COLUMBUS OHIO -- Bobby Harris formed the Dazz Band in the late ‘70s, merging two Cleveland funk bands, Bell Telefunk and Mother Braintree. After myriad lineup changes, the end result was an eight-piece band featuring Harris, Skip Martin II, Pierre DeMudd on horns and vocals, guitarist Eric Fearman, bassist Michael Wiley, drummer Isaac Wiley, keyboardist Kevin Frederick and percussionist Kenny Pettus.

COLUMBUS OH -- It will be interesting to hear Tucker’s take on President Obama and a multitude of other subjects that are grabbing headlines, from politics to race at his upcoming Columbus show.

Columbus OH -- Live outdoor music will ring out throughout central Ohio this summer at the King Arts Complex and the Easton Town Center.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will host a Hall of Fame Series interview with inductee Smokey Robinson on Saturday, June 18 at 11 a.m. in the Museum’s Foster Theater.

Conductor Brent Havens and the orchestra will take the audience through 40 years of music from the King of Pop

Columbus OH -- Whitted’s career spans nearly three decades. Since 1982, he has continuously performed throughout the United Statesand around the world. He has shared the stage with the likes of Wynton and Branford Marsalis, George Duke, The Temptations and The O’Jays.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, featuring African-American performers Johnathan Lee Iverson and Andre McClain, will come to Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus May 12-15.

Life for most people, with it being filled to the brim with a myriad of trials and tribulations, is a formidable challenge where merely eating daily and maintaining a roof over their head is a major success.  Yet, there are those among us who seem to naturally and almost organically excel to the heights of personal and professional achievements.