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New Miles Brown CD Featuring Steve Brown and Rich Thompson!
Just released! Bassist Miles Brown's first solo album! Featuring his father, Steve Brown, and drummer Rich Thompson, Share My Life is a straight-ahead jazz guitar trio record in the style of Jim Hall, Joe Pass, and Wes Montgomery. Miles Brown is a versatile bassist and composer. In addition to his own jazz groups, Miles is the ...
Gerald Wilson Orchestra: Detroit
by Robert J. Robbins
Commissioned by the Detroit International Jazz Festival and premiered on the occasion of the composer's 91st birthday, Gerald Wilson's six-movement “Detroit Suite" demonstrates that after nearly seven decades in the music business, the nonagenarian composer and arranger still has a great deal to offer in terms of musical creativity. Wilson spent the latter part of his ...
5th Annual Hot Blues and BBQ Just 1 Week Away!
Hot Blues and BBQ, the Village of Oxford, the Oxford Downtown Development Authority, and the Detroit Blues Society are proud to announce that the 5th annual HOT BLUES AND BBQ will be held June 19-20, 2009. The Friday, June 19th event will be held from 7pm-10pm in Centennial Park in Downtown Oxford, MI. The Saturday June ...
Detroit Blues Society Establishes Memorial Award for Youth Blues Musicians
Detroit Blues Society Establishes Memorial Award for Youth Blues Musicians. DETAILS The award is called THE JAMES S. HENRY YOUTH EXCELLENCE AWARD. It is named in honor of Detroit Blues Society Member and friend, Jim Henry who passed away at the age of 49 in March of 2009. Jim was dedicated to ...
Detroit May Be Battered, but the City is Inspiring Song
Detroit -- Sam Roberts and John Rich have found inspiration in all kinds of places during their years writing and performing music. Recently the Canadian rocker and the country star happened upon the same muse -- a certain struggling Rust Belt metropolis. The Sam Roberts Band's “Detroit '67" and Rich's “Shuttin' Detroit Down" each have caused ...
2009 Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces Theme
Detroit, MI – Today, organizers of the Detroit Jazz Fest announced the festival theme and initial slate of performers for its 30th anniversary Labor Day Weekend (September 4 - 7). In celebration of three decades of presenting jazz, the Detroit Jazz Fest will honor key jazz families and Detroit's own significant history of players and composers. ...
2009 Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces Theme
Detroit International Jazz Festival to Keep Up with the Joneses in 2009 Detroit, MI – Today, organizers of the Detroit Jazz Fest announced the festival theme and initial slate of performers for its 30th anniversary Labor Day Weekend (September 4 - 7). In celebration of three decades of presenting jazz, the Detroit Jazz Fest will honor ...
Lyman Woodard,a Detroit Jazz Scene Legend, Dies at 66
"Don't Stop the Groove" wasn't just the title of one of organist Lyman Woodard's best records. It was the immutable truth at the core of his being, the philosophy that transformed his live performances into four-alarm parties. Woodard, who died Tuesday at Owosso Memorial Hospital at age 66, was a stalwart on the local jazz scene ...
Detroit Jazz Fest 2009 Call for Artists
DETROIT – The Detroit International Jazz Festival is now accepting submissions from local and regional artists interested in performing at the 30th anniversary event, September 4 –September 7. Detroit Jazz Fest has been hailed as one of the top 5 jazz festivals in the country, and is an exceptional showcase for Detroit-based artists. “There ...
