Jazz at the Memo

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 finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene offer intimate performances in the theater’s superb acoustic, featuring local favorites Mandy Gaines, the Faux Frenchmen, Mambo Combo and more. In December, hear those sleighbells swing as the series takes a festive turn with faithful recreations of beloved holiday jazz albums, including the Christmas music of Nat “King” Cole, Oscar Peterson and the perennially sold-out A Charlie Brown Christmas performed by the Phil DeGreg Trio 

Subscription packages available! Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz? Purchase our Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 25 winter performances, representing a savings of $96 in ticketing fees.  

New in 2025-26: the Improviser Pass! Want more jazz without committing to the whole series? Our new “Improviser” flex pass allows you to choose your favorite eight concerts now or as the season goes on, capturing $28 in savings on ticketing fees. 

Beginning in May, the party moves outdoors! Join us across the street for Washington Park’s “Jazz in the Park,” Monday evenings through October, and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September. 

Existing subscribers will have an exclusive window to renew their subscription August 29 – September 4, 2025. New subscriptions will be available September 5. Single tickets available beginning September 12. All seats held for past subscribers that are not paid by September 12 will be released.

Upcoming Shows

Monday, November 3, 2025“Autumn Leaves” with Queen City Cabaret
Monday, November 10, 2025The Four Strangers Quartet Explore The Music of John Coltrane
Monday, November 17, 2025 –  Sophia Troyer Quartet - Ladies of Jazz: Tribute to Ella, Sarah, Nancy, and More!
Monday, November 24, 2025 – FAR-OUT FAVORITES: works by Hancock, Corea, Knower, Brecker & More
Monday, December 1, 2025Al West, Jr. plays Nat King Cole Christmas
Monday, December 8, 2025The Phil DeGreg Trio plays “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Tuesday, December 9, 2025The Phil DeGreg Trio plays “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Monday, December 15, 2025Mandy Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
Monday, December 22, 2025The Jordan Pollard Trio plays An Oscar Peterson Christmas
Monday, January 5, 2026John Zappa’s Now Hear This
Monday, January 12, 2026Brandon Scott Coleman’s Chaos Magick
Monday, January 19, 2026The Ron Jones Quartet Plays the Great American Songbook
Monday, January 26, 2026The Faux Frenchmen“Revenge of the Faux”
Monday, February 2, 2026Eric Lechliter’s Hard Bop Heroes
Monday, February 9, 2026Mandy Gaines Love Makes the World a Better Place
Monday, February 16, 2026Mambo Madness – A Latin Jazz Experience
Monday, February 23, 2026 –  Jordan Pollard Trio – The Music of Ahmad Jamal
Monday, March 2, 2026BATUCADA - Brazilian Street Party! 
Monday, March 9, 2026“Way Down Yonder in New Orleans with the Limehouse Ramblers
Monday, March 16, 2026The Phil DeGreg Trio Plays Bill Evans
Monday, March 23, 2026Ricky Nye - The Two Sides of King Records
Monday, March 30, 2026Once In A Lifetime - The Pure Imagination of Leslie Bricusse!
Monday, April 6, 2026The Soulful Side of Dixie Karas
Monday, April 13, 2026Dan Karlsberg "Rooms without Walls" Album Release Concert
Monday, April 20, 2026Carlos Vargas Trio: From Toninho to Metheny
Monday, April 27, 2026Estrada do Sol 70’s Brasil