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Grosse Pointe resident Bess Bonnier, 83, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011.
Bess Bonnier began playing piano at an early age, taking her first professional job with a big band at 13. She joined the Detroit Federation of Musicians in 1946. Her career spanned more than six decades and included regular appearances with Jack Brokensha at his club in Detroit's New Center area, and at countless other clubs ...
Two Losses to Detroit Jazz: Bess Bonnier and Brad Felt
One of the great and unusual combinations of jazz voices hereabouts was the big-horn/little- horn thing that Steve Wood|| and {{Brad Felt had going at least since the '80s, with Steve on sax (especially the relatively small soprano) and Brad on tuba or euphonium, romping through tunes like Second Balcony Jump," a Jerry Valentine composition from ...
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 ...
Detroit Jazz Fest 2009 Call for Artists
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 aren't nearly enough slots ...
Belgrave, Gabriel Will Introduce CD at Bert's
When Detroit trumpet hero Marcus Belgrave and veteran multi-reedman Charlie Gabriel share the bandstand, they bring remarkable stylistic sweep to bear on the music. They can channel the spirit of early New Orleans, bebop down 52nd Street or strut with a distinctly bluesy stride. On Sunday afternoon, the two artists, with versatile singer Joan Belgrave along ...
Detroit Jazz Composer and Pianist Kenn Cox, 68, Dies
Jazz pianist Kenneth Louis Cox II died of lung cancer on Friday. He was 68. Cox died at his Detroit home, said his wife of 42 years, Barbara Cox. He was known by some as Kenny, though he preferred Kenn. The Detroit native was a graduate of Cass Technical High School. He went on to study ...