NPR). As heard on NPR Mountain Stage, NYC’s Lincoln Center, DC’s Kennedy Center, and Wilco’s…
Longworth-Anderson Series
Jimmie Vaughan
June 27, 2019
Jimmie Vaughan, four-time Grammy Award winner and one of the greatest and most respected guitarists in the world of popular music, to perform with his band on 6/27, part of the Longworth-Anderson Series’ third season line-up of nationally recognized performers and bands at beautifully renovated,…
The Central and Southern Ohio USO and Memorial Hall present Jazz Ambassadors of the US Army Field Band “The Greatest Generation”
June 30, 2019
The Jazz Ambassadors is the United States Army’s premier big band. This 19-member ensemble, formed in 1969, has received great acclaim both at home and abroad performing America’s original art form, jazz. “What a great band! I can’t…
Concert
Jazz at the Memo presents Mike Wade plays “Straight-Ahead”
July 1, 2019
A concert program focusing on the style of jazz that emerged from such pioneers as The Marsalis Brothers, The Harper Brothers, Kenny Garrett, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Kenny Kirkland, Stephen Scott and Robert Hurst, among others. Taking flight in the 80s,…
Concert
Jazz at the Memo presents Singin’ and Swingin’ with Mandy Gaines and the Brad Myers Trio
July 8, 2019
Vocal powerhouse Mandy Gaines will have you swinging from the rafters as she sings through the Great American Songbook and other favorites with guitarist Brad Myers and his trio featuring Michael Sharfe on bass and Art Gore on drums. Those…
Concert
Memorial Hall and Nederlander Entertainment present LeAnn Rimes
July 12, 2019
LeAnn Rimes is an internationally multi-platinum selling acclaimed singer and ASCAP award-winning songwriter. Rimes releaser her 16th studio RCA UK/Thirty Tigers album, Remnants in 2017. The Album debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Independent Album Chart and peaked at #3 on…
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Jazz at the Memo presents An Evening of Western Swing Classics with The Midwestern Swing
July 15, 2019
Spend an evening with The Midwestern Swing as they gallop through the fertile prairie of Country & Western Swing music with a decidedly Midwestern jazz attitude. Imagine an all-night jam session between Bob Wills, Ray Price, Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian,…