Goings On

Happy New Year, 2025! It was an amazingly busy year being in New York and also playing a lot in Ohio with a new group called: Jack Schantz and His Jazz Unit;  Featuring ME! It’s an octet with players from The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra with whom I’ve played many times. The musicians include my beloved pianist Rock Wehrmann and good friend Bassist Aidan Plank. In December of 2024 I was at The Red Dot Art Fair at Art Basel, Miami, with The George Billis Gallery and sold a large piece. Super pumped about that. I played a few times at Spike Wilner’s perfect jazz club, Mezzrow, and will again in the spring of 2025. In New York I can be found with my buddy, Jon Davis on piano or my dear old friend Ray Macchiarolla on guitar, at many different venues.  I will continue to tour with The Harry James Orchestra, which is the most fortunate gig a vocalist could ever have. In September I will play again at The Rubber City Jazz Festival in Akron, Ohio with some of the finest players I’ve ever been with. I’m also hoping to paint a mural on a wall in downtown Akron, Ohio! In March of 2025, I will be at The Scottsdale Art Festival with The George Billis Gallery! I also just got the word that I will be back in France at Jazz Amarinois with Conal Fowkes, in October of 2025. So stay tuned for more performances and art. Thank you for your support and interest. Oops and I just discovered this cool article about me and my paintings! https://syncopatedtimes.com/barbara-rosene-a-portait-of-the-musician-as-an-artist/

And this Cool Cleveland article from last year: https://coolcleveland.com/2024/03/jack-schantz-jazz-unit-singer-barbara-rosene-do-the-great-american-songbook-at-bop-stop/

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