Founded in January, 1980 by drummer John Von Ohlen and trumpeter Don Johnson, the Blue Wisp Big Band got its start in and its name from the late Blue Wisp Jazz Club. Von Ohlen, a native of ...

Kevin Hays is an Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer, and songwriter. The Farm Arts Collective, based on Willow Wisp Organic Farm in Damascus, PA, announces the 2025 inaugural Jazz on the Farm ...

The news last week that the Blue Wisp Jazz Club has closed means that the Blue Wisp Big Band is looking for a new home. For the next six weeks, the legendary band, now in its 35th season, has found a ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - For jazz lovers in Cincinnati, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving eve without this the Blue Wisp Big Band. The group was at Urban Artifact in Northside where they throw their annual ...

WALNUT HILLS, Ohio (WKRC) - For every Wednesday night for the past 40 years, the Tri-State has been lucky enough to hear the Blue Wisp Big Band. The band marked that anniversary Wednesday night as ...

With the recent closure of the Blue Wisp Jazz Club, the Blue Wisp Big Band was left in need of a home. As Janelle Gelfand reported, they found it -- at least temporarily -- at Japp's on Main Street in ...

After a successful first event a few weeks ago, the Sorg Opera Revitalization Group is working on its next soft re-opening fund-raising event. An Oct. 21 concert will feature Cincinnati’s Blue Wisp ...

The Blue Wisp Big Band is a 16 piece orchestra which has performed every Wednesday since 1980 at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, with few changes in personnel. A Night At The Wisp is the ...