Sunday, December 20, 2015

10 OUTSTANDING JAZZ ALBUMS OF 2015

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Jose James Yesterday I Had The Blues The Music of Billie Holiday (Blue Note Records) Billie Holiday would have turned 100 April 17 t...
Monday, December 14, 2015

A BEFITTING TRIBUTE TO JAZZ PIANIST & CULTURAL WARRIOR KENN COX

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Kenn Cox Inside the Knight Suite at the Carr Center Sunday evening, a long overdue tribute to the late jazz pianist Kenn Cox was h...
Monday, December 7, 2015

MSU JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH SPECIAL GUEST JIMMY COBB BOWLED OVER AUDIENCE AT THE CARR CENTER

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Drummer Jimmy Cobb Minutes before the Michigan State University Jazz Orchestra played the first piece of their Sunday evening co...
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...