Sunday, August 28, 2022

THE MULTI-FACETED JAZZ PIANIST MIKE MALIS PREMIERS THREE AMBITIOUS PROJECTS AT THE DIA FRIDAY CONCERT SERIES

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Pianist Mike Malis The Detroit jazz community has so many uniquely gifted musicians. So, I have to think long and hard when asked who's ...
Sunday, July 24, 2022

JAZZ BASSIST MARION HAYDEN'S ETERNAL SPIRIT: THE MUSIC OF ALICE COLTRANE EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS AT THE 30th ANNUAL CONCERT OF COLORS

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  Bassist Marion Hayden I'm not a jazz musician, but if I were one and had the money to assemble a fantasy jazz ensemble, my first hire ...
Sunday, June 5, 2022

VIOLINIST LESLIE DESHAZOR ENTHRALLS THE AUDIENCE AT HER DIRTY DOG JAZZ CAFÉ DEBUT

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Leslie DeShazor It's a crying shame that violinist Leslie DeShazor doesn't have a permanent residency at a popular jazz club in Detr...
Sunday, April 10, 2022

HARPIST BRANDEE YOUNGER STEALS THE SHOW AT THE CARR CENTER'S GREAT JAZZ WOMEN FROM DETROIT TRIBUTE CONCERT

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Harpist Brandee Younger I've been reviewing live jazz concerts for 20-plus years. I must confess that Saturday evening at the Carr Cente...
Sunday, March 6, 2022

THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA'S PARADISE JAZZ SERIES CONCERT WAS HEAVY OF ORIGINAL MUSIC

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  Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra If you're a devotee of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, you know they relish the work of Duke El...
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...