Wisp will drop her debut album If Not Winter in the, um, summer, before heading out across North America, the UK and Europe on a headline tour. Following a couple of excellent 2025 singles, Wisp has ...

Founded in January, 1980 by drummer John Von Ohlen and trumpeter Don Johnson, the Blue Wisp Big Band got its start in and its name from the late Blue Wisp Jazz Club. Von Ohlen, a native of ...

Wisp has been in the spotlight this past year for her unique take on the shoegaze genre. Now, fans will be happy to hear that the artist just announced her debut EP Pandora, as well as a decent US ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - For jazz lovers in Cincinnati, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving eve without this the Blue Wisp Big Band. The group was at Urban Artifact in Northside where they throw their annual ...

Shoegaze revivalists are emerging online with a clamor for the genre, primarily from Gen Z, sparking a surge of genre emulators led by Wisp. Natalie Lu, the mysterious 20-year-old behind Wisp, found ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The Blue Wisp Big Band is moving to a new home this week ...

After a successful first event a few weeks ago, the Sorg Opera Revitalization Group is working on its next soft re-opening fund-raising event. An Oct. 21 concert will feature Cincinnati’s Blue Wisp ...

CINCINNATI -- John Von Ohlen, a legendary jazz drummer and co-founder of the Blue Wisp Big Band, has died. He was 77. Von Ohlen was introduced to big band music at a very young age. In an interview, ...

The has finally begun hosting a variety of musical concerts for area music fans. The first concert was by the Butler Philharmonic on September 24 th, 2017. The next concert will feature the sounds of ...

The news last week that the Blue Wisp Jazz Club has closed means that the Blue Wisp Big Band is looking for a new home. For the next six weeks, the legendary band, now in its 35th season, has found a ...

A legendary regional ensemble from Cincinnati, the Blue Wisp Big Band has, for the last twenty-five years, performed every Wednesday evening at the famed Blue Wisp Jazz Club in Cincinnati, owned and ...