Lili Shires & Steve Schmidt

 


Sizzling jazz warms wintery Monday nights as Jazz at the Memo returns in 2025 to the beautiful and acoustically superb Anderson Theater at Memorial Hall. Enjoy the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene, including some of the region’s premier women and BIPOC artists, in intimate and often surprising performances. Celebrated local acts making their JATM debut in 2025 include The Faux Frenchmen and their tribute to Django Reinhardt, the explosive sounds of the Nasty Nati Brass Band and a program of vocal duets featuring songstress April Aloisio.    

Subscription packages now available! Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz this winter? Purchase our Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 16 winter performances, representing a savings of $60 in 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 (excepting holidays); and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September. 

Christmas with the Rat Pack, featuring Old Green Eyes

Dan Radank, AKA Old Green Eyes, and his quartet bring you Christmas with The Rat Pack. Come enjoy the holiday classics of Frank, Dean, and Sammy in the swingin’ style of a Cincinnati crooner.

Featuring Dan Radank (vocals, trumpet), Brian Batchelor-Glader (piano), Mike Sharfe (bass) and Devon Leigh (drums)


Following a dynamite debut in 2023, Memorial Hall proudly returns its November – December Jazz at the Memo series. Playing Monday nights in November and December 2023, the series begins with four “everyday” jazz programs featuring creative programs the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene. After Thanksgiving, haul out the holly for three stunning re-creations of classic jazz Christmas albums, featuring music by Doris Day, the Rat Pack and Vince Guaraldi’s beloved “Charlie Brown Christmas.” 

Jazz at the Memo subscriptions are available in two formats: 

  • Full Subscription – Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz? Purchase our full Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 23 November – April performances, representing a savings of $88 in ticketing fees.
     
  • Winter 2025 Subscription – Reserve your seats for the 16 programs on the traditional January – April Jazz at the Memo series, representing a savings of $60 in ticketing fees 

The Faux Frenchmen play the Hot Club of France and the Faux Frenchmen

The Faux Frenchmen celebrate the music of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and the Quintette of the Hot Club of France, and then perform their own original music drawing from 22 years together.

Featuring Paul Patterson (violin), Brian Lovely (acoustic guitar), George Cunningham (acoustic guitar) and Don Aren (acoustic bass)



Sizzling jazz warms wintery Monday nights as Jazz at the Memo returns in 2025 to the beautiful and acoustically superb Anderson Theater at Memorial Hall. Enjoy the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene, including some of the region’s premier women and BIPOC artists, in intimate and often surprising performances. Celebrated local acts making their JATM debut in 2025 include The Faux Frenchmen and their tribute to Django Reinhardt, the explosive sounds of the Nasty Nati Brass Band and a program of vocal duets featuring songstress April Aloisio.    

Subscription packages now available! Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz this winter? Purchase our Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 16 winter performances, representing a savings of $60 in 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 (excepting holidays); and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September. 

 

Queen City Cabaret: The Doris Day Christmas Album

Celebrate the season with a sentimental journey through Doris Day’s timeless album of Christmas classics. Featuring beloved tunes like “Silver Bells,” “Be a Child at Christmas Time,” and “The Christmas Waltz,” this musical walk down memory lane will celebrate the magic of holiday vintage pop and jazz while paying homage to Cincinnati’s famous “girl next door.”  

Featuring Sarah Folsom (vocals) and Matthew Umphreys (piano) 


Following a dynamite debut in 2023, Memorial Hall proudly returns its November – December Jazz at the Memo series. Playing Monday nights in November and December 2023, the series begins with four “everyday” jazz programs featuring creative programs the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene. After Thanksgiving, haul out the holly for three stunning re-creations of classic jazz Christmas albums, featuring music by Doris Day, the Rat Pack and Vince Guaraldi’s beloved “Charlie Brown Christmas.” 

Jazz at the Memo subscriptions are available in two formats: 

  • Full Subscription – Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz? Purchase our full Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 23 November – April performances, representing a savings of $88 in ticketing fees.
     
  • Winter 2025 Subscription – Reserve your seats for the 16 programs on the traditional January – April Jazz at the Memo series, representing a savings of $60 in ticketing fees 

April & Joanie Sing!

Take a journey with April Aloisio and Joanie Pallatto blending music and friendship with their vocal duets. Aloisio, a sensuous and passionate soprano and Pallatto, a sultry and inviting alto, agree that there are times when they can’t tell each other apart — sharing in harmony, scat and improvisation.

Featuring April Aloisio (vocals), Joanie Pallatto (vocals) and Brian Batchelor-Glader (piano)


Sizzling jazz warms wintery Monday nights as Jazz at the Memo returns in 2025 to the beautiful and acoustically superb Anderson Theater at Memorial Hall. Enjoy the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene, including some of the region’s premier women and BIPOC artists, in intimate and often surprising performances. Celebrated local acts making their JATM debut in 2025 include The Faux Frenchmen and their tribute to Django Reinhardt, the explosive sounds of the Nasty Nati Brass Band and a program of vocal duets featuring songstress April Aloisio.    

Subscription packages now available! Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz this winter? Purchase our Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 16 winter performances, representing a savings of $60 in 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 (excepting holidays); and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September. 

Mandy Gaines Sings Songs in the Key of Love

Mandy Gaines and Brad Myers return to Jazz at the Memo to light a candle, pour a glass and set the mood just right for Valentine’s Day with an evening of “Songs in the Key of Love.” The evening’s selections will span the decades to fill your heart and envelop your ears with a special, musically intimate connection that has to be seen and heard in person.

Featuring Mandy Gaines (vocals), Brad Myers (guitar) and Chris Berg (bass)


Sizzling jazz warms wintery Monday nights as Jazz at the Memo returns in 2025 to the beautiful and acoustically superb Anderson Theater at Memorial Hall. Enjoy the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene, including some of the region’s premier women and BIPOC artists, in intimate and often surprising performances. Celebrated local acts making their JATM debut in 2025 include The Faux Frenchmen and their tribute to Django Reinhardt, the explosive sounds of the Nasty Nati Brass Band and a program of vocal duets featuring songstress April Aloisio.    

Subscription packages now available! Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz this winter? Purchase our Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 16 winter performances, representing a savings of $60 in 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 (excepting holidays); and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September. 

The Phil DeGreg Trio plays “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

Following two sold-out Jazz at the Memo concerts in 2023, the heralded Phil DeGreg Trio returns to Memorial Hall to present Vince Guaraldi’s iconic soundtrack to the beloved television program. They will also perform unique versions of other classic holiday songs, to help everyone feel the spirit of the season. 

Featuring Phil DeGreg (piano), Aaron Jacobs (bass) and John Taylor (drums)


Following a dynamite debut in 2023, Memorial Hall proudly returns its November – December Jazz at the Memo series. Playing Monday nights in November and December 2023, the series begins with four “everyday” jazz programs featuring creative programs the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene. After Thanksgiving, haul out the holly for three stunning re-creations of classic jazz Christmas albums, featuring music by Doris Day, the Rat Pack and Vince Guaraldi’s beloved “Charlie Brown Christmas.” 

Jazz at the Memo subscriptions are available in two formats: 

  • Full Subscription – Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz? Purchase our full Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 23 November – April performances, representing a savings of $88 in ticketing fees.
     
  • Winter 2025 Subscription – Reserve your seats for the 16 programs on the traditional January – April Jazz at the Memo series, representing a savings of $60 in ticketing fees 

Wayne Shorter Origins – The Early Years

Come along with The Four Strangers Quartet as they explore the early years of saxophone icon Wayne Shorter. Prior to the rise of his iconic group, Weather Report, Shorter’s formative associations with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey and many other greats would shape the voice that became legend.

Special thanks to John Hill and his YouTube channel “Heaven Now.”

Featuring Michael Sharfe (bass), Tim McCord (saxophone), John Zappa (trumpet) and Phil Tipton (drums) with special guest Chris Caporale (piano)


Sizzling jazz warms wintery Monday nights as Jazz at the Memo returns in 2025 to the beautiful and acoustically superb Anderson Theater at Memorial Hall. Enjoy the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene, including some of the region’s premier women and BIPOC artists, in intimate and often surprising performances. Celebrated local acts making their JATM debut in 2025 include The Faux Frenchmen and their tribute to Django Reinhardt, the explosive sounds of the Nasty Nati Brass Band and a program of vocal duets featuring songstress April Aloisio.    

Subscription packages now available! Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz this winter? Purchase our Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 16 winter performances, representing a savings of $60 in 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 (excepting holidays); and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September. 

Phil DeGreg Trio – Tribute to Chick Corea

 


Sizzling jazz warms wintery Monday nights as Jazz at the Memo returns in 2025 to the beautiful and acoustically superb Anderson Theater at Memorial Hall. Enjoy the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene, including some of the region’s premier women and BIPOC artists, in intimate and often surprising performances. Celebrated local acts making their JATM debut in 2025 include The Faux Frenchmen and their tribute to Django Reinhardt, the explosive sounds of the Nasty Nati Brass Band and a program of vocal duets featuring songstress April Aloisio.    

Subscription packages now available! Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz this winter? Purchase our Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 16 winter performances, representing a savings of $60 in 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 (excepting holidays); and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September. 

Daniel Bennett and the Dirty Shirleys: Martini Lounge

Making their Jazz at the Memo debut, Daniel Bennett and the Dirty Shirleys revel in the hip, kitschy, cocktail-sipping soundtrack to the American lounge life of the 50s & 60s.

Featuring Daniel Bennett (vocals), John Toedtman (bass), Will Toedtman (guitar), Joe Auger (saxophone) and Bart Foster (drums)


Sizzling jazz warms wintery Monday nights as Jazz at the Memo returns in 2025 to the beautiful and acoustically superb Anderson Theater at Memorial Hall. Enjoy the finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene, including some of the region’s premier women and BIPOC artists, in intimate and often surprising performances. Celebrated local acts making their JATM debut in 2025 include The Faux Frenchmen and their tribute to Django Reinhardt, the explosive sounds of the Nasty Nati Brass Band and a program of vocal duets featuring songstress April Aloisio.    

Subscription packages now available! Don’t want to miss a beat of jazz this winter? Purchase our Jazz at the Memo subscription package and receive reserved seating for all 16 winter performances, representing a savings of $60 in 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 (excepting holidays); and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September.