Monday, September 28, 2015

JOHN WOJCIECHOWSKI'S 'FOCUS' IS A FRIGGING GOOD POST-BOP JAZZ ALBUM

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The jazz saxophonist John Wojciechowski is a native of Mount Clemens, MI, and a graduate of Western Michigan University. His dad was a ...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

MACK AVENUE RECORDS RELEASED NEW MUSIC FROM CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE TRIO & PEREZ PATITUCCI BLADE

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Christian McBride Trio Live At The Village Vanguard is the jazz bassist’s second trio album. The album was recorded last year and relea...
Sunday, September 13, 2015

IN + OUT RECORDS RELEASED NEW MUSIC BY RON CARTER & SUN RA ARKESTRA

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My Personal Songbook is jazz bassist Ron Carter’s new album just out on In + Out Records. On the album, Carter teamed with the WDR ...
Monday, September 7, 2015

TERRIFIC DETROIT JAZZ FEST SETS FROM CHARLIE HADEN LIBERATION MUSIC ORCHESTRA & OLIVER LAKE ORGAN QUARTET

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Oliver Lake The late jazz bassist Charlie Haden formed the Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra in 1969 and outfitted it with som...
Sunday, September 6, 2015

MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES AT THE DETROIT JAZZ FEST FROM BRIAN BLADE & RENE' MARIE

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Rene' Marie Michael Jewett, the jazz radio personality for WEMU, told the audience at the JP Morgan Chase Main Stage Saturday af...
Thursday, September 3, 2015

FIVE MUST-SEE ACTS AT THE 2015 DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL

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Christian Scott Trumpeter Christian Scott isn’t a stranger to the Detroit Jazz Festival. The native of New Orleans got a taste of th...
Sunday, August 30, 2015

PAT METHENY, THE 2015 DETROIT JAZZ FEST'S ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, LOVES DETROIT

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Pat Metheny Guitarist Pat Metheny has headlined jazz festivals internationally during his storybook career. At many festivals outside ...