Friday, April 18, 2014

A STAR-STUDDED LINEUP FOR THE 2014 DETROIT JAZZ FEST HAS BEEN REVEALED

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Saxophonist Joshua Redman The lineup for the 2014 Detroit Jazz Festival was revealed Wednesday at the Detroit Athletic Club. Like the p...
Saturday, April 5, 2014

MCCOY TYNER STRUGGLED THROUGH HIS CONCERT AT THE PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

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McCoy Tyner J azz pianist McCoy Tyner’s concert at the Paradise Jazz Series Friday evening didn’t measure up to the concert he put on...
Monday, March 31, 2014

WYNTON MARSALIS WITH JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER SWUNG AT UMS JAZZ SERIES FOR THE 17TH STRAIGHT YEAR

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Wynton Marsalis The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s Sunday afternoon show at Hill Auditorium was its 17th and continues to be one of...
Friday, March 21, 2014

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DETROIT ORRIN EVANS PERFORMED AS A BANDLEADER

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Pianist Orrin Evans When jazz pianist Orrin Evans has played Detroit, he’s always been part of a popular jazz band. Evans played the De...
Monday, March 17, 2014

DMITRY BAEVSKY REOPENED THE DETROIT GROOVE SOCIETY'S JAZZ CONCERT SERIES

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Saxophonist Dmitry Baevsky Jazz concert promoters Andrew and Diane Rothman began the Detroit Groove Society home concert series 10 ...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

TERENCE BLANCHARD'S BAND PLAYED CUTS FROM 'MAGNETIC' AT THE PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

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Terence Blanchard The Paradise Jazz Series at Orchestra Hall draws a conservative crowd. No one understands that better than the jazz t...
Monday, February 17, 2014

JASON MORAN WAS THE CENTERPIECE OF AN EXCITING REWORKING OF DAVE BRUBECK'S SPIRITUAL 'THE GATES OF JUSTICE'

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Jason Moran The last time jazz pianist Jason Moran’s trio, The Bandwagon, hit Detroit was 2011. The trio was set to headline a Satu...