Mandy Wishes You a Swinging Christmas presented by Jazz at the MEMO

Celebrate the swinging sounds of the season with world famous vocalist Mandy Gaines backed by the Eric Lechliter quartet. Holiday classics including arrangements from Ella Fitzgerald’s classic 1960 album “Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas” are sure to put you in moods both holly and jolly.

Featuring Mandy Gaines (vocals), Eric Lechliter and more TBA
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Bop those winter blues as Jazz at the Memo returns for the 2025-26 season in the beaux arts splendor of historic Memorial Hall. The finest of Cincinnati’s thriving jazz scene offer intimate performances in the theater’s superb acoustic, featuring local favorites Mandy Gaines, the Faux Frenchmen, Mambo Combo and more. In December, hear those sleighbells swing as the series takes a festive turn with faithful recreations of beloved holiday jazz albums, including the Christmas music of Nat “King” Cole, Oscar Peterson and the perennially sold-out A Charlie Brown Christmas performed by the Phil DeGreg Trio

New in 2025-26: the Improviser Pass! Want more jazz without committing to the whole series? Our new “Improviser” flex pass allows you to choose your favorite eight concerts now or as the season goes on, capturing $28 in savings on ticketing fees.

Beginning in May, the party moves outdoors! Join us across the street for Washington Park’s “Jazz in the Park,” Monday evenings through October, and for Fountain Square’s “Jazz at the Square” programs, Tuesday evenings May through September.

You may also like the following events from Memorial Hall OTR:

• Next Monday, 1st December, 07:00 pm, Al West, Jr. plays Nat King Cole Christmas presented by Jazz at the MEMO in Cincinnati
• Next month, 8th December, 07:00 pm, The Phil DeGreg Trio plays “A Charlie Brown Christmas” presented by Jazz at the MEMO in Cincinnati
• Next month, 13th December, 02:00 pm, A Muppet Christmas Carol Film Screening with Live Musical Performance in Cincinnati

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