Sunday, May 14, 2017

THE BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET FEATURING KURT ELLING PERFORMED MUSIC FROM ACCLAIMED 'UPWARD SPIRAL' PROJECT AT PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

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Branford Marsalis and Kurt Elling Surely, for many at the sold out Branford Marsalis Quartet’s concert featuring jazz vocalist Kurt...
Saturday, April 8, 2017

THE JAMES CARTER ORGAN TRIO PERFORMS OBSCURE DJANGO REINHARDT COMPOSITIONS AT PARADISE JAZZ SERIES CONCERT

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James Carter The jazz saxophonist James Carter returned to his hometown, Detroit, Friday evening with his longstanding organ trio dru...
Monday, April 3, 2017

'BEHIND THE SWING: A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIVES OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S FINEST JAZZ MUSICIANS' AVAILABLE NOW

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Here's some praise about my new book "Behind the Swing" from noted authors and jazz experts Herb Boyd and James Gallert: ...
Sunday, March 5, 2017

THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA PRESENTED ALL ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR ANNUAL UMS CONCERT

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Saturday evening at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, MI the Jazz at Lincoln Center put on its twentieth-anniversary performance. Each yea...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

AARON DIEHL & CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT PERFORMED FLAWLESS RENDERINGS OF JELLY MORTON'S AND GEORGE GERSHWIN'S OBSCURE COMPOSITIONS AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER

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Aaron Diehl and Cecile McLorin Salvant The jazz pianist Aaron Diehl posed a scenario Sunday afternoon during his two-hour set at the M...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

JOE LOVANO & BRIAN BLADE & THE FELLOWSHIP BAND DOUBLE BILL WAS A FITTING CONTRAST OF JAZZ STYLES

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Joe Lovano Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano launched the third concert of the Paradise Jazz Series, and drummer Brian Blade’s The Fello...
Monday, February 6, 2017

FAMILY, FRIENDS & DETROIT'S JAZZ COMMUNITY CAME OUT FOR JAZZ TITAN SKIP NORRIS' HOME GOING

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Wesley "Skip" Norris When word spread January 26 th via social media S that jazz titan, concert promoter Wesley “Skip” No...