Performing Arts

2025–26 Jazz Series

Designed image for the Wex Performing Arts Season 25–26 featuring musicians, including a trumpeter and two music groups, with the text "A World of Music."
Discover a world of music with this season's jazz series.
Sep 18, 2025 – Apr 02, 2026

Since our inaugural season in 1989, jazz has been a cornerstone of the Wexner Center performing arts programs, featuring artists like Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, and Joshua Redman in an unbelievably intimate setting. This season we are highlighting a diverse spectrum of contemporary jazz artists from around the world including trumpeter Etienne Charles with his band Creole Soul, rising saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, veteran pianist Kenny Barron, and longtime Wex favorite Bill Frisell. You won't want to miss any of these upcoming shows in “the best room in town for jazz.”

IMAGE CAPTION
Left to right: Bill Frisell, photo: Sibila Savage. Etienne Charles, photo: Luigi Creese. Immanuel Wilkins, photo: Joshua Woods. Kenny Barron Trio, photo: Philippe Lévy-Stab.

A man in a shirt with a snakeskin design plays a trumpet. His movements are blurred in flashes of light.
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Etienne Charles & Creole Soul

Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Multiple Dates/Times Available
A man wearing sunglasses sits in a chair next to a table with a saxophone on it.
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Immanuel Wilkins

Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 7:00 PM
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Three men in black suits and orange ties laugh together.
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Kenny Barron Trio

Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 7:00 PM
Multiple Dates/Times Available
Six individuals stand together in front of a garage door with a grid of windows with orange trim.
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Bill Frisell In My Dreams Presented by the Wexner Center for the Arts and The Ohio State University Office of Academic Affairs

Thu, Apr 2, 2026, 7:00 PM
Multiple Dates/Times Available