There are other great jazz performances happening in Columbus all the time. Vaughn recommends that you consider some special Friends of FJO for a variety of ongoing events.

Also, see the list below for more gigs involving regular FJO performers and check back often for updates.

FJO’s Milo Mannino is back with a new slate of performances for the spring. Check ‘em out:

The Ramblers & Cap City Swing – Hops on High/Gallery Hop

5/3/2025 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

  • Short North on High St. (Block Party)

Hops on High is the premier event for the Gallery Hop monthly series in the Short North on the first Saturday of each month. Come check out Milo, Dave & Sid with The Ramblers at 3:00 pm on the premier street stage. Cap City Swing will be performing at 5:00 pm, including Cherie Mannino and friends!

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Milo & Cherie Mannino - Jazz Trio! – Java Central Café and Roasters, Westerville

5/10/2025 from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm

  • 20 S. State Street Westerville, OH 43081

Java Central is a community gem in the heart of downtown Westerville. Join Milo and Cherie with Paul Strawser on piano for some of their modern jazz, blues and pop favorites.

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The Ramblers - New Orleans Infused Jazz! at Jazz on Lincoln

5/30/2025 from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm

  • 77 W. Lincoln Ave. Delaware, OH 43015

Jazz on Lincoln is a summer concert series dedicated to bringing jazz entertainment into the city of Delaware, Ohio. Located in the front yard of 77 W. Lincoln Ave in Delaware, OH. Audience members sit all around on tree lawns and sidewalks.

Bob Larson, long-time trumpet player for FJO, hosts Bob’s Basement Jazz, which is broadcast 3 times a week on two Columbus low-power FM stations: Saturdays and Thursdays from 8-10pm Eastern Time on WGRN 91.9FM, and Sundays from 9-11pm on WCRS 92.7 or 98.3FM. If you are not in range of these stations, you can listen online at WGRN.org or WCRSFM.org.

The show is archived for listening at any time.