Blues Stage
Sponsored By
Friday, June 13, 2025
5:30P - 7:00P - Just Another Mojo
7:30P - 9:00P - The Groove Brothers Band
9:30P - 11:00P - Piper & The Hard Times
Saturday, June 14, 2025
1:30P - 3:00P - Blue Spectrum
3:30P - 5:00P - North of Memphis
5:30P - 7:00P - Noah Wotherspoon
7:30P - 9:00P - Vanessa Collier
9:20P - 10:50P - Hoodoo Soul Band
Sunday, June 15, 2025
12:00P - 1:20P - 614 Blues Ed All Stars
1:40P - 3:10P - Joe Waters Band
3:30P - 5:00P - Nikki D & The Browns
Creekside Stage
Sponsored By
Friday, June 13, 2025
5:15P - 6:45P - The Goldsberrys
7:15P - 8:45P - KC & The Moonlighters
9:15P - 10:45P - Thumpdaddy
Saturday, June 14, 2025
1:15P - 2:45P - 6 Degrees of Dub
3:15P - 4:45P - Groove City Big Band
5:15P - 6:45P - 7 Mile Bluegrass
7:15P - 8:45P - Tom Krouse Band
9:15P - 10:45P - Willie Phoenix & The Soul Underground
Sunday, June 15, 2025
12:00P - 1:00P - School of Rock
1:15P - 2:45P - Magnolia
3:15P - 4:45P - Angela Perley
Jazz Stage
Sponsored By Heartland Bank, a division of German American Bank
Friday, June 13, 2025
5:00P - 6:30P - Chase Potter Quartet
7:00P - 8:30P - The Tony Monaco Trio
9:00P - 10:30P - Jessy J
Saturday, June 14, 2025
1:00P - 2:30P - Whirlybirds
3:00P - 4:30P - Clave Sonic
5:00P - 6:30P - fo/mo/deep
7:00P - 8:30P - Rachel Sepulvada with The Lucas Holmes Quartet featuring Bryan Olsheski
9:00P - 10:30P - Marion Meadows with Urban Jazz Coalition
Sunday, June 15, 2025
1:00P - 2:30P - Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra
3:30P - 5:00P - Such Sweet Thunder
5:00P - 6:30P
Chase Potter Quartet
Chase Potter started his music career just shy of five years old on the violin.
Stage: Jazz Stage
5:15P - 6:45P
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.
Stage: Creekside Stage
5:30P - 7:00P
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.
Stage: Blues Stage
7:00P - 8:30P
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.
Stage: Jazz Stage
7:15P - 8:45P
KC & The Moonlighters
KC & The Moonlighters are an energetic live band -- performing a unique collection of pop, rock, country, disco and Motown.
Stage: Creekside Stage
7:30P - 9:00P
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.
Stage: Blues Stage
9:00P - 10:30P
Jessy J
Jessy J is an incredibly gifted saxophone player, performer & writer from California.
Stage: Jazz Stage
9:15P - 10:45P
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.
Stage: Creekside Stage
9:30P - 11:00P
Piper & The Hard Times
2024 International Blues Challenge Winner, Piper & the Hard Times.
Stage: Blues Stage
1:00P - 2:30P
Whirlybirds
The Whirlybirds are a Columbus based swing & jazz band, bringing up-tempo tunes -- good for the soul.
Stage: Jazz Stage
1:15P - 2:45P
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.
Stage: Creekside Stage
1:30P - 3:00P
Blue Spectrum
Experience a spectrum of blues, rock, R&B, soul, pop, and jazz with the musical talents of local band, Blue Spectrum.
Stage: Blues Stage
3:00P - 4:30P
Clave Sonic
3:15P - 4:45P
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.
Stage: Creekside Stage
3:30P - 5:00P
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.
Stage: Blues Stage
5:00P - 6:30P
fo/mo/deep
5:15P - 6:45P
7 Mile Bluegrass
5:30P - 7:00P
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.
Stage: Blues Stage
7:00P - 8:30P
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.
Stage: Jazz Stage
7:15P - 8:45P
Tom Krouse Band
Tom Krouse Band is an American rock and roll band with a strong rhythm and blues influence.
Stage: Creekside Stage
7:30P - 9:00P
Vanessa Collier
12-TIME BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE & 4-TIME WINNER, Vanessa Collier is a one-of-a-kind blues artist & horn player.
Stage: Blues Stage
9:00P - 10:30P
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.
Stage: Jazz Stage
9:15P - 10:45P
Willie Phoenix & The Soul Underground
Whether he’s playing haunting blues, straight forward rock, garage band noise or psychedelic fusion – Willie Phoenix delivers.
Stage: Creekside Stage
9:20P - 10:50P
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.
Stage: Blues Stage
12:00P - 1:20P
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.
Stage: Blues Stage
12:00P - 1:00P
School of Rock
School of Rock Gahanna provides both in-person and online music lessons for students of all ages.
Stage: Creekside Stage
1:00P - 2:30P
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.
Stage: Jazz Stage
1:15P - 2:45P
Magnolia
1:40P - 3:10P
Joe Waters Band
Joe Waters is a multitalented musician out of Dayton Ohio who plays Blues, Funk, Folk, and Americana music.
Stage: Blues Stage
3:15P - 4:45P
Angela Perley
Angela Perley makes music for roadtrips across the American heartland.
Stage: Creekside Stage
3:30P - 5:00P
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.
Stage: Jazz Stage
3:30P - 5:00P
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.