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News: Festival

The 3rd Annual Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music

May 17, 2008

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, ...

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Detroit Blues Society to Host Fundraiser on May 25th

May 15, 2008

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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Gerald Cleaver: Detroit

Read "Detroit" reviewed by Tom Greenland

by Tom Greenland
May 3, 2008

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 ...

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29th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces 2008 Lineup

April 30, 2008

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 ...

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Detroit Blues Society to Host Fundraiser on May 25th

April 28, 2008

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Detroit Blues Society to Host Fundraiser on May 25th

April 2, 2008

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News: Festival

2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival to Pay Tribute to John Coltrane

March 29, 2008

Philly/Detroit Summit to mark “A Love Supreme" Last year it was Detroit and Chicago. This year it's Detroit and Philly. The 29th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival will be celebrating the City of Brotherly Love throughout the Labor Day weekend, with Philadelphia-born bassist Christian McBride as the festival's artist-in-residence, a gaggle of artists from both cities, ...

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Bassist Christian McBride to Conduct a Bass/Rhythm Section Workshop

March 28, 2008

Bass Instincts: A Bass/Rhythm Section Workshop Renaissance High School 6565 Outer Drive Detroit, MI 48235 Open to students and professional musicians. This event is free but reservations are a must: 313-447-1248 Please respond by April 25. This event is sponsored in part ...

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News: Music Industry

Alma Smith: The Countess of Swing

March 14, 2008

Alma Smith has been a professional musician for more than fifty years. The youngest of nine children, Alma was born in Montgomery, Alabama and raised in the North End area of Detroit. Alma's fascination with music started early. Her mother had played piano as a youngster and she encouraged Alma to continue. “My brother played very ...

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Metro Times Article Talks About JazzStage Productions

March 12, 2008

It's one of those deep-of-winter snowstorms. There may be a chill in the air, but Longview Sound studio in Rochester Hills -- where three-quarters of the team behind the Internet show called Detroit Jazz Stage are working -- proves to be an extremely warm and welcoming environment. The studio is owned and operated by Mark Byerly, ...