Monday, September 26, 2022

AT ARETHA'S JAZZ CAFÉ THE NEA JAZZ MASTER DRUMMER LOUIS HAYES SWUNG WITH THE VERVE OF MUSICIANS HALF HIS AGE

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Louis Hayes At Louis Hayes's concert Sunday night, I wondered if other attendees were blown away by how athletic his playing still is at...
Monday, September 5, 2022

FOUR MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES SUNDAY AT THE 2022 DETROIT JAZZ FEST

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Jose James   Jose James (JP Morgan Chase Main Stage) The jazz vocalist Jose James released Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie ...
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...