(Detroit, MI) - Palmer Woods, a Detroit neighborhood known for its exquisite residential architecture and design, will present a series of jazz, classical and world music in magnificent Palmer Woods homes and a dinner dance with music at the Detroit Golf Club. From December through June, internationally recognized, Detroit-based musicians will perform in the Palmer Woods Music in Homes concert series.
Tickets are available for purchase online at palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514 for mail-in information. The series is presented by the Palmer Woods Association and the Creative Arts Collective.
The first two concerts feature jazz vocalist Kathy Kosins with guitarist A. Spencer Barefield and bassist Paul Keller. The holiday performances will be held in the Frank Lloyd Wright-Turkel home located at 2760 W. Seven Mile in Detroit's Palmer Woods on Saturday, December 20th at 8:00 P.M. and Sunday Brunch, December 21st at 1:00 P.M. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE!
Tickets are $30 per concert, $180 for the entire series consisting of seven concerts, and $60 for the Dinner Dance Concert at the Detroit Golf Club (DGC). Additionally, tickets are available for a supervised party for children at the DGC for $15. Tickets will be available online, which includes the complete concert schedules by visiting palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514 for mail-in information.
The Chicago Tribune describes vocalist Kathy Kosins as “One of the most alluring voices in Jazz.” Kosins kicks-off the series with guitarist A. Spencer Barefield, and bassist Paul Keller. From swing to romantic to R&B, Kosins' sound is “Reminiscent of Peggy Lee...worthy of Dinah Washington,” says Jazz Times. She has worked with R& B artists Was/Not Was and Kevin Mahogany, as well as, Nelson Riddle and JC Heard Orchestras.
Well-respected jazz composer and guitarist A. Spencer Barefield has performed and recorded internationally with his own ensembles and with jazz luminaries such as Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Oliver Lake, Richard Davis and many others. “Barefield's synthesis of African string music, jazz, and timbral investigations…coupled with his compositional versatility, merits special consideration ...he is nothing less than captivating," states Bill Shoemaker in Downbeat Magazine. He is the artistic director of the Creative Arts Collective (CAC), which produces the “Palmer Woods Music in Homes” series.
Bassist, bandleader, composer/arranger Paul Keller is one of the busiest bassists in the Metro-Detroit/Ann Arbor area. Keller has been recognized internationally for his association with pianist/singer Diana Krall and guitarist Russell Malone. He leads the 15-piece Paul Keller Orchestra, which plays original and classic big band material from all periods of jazz history. The orchestra has toured Europe, and has released a number of CDs under Keller's direction.
Palmer Woods Music in Homes continues with this lineup:
• Saturday, Jan. 24, 8pm: Mardi Gras celebration with Taslimah Bey's Ragtime Band featuring Dwight Adams.
• Saturday, Feb. 7, 8pm: Black History performance with Griot Mady Kouyate and his trio from Senegal, West Africa.
• Saturday, March 14, 8pm: Trumpet master, Detroit Jazz Laureate Marcus Belgrave joins Italian-born, 8-string guitarist/violinist Michle Ramo for an evening of jazz rhythms from Hot Jazz, Gypsy and Latin to Bebop.
• Friday, April 17, 6pm: Dinner Dance at the Albert Kahn-designed Detroit Golf Club with the jazzy sounds of the Bill Meyer Group.
• Saturday, May 9, 8pm: Spencer Barefield Trio, with guitarist Barefield, pianist Tad Weed and bassist Donald Mayberry, will perform an array of music from Blues and Bebop to Avant-Garde Jazz and beyond.
• Saturday, May 30, 8pm: Violinist Gabriel Bolkosky and pianist Sarah Bob will play Beethoven sonatas.
• Saturday, June 20, 8pm: Our grand finale with Detroit-born violist Jason Amos, and New York violinist Jannina Barefield, who grew up in Palmer Woods.
Photos and bios of musicians and the selected homes are available upon request. Interviews with musicians and homeowners can also be arranged. For more information contact Barbara Barefield, 313-891-2514, [email protected].
“Palmer Woods Music in Homes” is presented by the Palmer Woods Association and Creative Arts Collective (a non profit 501(c)(3) organization) along with the support of Be Well Medical Center in Berkley, Barefield DesignWorks, Blossoms in Birmingham, Goodwill Printing in Ferndale, and Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. The goals of Palmer Woods Music in Homes are to strengthen the Palmer Woods neighborhood and Detroit’s image, to showcase Palmer Woods as a wonderful place to live and visit, and to enrich the quality of life and cultural environment in the metro-Detroit area.
Tickets are available for purchase online at palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514 for mail-in information. The series is presented by the Palmer Woods Association and the Creative Arts Collective.
The first two concerts feature jazz vocalist Kathy Kosins with guitarist A. Spencer Barefield and bassist Paul Keller. The holiday performances will be held in the Frank Lloyd Wright-Turkel home located at 2760 W. Seven Mile in Detroit's Palmer Woods on Saturday, December 20th at 8:00 P.M. and Sunday Brunch, December 21st at 1:00 P.M. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE!
Tickets are $30 per concert, $180 for the entire series consisting of seven concerts, and $60 for the Dinner Dance Concert at the Detroit Golf Club (DGC). Additionally, tickets are available for a supervised party for children at the DGC for $15. Tickets will be available online, which includes the complete concert schedules by visiting palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514 for mail-in information.
The Chicago Tribune describes vocalist Kathy Kosins as “One of the most alluring voices in Jazz.” Kosins kicks-off the series with guitarist A. Spencer Barefield, and bassist Paul Keller. From swing to romantic to R&B, Kosins' sound is “Reminiscent of Peggy Lee...worthy of Dinah Washington,” says Jazz Times. She has worked with R& B artists Was/Not Was and Kevin Mahogany, as well as, Nelson Riddle and JC Heard Orchestras.
Well-respected jazz composer and guitarist A. Spencer Barefield has performed and recorded internationally with his own ensembles and with jazz luminaries such as Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Oliver Lake, Richard Davis and many others. “Barefield's synthesis of African string music, jazz, and timbral investigations…coupled with his compositional versatility, merits special consideration ...he is nothing less than captivating," states Bill Shoemaker in Downbeat Magazine. He is the artistic director of the Creative Arts Collective (CAC), which produces the “Palmer Woods Music in Homes” series.
Bassist, bandleader, composer/arranger Paul Keller is one of the busiest bassists in the Metro-Detroit/Ann Arbor area. Keller has been recognized internationally for his association with pianist/singer Diana Krall and guitarist Russell Malone. He leads the 15-piece Paul Keller Orchestra, which plays original and classic big band material from all periods of jazz history. The orchestra has toured Europe, and has released a number of CDs under Keller's direction.
Palmer Woods Music in Homes continues with this lineup:
• Saturday, Jan. 24, 8pm: Mardi Gras celebration with Taslimah Bey's Ragtime Band featuring Dwight Adams.
• Saturday, Feb. 7, 8pm: Black History performance with Griot Mady Kouyate and his trio from Senegal, West Africa.
• Saturday, March 14, 8pm: Trumpet master, Detroit Jazz Laureate Marcus Belgrave joins Italian-born, 8-string guitarist/violinist Michle Ramo for an evening of jazz rhythms from Hot Jazz, Gypsy and Latin to Bebop.
• Friday, April 17, 6pm: Dinner Dance at the Albert Kahn-designed Detroit Golf Club with the jazzy sounds of the Bill Meyer Group.
• Saturday, May 9, 8pm: Spencer Barefield Trio, with guitarist Barefield, pianist Tad Weed and bassist Donald Mayberry, will perform an array of music from Blues and Bebop to Avant-Garde Jazz and beyond.
• Saturday, May 30, 8pm: Violinist Gabriel Bolkosky and pianist Sarah Bob will play Beethoven sonatas.
• Saturday, June 20, 8pm: Our grand finale with Detroit-born violist Jason Amos, and New York violinist Jannina Barefield, who grew up in Palmer Woods.
Photos and bios of musicians and the selected homes are available upon request. Interviews with musicians and homeowners can also be arranged. For more information contact Barbara Barefield, 313-891-2514, [email protected].
“Palmer Woods Music in Homes” is presented by the Palmer Woods Association and Creative Arts Collective (a non profit 501(c)(3) organization) along with the support of Be Well Medical Center in Berkley, Barefield DesignWorks, Blossoms in Birmingham, Goodwill Printing in Ferndale, and Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. The goals of Palmer Woods Music in Homes are to strengthen the Palmer Woods neighborhood and Detroit’s image, to showcase Palmer Woods as a wonderful place to live and visit, and to enrich the quality of life and cultural environment in the metro-Detroit area.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
