Sunday, December 21, 2014

DRUM ROLL PLEASE, I DIG JAZZ TOP TEN JAZZ ALBUMS OF 2014

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1.           Embraceable Vincent Chandler (Self-produced) Trombonist Vincent Chandler left Detroit this year to run the Jazz S...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER SANG LADY DAY HITS & YULETIDE FAVES AT PARADISE JAZZ SERIES CONCERT

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Dee Dee Bridgewater Jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater’s live shows can be R-rated at times, which her fan base enjoys because she is s...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

BOB JAMES MIXED SMOOTH JAZZ & BOP WITH SOME OF HIS GREATEST HITS AT UMS CONCERT

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Bob James Jazz pianist Bob James is the king of smooth jazz. He always brings sophistication and cool to the music. There’s an element...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

MERI SLAVEN & GARY SCHUNK HAVE STELLAR NEW ALBUMS

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I t’s a crying shame that a jazz vocalist who sings as divinely as Meri Slaven isn’t a household name. Sure, in Michigan, her home state...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

DIANNE REEVES' PARADISE JAZZ SERIES CONCERT WAS HEAVY ON SCATTING, STORY TELLING, LIGHT ON SINGING

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Dianne Reeves The jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves’ concerts are hit or miss. When she’s on point, her concerts are something to behold...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

GREGORY PORTER OPENED THE 2014-2015 UMS JAZZ SERIES WITH A NEAR FLAWLESS CONCERT

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Gregory Porter No doubt, Gregory Porter is the top male vocalist in jazz right now. His 2012 album “Be Good” put him on the map, and h...
Monday, September 22, 2014

THE JAMES CARTER ORGAN TRIO FIRST GIG IN DETROIT IN NINE YEARS WAS PHENOMENAL

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Leonard King Jr., James Carter, and Gerard Gibbs The jazz saxophonist James Carter formed his organ trio in Detroit soon after he made...