Sunday, June 7, 2026

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND URSA MAJOR CLOSE THE 2026 PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

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Christian McBride and Ursa Major The jazz bassist Christian McBride has a gift for spotting and developing young jazz musicians. Much like A...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

DWIGHT ADAMS QUARTET OPENS WJZZ’S CONNOISSEUR CONCERT SERIES AT THE RADISSON-SOUTHFIELD

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Trumpeter Dwight Adams In recent years, Detroit’s jazz scene has produced several praiseworthy concert series. The most prominent has been t...
Monday, May 4, 2026

THE XAVIER DAVIS NEW YORK JAZZ QUARTET OPENS THE MIDTOWN JAZZ CRAWL AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS.

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  Pianist Xavier Davis The Midtown Jazz Crawl, presented by the Carr Center, exemplifies the organization’s commitment to outstanding jazz p...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

JAZZ BASSIST NOAH JACKSON CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF ‘FULL CIRCLE’ AT CLIFF BELL’S

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Bassist Noah Jackson I first met jazz bassist Noah Jackson when he played in the DSO Civic Jazz Orchestra as a teenager, and his outgoing na...
Monday, March 16, 2026

IMMANUEL WILKINS, GRAMMY-NOMINATED SAXOPHONIST, MAKES HIS BLUE LLAMA DEBUT

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  Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins It’s such a pleasure to hear a young jazz musician whose influences are instantly recognizable after he or sh...
Monday, March 9, 2026

THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES FINALLY CELEBRATES ITS FOUNDER, TROMBONIST VINCENT CHANDLER

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Trombonist Vincent Chandler After three years of outstanding programming, Trombonist Vincent Chandler, the founder of the Detroit Jazz Prese...
Monday, February 16, 2026

TERENCE BLANCHARD AND RAVI COLTRANE CELEBRATE MILE DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE’S CENTENNIAL AT THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY CONCERT SERIES

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  Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane On Sunday afternoon at Hill Auditorium on the University of Michigan campus, a terrific concert commem...