Monday, September 15, 2025

THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES KICKS OFF ITS THIRD SEASON WITH THE IAN FINKELSTEIN TRIO HONORING GERI ALLEN

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  Pianist Geri Allen Since its inception in 2023, the Detroit Jazz Preservation Concert Series has become a must-attend event in Detroit’s j...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

STANDOUT SETS FROM THE 2025 DETROIT JAZZ FESTIVAL

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  Pianist Jason Moran J ason Moran and Jeff Mills with special guest Jessica Care Moore (Friday Carhartt Amphitheater Stage) I believed w...
Monday, May 19, 2025

JAZZ BASSIST RODNEY WHITAKER PERFORMS MUSIC FROM HIS NEW ALBUM ‘MOSAIC: THE MUSIC OF GREG HILL’ AT THE DIRTY DOG JAZZ CAFÉ’

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  Bassist Rodney Whitaker Rodney Whitaker, a jazz bassist, played music from his new album “Mosaic: The Music of Gregg Hill” at the Dirty Do...
Saturday, May 17, 2025

DETROIT FEMALE JAZZ MUSICIANS ARE ALWAYS THE EPITOME OF PROFESSIONALISM

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Bassist Marion Hayden In April, I wrote an essay about young Detroit jazz musicians' lack of professionalism and indifference toward dre...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

JAZZ PIANIST JOEY ALEXANDER PLAYS THE BLUE LLAMA FOR THE FIRST TIME

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Pianist Joey Alexander In 2018, I heard jazz pianist Joey Alexander live for the first time. He made history,  opening the 2018-2019 Paradis...
Monday, April 28, 2025

WHY DOESN'T THE CURRENT GENERATION OF DETROIT JAZZ MUSICIANS CARE TO DRESS UP?

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Bassist Ron Carter I attended the Ron Carter quartet concert at the Paradise Jazz Series in April. The first thing I noticed was how sharp t...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

JAZZ PIANIST JASON MORAN PERFORMS A SPELLBINDING SOLO CONCERT AT THE GRETCHEN C. VALADE JAZZ CENTER

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  Pianist Jason Moran If you attended the Detroit Jazz Festival press conference on Tuesday evening at the Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center, s...