Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival
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Join us June 13th-15th, 2025 for the 26th Anniversary of the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival. #CBJF2025 tickets will be available starting March 1st.
Besides the great atmosphere, our event offers lots of fun and benefits
The Creekside Festival has been celebrating the best blues and jazz in Ohio for 26 years! Come join us in the celebration!
Schedule
5:00P - 6:30P On Jazz Stage
Chase Potter Quartet
Chase Potter started his music career just shy of five years old on the violin.
5:15P - 6:45P On Creekside Stage
The Goldsberrys
The Goldsberrys are a Columbus, Ohio-based band, serving up original newgrass, inspired by a fusion of old-time music, bluegrass, new age jam band, reggae, and rock.
5:30P - 7:00P On Blues Stage
Just Another Mojo
Get ready for the blues with local band, Just Another Mojo! The band was started as part of 614BluesEd, a curriculum-based program hosted by the Columbus Blues Alliance, where skilled groups of under-21 musicians interested in the blues are coached on all aspects of the blues music industry, including business dealings and other aspects of being a professional musician.
7:00P - 8:30P On Jazz Stage
The Tony Monaco Trio
Tony Monaco's fierce playing and unbridled energy on the Hammond B-3 Organ have put him on a meteoric rise into the national jazz scene.
7:15P - 8:45P On Creekside Stage
KC & The Moonlighters
KC & The Moonlighters are an energetic live band -- performing a unique collection of pop, rock, country, disco and Motown.
7:30P - 9:00P On Blues Stage
The Groove Brothers Band
Join The Groove as they perform some of Central Ohio's Best Classic Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Funk and Soul Music around! In 2025, The Groove is celebrating 13 years and 350+ shows! They are winners of the 2022 QFM96 House Band Contest.
9:00P - 10:30P On Jazz Stage
Jessy J
Jessy J is an incredibly gifted saxophone player, performer & writer from California.
9:15P - 10:45P On Creekside Stage
Thumpdaddy
Donald Payne - Artist Manager, Recording Artist AKA Thumpdaddy!! Donald Payne was signed to a major recording label in Detroit MI in 1977 with a Columbus OH group called The Crowd Pleasers.
9:30P - 11:00P On Blues Stage
Piper & The Hard Times
2024 International Blues Challenge Winner, Piper & the Hard Times.
1:00P - 2:30P On Jazz Stage
Whirlybirds
The Whirlybirds are a Columbus based swing & jazz band, bringing up-tempo tunes -- good for the soul.
1:15P - 2:45P On Creekside Stage
6 Degrees of Dub
"6 Degrees of Dub" is a four-piece band that seeks to bring the ambient effects and booming basslines of dub music to a live setting.
1:30P - 3:00P On Blues Stage
Blue Spectrum
Experience a spectrum of blues, rock, R&B, soul, pop, and jazz with the musical talents of local band, Blue Spectrum.
3:15P - 4:45P On Creekside Stage
Groove City Big Band
The Groove City Big Band is a 19-piece jazz orchestra established in 2023 in Grove City, Ohio, comprised of music educators, composers, arrangers, professional musicians, and Marching 110 alumni.
3:30P - 5:00P On Blues Stage
North of Memphis
North of Memphis is a 4-piece blues and “blues-adjacent” ensemble featuring the award-winning guitar phenom, Rick Collura and fronted by the local veteran guitarist/vocalist, Jeff McCargish.
5:00P - 6:30P On Jazz Stage
fo/mo/deep
fo/mo/deep is a Jazz/Funk/Fusion Trio based out of Columbus, OH.
5:15P - 6:45P On Creekside Stage
7 Mile Bluegrass
7 Mile Bluegrass Band began in 2004 with two friends.
5:30P - 7:00P On Blues Stage
Noah Wotherspoon
Noah Wotherspoon found his calling at a young age, and made a name for himself as one of the leading musicians, and blues guitarists, to rein from Dayton, Ohio.
7:00P - 8:30P On Jazz Stage
Rachel Sepulvada with The Lucas Holmes Quartet featuring Bryan Olsheski
Rachel Sepulveda is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and arranger skilled in pop, R & B, jazz, and Latin styles.
7:15P - 8:45P On Creekside Stage
Tom Krouse Band
Tom Krouse Band is an American rock and roll band with a strong rhythm and blues influence.
7:30P - 9:00P On Blues Stage
Vanessa Collier
12-TIME BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE & 4-TIME WINNER, Vanessa Collier is a one-of-a-kind blues artist & horn player.
9:00P - 10:30P On Jazz Stage
Marion Meadows with Urban Jazz Coalition
Soprano saxophonist, Marion Meadows will be performing with the Urban Jazz Coalition at the 2025 Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival.
9:15P - 10:45P On Creekside Stage
Willie Phoenix & The Soul Underground
Whether he’s playing haunting blues, straight forward rock, garage band noise or psychedelic fusion – Willie Phoenix delivers.
9:20P - 10:50P On Blues Stage
Hoodoo Soul Band
Hoodoo Soul Band began as a side project for several seasoned veterans of the Columbus music scene who wanted an outlet to play Funk and Rhythm and Blues with a horn section.
12:00P - 1:20P On Blues Stage
614 Blues Ed All Stars
The second youth band produced and supported by the CBA’s 614 Blues Ed program is the 614 Blues Ed All Stars.
12:00P - 1:00P On Creekside Stage
School of Rock
School of Rock Gahanna provides both in-person and online music lessons for students of all ages.
1:00P - 2:30P On Jazz Stage
Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra
Whether you’re a high school student looking for a high-level community music program or a middle school student looking to develop your musical voice, the Columbus Youth Jazz program at the Jazz Academy is the place to be! Each ensemble rehearses weekly and offers a variety of performances, guest artist workshops, free CJO tickets, recording sessions, and more during the season.
1:15P - 2:45P On Creekside Stage
Magnolia
Magnolia blends classic American sounds with a modern edge.
1:40P - 3:10P On Blues Stage
Joe Waters Band
Joe Waters is a multitalented musician out of Dayton Ohio who plays Blues, Funk, Folk, and Americana music.
3:15P - 4:45P On Creekside Stage
Angela Perley
Angela Perley makes music for roadtrips across the American heartland.
3:30P - 5:00P On Jazz Stage
Such Sweet Thunder
Such Sweet Thunder features some of the Midwest’s finest jazz musicians paying loving tribute to the music of Duke Ellington and his musical partner Billy Strayhorn.
3:30P - 5:00P On Blues Stage
Nikki D & The Browns
Based in Ohio, NIKKI "D" & THE BROWNS is a professional Musician that has dedicated their life’s works to music and performance.
