Wednesday, June 5, 2019

NEW MUSIC FROM DETROIT TENORS, BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET & RALPH PETERSON & THE MESSENGER LEGACY

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Saxophonists Steve Woods and Carl Cafagna have been mainstays on Detroit’s jazz scene for decades. Cafagna made a bulletproof reputatio...
Monday, June 3, 2019

PARADISE JAZZ SERIES WRAPS UP SEASON WITH TERENCE BLANCHARD WSG QUIANA LYNELL & LEDISI PERFORMING SCORES FROM SPIKE LEE'S FILMS

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Terence Blanchard Sunday afternoon at Orchestra Hall in midtown Detroit the Paradise Jazz Series wrapped up its 2018-2019 jazz seas...
Friday, May 31, 2019

RISING JAZZ STAR TRUNINO LOWE'S QUARTET PLAYS STANDARDS & ORIGINALS AT CLIFF BELL'S

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Trumpeter Trunino Lowe The jazz trumpeter Trunino Lowe is a rising star on Detroit’s jazz scene, having performed at many popular j...
Sunday, May 19, 2019

JASON MARSALIS RETURNS TO THE DIRTY DOG JAZZ CAFE WITH NEW QUARTET, BGQ EXPLORATION

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Jason Marsalis The jazz vibist and drummer Jason Marsalis has a new touring band called the BGQ Exploration, supposedly a modernized...
Sunday, May 12, 2019

TRUMPETER NICHOLAS PAYTON'S FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE BLUE LLAMA JAZZ CLUB WAS DISAPPOINTING

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Nicholas Payton Of the great jazz trumpeters from New Orleans, Nicholas Payton is my favorite. For years, the eight terrific albums...
Monday, May 6, 2019

THREE JAZZ BASSISTS PAY TRIBUTE TO DETROIT LEGENDS PAUL CHAMBERS, RON CARTER & JAMES JAMERSON AT THE CARR CENTER

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Paul Chambers This concert celebrating the legendary Detroit bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, and James Jamerson was the brain...

THE SPRING QUARTET PUT ON THE BEST CONCERT OF 2018-2019 PARADISE CONCERT SERIES

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Spring Quartet It’s the latest jazz all-star group, and it’s called the Spring Quartet. Pianist Leonardo Genovese, bassist Esperanz...