Sunday, October 23, 2016

PIANIST KRIS DAVIS ON NEW ALBUM 'DUOPOLY', MANAGING MOTHERHOOD AND A BUSY CAREER & VENTURING INTO THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MUSIC

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Pianist  Kris Davis The jazz pianist and composer Kris Davis is accustom to her style of playing being likened to avant-garde jazz pi...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

SAXOPHONIST STEVE COLEMAN STARTS TWO-WEEK RUN AT THE CARR CENTER WITH A CONCERT STRADDLING THE FENCE OF BOP & FREE JAZZ

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   Steve Coleman Oliver Ragsdale, the president of The Carr Center, an arts hub in downtown Detroit, stated Monday night that alt...
Saturday, October 15, 2016

2016-2017JAZZ SERIES AT THE CARR CENTER OPENS WITH THE MICIHGAN STATE JAZZ ORCHESTRA, FEATURING RUSSELL MALONE

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Russell Malone The 2016-2107 jazz series at The Carr Center officially launched Thursday evening with an exciting concert by the Mich...
Saturday, October 8, 2016

THE CHICK COREA TRIO OPENS 2016-2017 PARADISE JAZZ SERIES WITH A PERFORMANCE FULL OF CROWD-PLEASING MOMENTS

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Chick Corea June 12 th of this year the jazz pianist Chick Corea turned seventy-five. In observance of that milestone, Corea stag...
Saturday, October 1, 2016

KAMASI WASHINGTON & THE NEXT STEP OPENS THE UMS JAZZ SERIES WITH A PERFORMANCE HEAVY ON FUNK, SHOWBOATING, BUT LIGHT ON JAZZ

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Kamasi Washington For two good years now the jazz saxophonist and bandleader Kamasi Washington, 34, has been all the rage, receivin...
Friday, September 16, 2016

RODNEY WHITAKER: THE JAZZ BASSIST ON BEING ONE OF THE CATS, COMING OF AGE IN DETROIT & WHY JAZZIN' ON THE RIVER IS A MEANINGFUL MUSIC FEST

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Rodney Whitaker Rodney Whitaker has played jazz festivals big and small globally. Whitaker has built quite the reputation in Michiga...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

NEW MUSIC FROM TRUMPETER TILL BRONNER, VOCALISTS ALLAN HARRIS & AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS

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The jazz trumpeter Till Bronner decided to make his voice the centerpiece of his new album “The Good Life ”. Bronner has built a bulle...