Monday, February 28, 2022

THE CARR CENTER TRIBUTE TO STEVIE WONDER HAD SOME OVERKILL BUT WAS WORTH THE TWO-YEAR WAIT

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Stevie Wonder In 2017, the top brass at the Carr Center made a smart move hiring the accomplished Grammy-winning drummer Terri Lyne Carringt...
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Sunday, January 30, 2022

JAZZ PIANIST ELLEN ROWE'S OCTET HONORS WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS

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Pianist Ellen Rowe Before the jazz pianist Ellen Rowe's all-female octet hit the stage at the Friday Night Live concert series at the De...
Monday, December 20, 2021

JAZZ VOCALIST SAMARA JOY'S VOICE COVERS AUDIENCE LIKE A WARM BLANKET AT CLIFF BELL'S

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Vocalist Samara Joy JazzTimes magazine scribe Veronica M. Johnson turned me on to the jazz vocalist Samara Joy, noting she's the embodim...
Friday, December 10, 2021

THE ORRIN EVANS TRIO OPENS A THREE-NIGHT ENGAGEMENT AT CLIFF BELL’S WITH VERVE AND PANACHE

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Pianist Orrin Evans I'm not sure if the jazz pianist Orrin Evans would take kindly to me believing he's unsung. The Philadelphia nat...
Sunday, December 5, 2021

MIKE MONFORD & DETROIT EFFERVESCENCE BRINGS BACK TO LIFE 'WE INSIST! -MAX ROACH'S FREEDOM NOW SUITE' AT THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! SERIES

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  Saxophonist Mike Monford J azz saxophonist Mike Monford’s group Detroit Effervescence presentation of Max Roach’s We Insist !-Max Roach...
Sunday, October 10, 2021

JAZZ VOCALIST LIZZ WRIGHT KICKS OFF THE 2021-2022 PARADISE JAZZ SERIES WITH AN ECLECTIC SET

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  Lizz Wright The vocalist Lizz Wright sings jazz, the blues, R&B, folk, and gospel so perfectly during her live performance’s someone m...
Monday, September 20, 2021

RAFAEL LEAFAR'S EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC PERPLEXES THE DIRTY DOG JAZZ CAFÉ AUDIENCE

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Saxophonist Rafael Leafar For some time now, the  talk around Detroit's jazz scene has been the multi-saxophonist, and the 2020 Kresge F...