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Jazzin' on Jefferson | Detroit
Now in its fifth year, Jazzin' on Jefferson has become one of Detroit's most soulful street fairs and certainly the most swinging. The event, which takes place all day Saturday on a blocked-off stretch of Jefferson on the city's east side, takes its inspiration from the jazz and blues heritage of the Detroit neighborhood around Jefferson ...
Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces '08 Local Artist Lineup & Pre-Festival Concert Series
The Detroit International Jazz Festival announces this year's line-up of Detroit-based jazz, blues, contemporary and gospel musicians. “The quality and quantity of musicians in Southeast Michigan is overwhelming. Because we can't possibly have enough slots at the festival, we have created a pre-festival club series in August" says festival director Terri Pontremoli. “But it still isn't ...
E Dog Benefit for Detroit Sax Man
Although he was born in Cleveland and has lived in the San Francisco area for the past 12 years, Scott Petersen, ("E Dog" to everyone he knows) has always considered Detroit his musical home. This hardworking saxophone player is known and loved from coast to coast having played with many Detroit acts and renowned names such ...
Kenny Barron/Mulgrew Miller in Detroit
From the department of when it rains it pours comes the news that two of the leading pianists in contemporary jazz are performing in separate corners of metro Detroit this weekend. Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller were born a dozen years apart but in many ways they could be twins. It's not that they necessarily sound ...
The 3rd Annual Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music
Bohemian National Home and New Detroit Sounds is proud to present The 3rd Annual Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music on May 30 & 31 at Bohemian National Home in Detroit. This two day festival showcases the finest in free jazz, improvisation and new music from around the world and right here in Detroit. In addition, ...
Detroit Blues Society to Host Fundraiser on May 25th
Detroit Blues Society announces that due to declining economic conditions in the Metro Detroit area, they will be hosting a fundraiser to help bolster their coffers and to help them achieve their membership goals for 2008. This fundraiser will help, in large measure, to allow them in the continuing efforts toward presenting their unique musical programming ...
Gerald Cleaver: Detroit
by Tom Greenland
Detroit, Gerald Cleaver's sophomore release and a tone portrait of the Motor City, further establishes the drummer, best known as a prolific and versatile sideman, as a leader and composer in his own right. A brief photo essay in the liner notes displaying dilapidated buildings and skid-row denizens strikes a melancholy tone, but the music is ...
29th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces 2008 Lineup
Labor Day Weekend Classic to Celebrate the Rich Musical Heritage of Detroit and Philadelphia Philly Bassist Christian McBride to Serve As Guest Artist in Residence Festival organizers today announced the lineup for the 29th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival, Friday, August 29 through Monday, September 1, at Hart Plaza on the Detroit River waterfront. Billed as ...
Detroit Blues Society to Host Fundraiser on May 25th
Detroit Blues Society announces that due to declining economic conditions in the Metro Detroit area, they will be hosting a fundraiser to help bolster their coffers and to help them achieve their membership goals for 2008. This fundraiser will help, in large measure, to allow them in the continuing efforts toward presenting their unique musical programming ...
Detroit Blues Society to Host Fundraiser on May 25th
Detroit Blues Society announces that due to declining economic conditions in the Metro Detroit area, they will be hosting a fundraiser to help bolster their coffers and to help them achieve their membership goals for 2008. This fundraiser will help, in large measure, to allow them in the continuing efforts toward presenting their unique musical programming ...
