New York trumpet player Tony Glausi remembers when he first became conscious of the coronavirus pandemic.
Last March, Glausi traveled to Columbus to perform a concert with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Although the pandemic was in the back of most people’s minds, no shutdowns or other significant public-health measures had yet been initiated in central Ohio.
“I rode on the plane without a mask,” said Glausi, 26. “There was no talk of the virus, other than people murmuring it was in the news: ‘Oh, yeah, there’s this thing some people have it, wash your hands.’”
That all changed on March 12, when Gov. Mike DeWine announced a ban on gatherings of 100 people or more. It was also the day the concert was set to make its debut.