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Born in Detroit, possessing familial roots in Harlem, and known for his big sound on the bass, Langston Marcelles Kitchen is the winner of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, Essentially Ellington Regional Best Musicianship Award, and the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate Combo Competition. He is a Geri Allen Fellow and jazz major at Michigan State University, under the tutelage of University Distinguished Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies, Rodney Whitaker. In his earlier high school years, Kitchen’s jazz interests began to sprout when playing the trumpet, drums, and electric bass

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Steps Taken

By Eli Howell

Label: D Clef
Released: 2026
Track listing: One For Steve; I Remember Al; For Garrison; A Clear Sky; One For Steve; Reimagined; Alone Together; Say When; Dear Helen; A Vontade Mesmo

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One For Steve

June 26, 2026

Album: Steps Taken
By Eli Howell
Label: D Clef
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:49

Article: Album Review

Eli Howell: Steps Taken

Read "Steps Taken" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
June 4, 2026

Picture this: Having assembled a supporting cast, finalized the playlist and booked a studio, you are ready to make the debut recording as leader of your own ensemble, only to learn that, hours earlier, said studio in East Lansing, Michigan, had been devastated by a tornado. That is exactly what happened to trombonist Eli Howell in ...

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Jauron Perry Quintet Live at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival

By Jauron Perry

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Childhood; Three's Company; A Clear Thought; Starmaker; The Stinger; Chosen; Est. 2204.

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Waking Dream

By Randy Napoleon

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Super Moon; The Speckled Frog; Waking Dream; Two Thoughts; Cafe Brasilia; The Singer; 52 Pickup; Riverside Blossoms; Jo Jo Jo; Boom Boom.

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Randy Napoleon: Waking Dream

Read "Waking Dream" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 5, 2025

What greater satisfaction could a teacher have than to see his or her students achieve success--and in their chosen field, no less. On Waking Dream, renowned jazz guitarist and educator Randy Napoleon shares center stage with four fellow guitarists, all of whom are former students in his classes at Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing. ...

Article: Interview

Kahlil Childs and Jacob Hart: Two Young Stars Rise From Detroit

by Paul Rauch
September 9, 2025

The Detroit Jazz Festival is a huge draw. For fans, it is the largest free jazz event in the world, removing financial barriers and accommodating over 300,000 attendees over Labor Day weekend annually. Over four days, four stages present the best the jazz world has to offer and in the process, celebrates the great jazz history ...

Article: Album Review

Jauron Perry: Jauron Perry Quintet Live at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival

Read "Jauron Perry Quintet Live at the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival" reviewed by Paul Rauch

by Paul Rauch
March 17, 2025

The Detroit Jazz Festival is the largest free jazz festival in the world, staged smack dab in the middle of one of the great jazz cities in the world. The city and surrounding area is a hotbed for jazz talent as well, historically and presently. Trumpeter Jauron Perry is one of the latest such talents to ...