Sunday, April 26, 2026

JAZZ BASSIST NOAH JACKSON CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF ‘FULL CIRCLE’ AT CLIFF BELL’S

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Bassist Noah Jackson I first met jazz bassist Noah Jackson when he played in the DSO Civic Jazz Orchestra as a teenager, and his outgoing na...
Monday, March 16, 2026

IMMANUEL WILKINS, GRAMMY-NOMINATED SAXOPHONIST, MAKES HIS BLUE LLAMA DEBUT

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  Saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins It’s such a pleasure to hear a young jazz musician whose influences are instantly recognizable after he or sh...
Monday, March 9, 2026

THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES FINALLY CELEBRATES ITS FOUNDER, TROMBONIST VINCENT CHANDLER

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Trombonist Vincent Chandler After three years of outstanding programming, Trombonist Vincent Chandler, the founder of the Detroit Jazz Prese...
Monday, February 16, 2026

TERENCE BLANCHARD AND RAVI COLTRANE CELEBRATE MILE DAVIS AND JOHN COLTRANE’S CENTENNIAL AT THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY CONCERT SERIES

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  Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane On Sunday afternoon at Hill Auditorium on the University of Michigan campus, a terrific concert commem...
Sunday, February 8, 2026

THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER WITH WYNTON MARSALIS PERFORMS ‘DUKE IN AFRICA’ AT THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY CONCERT SERIES

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  Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis What makes the annual Jazz at Lincoln Center concert with Wynton Marsalis, presented by the University Music Soc...
Monday, February 2, 2026

SAXOPHONIST MARCUS ELLIOT KILLS AT THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES

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Saxophonist Marcus Elliot I was surprised when trombonist Vincent Chandler, founder of the Detroit Jazz Preservation Concert Series, announc...
Monday, December 15, 2025

THE DETROIT JAZZ PRESERVATION CONCERT SERIES CELEBRATES THE MUSIC OF THE LATE PIANIST HAROLD MCKINNEY

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Pianist Harold McKinney On Sunday evening, the Detroit Jazz Preservation Concert Series paid tribute to the late pianist and composer Harold...