Dave Kosmyna's Downhome Hot 5!

June 22 - 2-5 at the Clintonville Woman's Club

The Band: Dave Kosmyna, cornet and leader. A trio of new faces that are all staples of the jazz scenes in Detroit, Ann Arbor, St.Louis and New Orleans include Chris Tabaczynski, clarinet & sax; TJ Müller, trombone, and Alex Belhaj, banjo & guitar. With Ragtime Rick Grafing (Cakewalkin' Jass Band + the Chefs of Dixieland) on piano.

Band leader and cornet player par excellence, Dave Kosmyna (of Cakewalkin' Jass Band), has put together a special ensemble of talented musicians from across the Midwest to bring us a tribute concert celebrating the the 100th anniversary of the 1925 recordings of Louis Armstrong's Hot 5. These recordings, made at the Okeh recording studio in Chicago, were the first with Armstrong listed as the band leader. The original Hot 5 was Louis on trumpet, his wife Lil Hardin on piano, Kid Ory on trombone, Johnny Dodds on clarinet, and Johnny St. Cyr on banjo and guitar. Many critics consider these 1925 Hot Five recordings, and the later Hot Seven sessions, as some of the finest recordings in Jazz history.

Most people remember Satchmo for his great hits like Hello, Dolly!, Mack the Knife and What A Wonderful World. But "Pops" came from New Orleans and revolutionized the music world in the 1920s with his Hot 5. This band uses the same instrumentation as the original Hot 5, and will bring us a fresh take on this pivotal and exciting music. This will be authentic NOLA fun!
Laissez le bon temps rouler!

BALBOA DANCE WORKSHOP by SwingColumbus 11-1!

instructors: Kari Sexton + Eric Kern

This is another great dance for the fast tempos of Hot Jazz. Balboa is a smooth, elegant swing dance that developed on crowded Southern California dance floors in the 1930s. Known for its close embrace and intricate footwork, it's perfect for fast tempos and tight spaces. Kari and Eric will show you some of the footwork and rhythms, as well as some variations in moves and patterns.

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is NOT an open level class. It is designed for dancers who are already familiar with the basic steps and the come around, and are ready to explore deeper connection, rhythm, and style.

SPECIAL PRICING: $30 gets BOTH the 2 hour workshop AND admission to the Dave Kosmyna Hot 5 show!

CLICK HERE for more details + to register

SHOW ADMISSION
General Admission $20, COHJS Members + SwingColumbus dancers $15, Music educators + music students ALWAYS FREE! All other students $10
For as little as $20 for a membership you can help keep Hot Jazz Live & Local! (+ get the discount at shows)

Open Community Jam + Dance

Wed July 9, 8:15 til 11 ~ Still Free!*

Dance workshop at 8:15, bandstand around 8:45

Bring your self, an instrument, dancin' shoes - let's enjoy this together!

Generally every 2nd Wed of the month - Aug 13, Sept 10, etc - but please check!

* Can you bring $5? Also PayPal, Venmo, debit or credit here.
Need your help to keep this every month, and Free! ... and indoors ;-)

Rambling House Music Bar, 310 E Hudson St Cbus.

Our friends + partners at Rambling House need our help to keep this going! We'll pass the Tip Jar around ... please bring a $5 bill to help with RH's expenses. If most of the "usual crowd" is willing to put in $5 that goes a long way to keeping this - and Rambling House - stable + sustainable.
Thanks so much for helping out!

Quick dance workshop at 8:15! Big ol' thank you to Shannon Varner and SwingColumbus for joining in with this part!

Always plenty of people there happy to share and help with steps, songs, and techniques.
Thanks to our friends at SwingColumbus for helping out + joining in.

~ Please Help Us Keep It Live & Local! ~

It's a perfect time to join or renew your COHJS membership for 2025!

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Larry Nusser  ~  1944 - 2025

We were deeply saddened by the passing this year of our dear friend, loving husband, father and grandfather, and tirelessly serving Membership Chair (and so much more) for COHJS, Larry Nusser.

In addition to everything Larry was to family and friends, he was a superb piano man. Taught by his mom from a young age in almost every and any musical genre, and truly excelling in the Dixieland and ragtime world. He played for decades and toured a lot of Europe and the US with the Toll House Jazz Band ...

and then the Northside Jazz Band ...

He served COHJS for many decades - half of forever it seems, most of his adult life - in a million ways. For years he's been on the Board and taken care of everything related to members and memberships.

We miss him so very much, in so very many ways.

His full obituary is here.