Monday, November 23, 2015

THE JD ALLEN TRIO ARGUABLY PUT ON THE BEST CONCERT OF DETROIT GROOVES SOCIETY'S HISTORY

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JD Allen A group of regulars at the Detroit Groove Society house concert series was asked how the JD Allen Trio  concert Sunday after...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

REGINA CARTER & KENNY BARRON SHOWED DEPTHS OF THEIR VIRTUOSITY DURING PARADISE JAZZ SERIES CONCERT

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Regina Carter and Kenny Barron Duo concerts are a staple of the Paradise Jazz Series. Over the years, there have been some doozies b...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

REGINA CARTER ON HER REVERENCE FOR KENNY BARRON & THE MENTORING IN DETROIT THAT PREPARED HER FOR THE MUSIC BIZ

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Regina Carter W hen jazz pianist Kenny Barron first approached violinist Regina Carter back in the late 90’s about hooking up for ...
Monday, November 9, 2015

CHUCHO VALDES AND THE AFRO-CUBAN MESSENGERS COVERED A LOT OF MUSICAL GROUND AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER

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Chucho Valdes When pianist Chucho Valdes decided to do a retrospective tour in honor of Irakere , a famous  Afro-Cuban band he foun...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

1980 LIVE RECORDING SHOWS ABBEY LINCOLN IN RARE FORM

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S ophisticated Abbey is an album jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln recorded in concert in 1980 at the famed San Francisco jazz club The Keyst...
Sunday, November 1, 2015

'UBUNTU,' A WONDERFULLY ECLECTIC DEBUT FROM JAZZ DRUMMER ALEXANDER WHITE

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A lexander White is a 25-year-old jazz drummer from Detroit, a graduate of the Detroit School of Fine and Performing Arts. Coming up on ...
Monday, October 26, 2015

HOUSTON PERSON PLAYS BALLADS ON NEW ALBUM 'SOMETHING PERSONAL'

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T enor saxophonist Houston Person is eighty, and he’s been making soulful jazz for four decades. To date, he's made over seventy alb...