Monday, October 14, 2024

THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES CELEBRATES MILT JACKSON

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  Milt Jackson Can a tribute to the great jazz vibraphonist Milt Jackson be successful without including a vibraphonist equal to Jackson...
Sunday, June 9, 2024

THE LATE JAZZ TRUMPETER MARCUS BELGRAVE ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS PREMIERES AT THE BLUE LLAMA

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The late trumpeter Marcus Belgrave and Vocalist Joan Belgrave The late jazz trumpeter and educator Marcus Belgrave had a storied career know...
Monday, May 13, 2024

THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES ENDS INAUGURAL SEASON WITH A TRIBUTE TO DONALD BYRD

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Trumpeter Donald Byrd Jazz trombonist and founder of the Detroit Jazz Preservation Concert Series, Vincent Chandler, had good reason to canc...
Sunday, April 7, 2024

THE BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET DELIGHTS SOLDOUT AUDIENCE AT THE PARADISE JAZZ SERIES

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The Branford Marsalis Quartet Friday evening at the Branford Marsalis Quartet concert at the Paradise Jazz Series, either of the eight compo...
Sunday, March 24, 2024

PIANIST SULLIVAN FORTNER & TRUMPETER AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE SORT OF RECREATE THE LANDMARK WEATHER BIRD AT THE UMS CONCERT SERIES

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Pianist Sullivan Fortner & Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire Sitting in Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Friday evening, listening ...
Sunday, March 10, 2024

THE MARION HAYDEN LEGACY SEXTET CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF ROY BROOKS AT THE BLUE LLAMA

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Drummer Roy Brooks The jazz trombonist Vincent Chandler and bassist Marion Hayden have striking similarities. Both are two of the finest jaz...
Monday, February 19, 2024

THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS A TERRIFIC LONG OVERDUE TRIBUTE TO THE LATE SAXOPHONIST DONALD WALDEN

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  Saxophonist Donald Walden Finally, after two postponements, one because of inclement weather and the other due to the Superbowl, the Detro...