I DIG JAZZ
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Monday, December 15, 2025
THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF THE LATE PIANIST HAROLD MCKINNEY
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Pianist Harold McKinney On Sunday evening, the Detroit Jazz Preservation Concert Series paid tribute to the late pianist and composer Harold...
Friday, December 12, 2025
THE LIVING LEGACY CONCERT SERIES HONORS JAZZ TRUMPETER DWIGHT ADAMS AT THE CARR CENTER
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Trumpeter Dwight Adams Thursday evening, the Carr Center hosted a concert celebrating one of Detroit’s most influential jazz musicians: ...
Sunday, December 7, 2025
TRUMPETER TERENCE BLANCHARD REVIVES THE MALCOLM X JAZZ SUITE AT THE PARADISE JAZZ SERIES
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Trumpeter Terence Blanchard In 1993, the jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard recorded the landmark album “The Malcolm X Jazz Suite,” breaking n...
Sunday, November 16, 2025
JAZZ DRUMMER TARIQ GARDNER AND HIS VERSATILE GROUP THE EVENING STAR, PERFORMS TO SOLD-OUT CROWD AT CLIFF BELL’S
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Bandleader & Drummer Tariq Gardner The jazz drummer Tariq Gardner leads a multi-faceted band called The Evening Star, known for its hard...
Monday, November 10, 2025
VOCALIST NAIMA SHAMBORGUER WARMS HEARTS AT THE BLUE LLAMA
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Vocalist Naima Shamborguer The jazz vocalist Naima Shamborguer's voice wraps around you like an expensive quilt. I experienced that fi...
Monday, November 3, 2025
JAZZ SAXOPHONIST WENDELL HARRISON CELEBRATED AT THE CARR CENTER
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Saxophonist Wendell Harrison Those familiar with jazz saxophonist Wendell Harrison's history know he wears many hats: the co-founder of ...
Monday, October 6, 2025
THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES CELEBRATES ACCLAIM JAZZ BASSIST MARION HAYDEN
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Bassist Marion Hayden Many people know jazz bassist Marion Hayden for her impressive career, whether she's leading a band, working along...
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